Daridraya Dahana Shiva Stotram

विश्वेश्वराय नरकार्णवतारणाय कर्णामृताय शशिशेखरधारणाय ।

Vishveshvaraya Narakarnava Taranaya Karnamritaya Shashishekhara Dharanaya

viśveśvarāya narakārṇavatāraṇāya karṇāmṛtāya śaśiśekharadhāraṇāya

To the lord of the universe, who carries us across the ocean of suffering, nectar to the ears, who wears the moon on his head,

कर्पूरकान्तिधवलाय जटाधराय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ १ ॥

Karpura Kanti Dhavalaya Jatadharaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

karpūrakāntidhavalāya jaṭādharāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

white with the glow of camphor, wearer of matted locks — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

गौरीप्रियाय रजनीशकलाधराय कालान्तकाय भुजगाधिपकङ्कणाय ।

Gauri Priyaya Rajanisha Kaladharaya Kalantakaya Bhujagadhipa Kankanaya

gaurīpriyāya rajanīśakalādharāya kālāntakāya bhujagādhipakaṅkaṇāya

To the beloved of Gauri, who wears a sliver of the moon, the ender of Death, whose bracelet is the king of serpents,

गङ्गाधराय गजराजविमर्दनाय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ २ ॥

Gangadharaya Gajaraja Vimardanaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

gaṅgādharāya gajarājavimardanāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

bearer of the Ganga, crusher of the elephant demon — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

भक्तिप्रियाय भवरोगभयापहाय उग्राय दुर्गभवसागरतारणाय ।

Bhakti Priyaya Bhavaroga Bhayapahaya Ugraya Durga Bhavasagara Taranaya

bhaktipriyāya bhavarogabhayāpahāya ugrāya durgabhavasāgaratāraṇāya

To the lover of devotion, remover of the disease and fear of worldly life, the fierce one, who ferries us across the hard ocean of existence,

ज्योतिर्मयाय गुणनामसुनृत्यकाय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ३ ॥

Jyotirmayaya Guna Nama Sunrityakaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

jyotirmayāya guṇanāmasunṛtyakāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

made of light, the beautiful dancer praised by many names — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

चर्माम्बराय शवभस्मविलेपनाय भालेक्षणाय मणिकुण्डलमण्डिताय ।

Charmambaraya Shava Bhasma Vilepanaya Bhalekshanaya Mani Kundala Manditaya

carmāmbarāya śavabhasmavilepanāya bhālekṣaṇāya maṇikuṇḍalamaṇḍitāya

To him who wears a hide, smeared with the ash of the cremation ground, with an eye in his forehead, adorned with jewelled earrings,

मञ्जीरपादयुगलाय जटाधराय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ४ ॥

Manjira Pada Yugalaya Jatadharaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

mañjīrapādayugalāya jaṭādharāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

anklets on both his feet, wearer of matted locks — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

पञ्चाननाय फणिराजविभूषणाय हेमांशुकाय भुवनत्रयमण्डिताय ।

Panchananaya Phaniraja Vibhushanaya Hemamshukaya Bhuvanatraya Manditaya

pañcānanāya phaṇirājavibhūṣaṇāya hemāṃśukāya bhuvanatrayamaṇḍitāya

To the five-faced one, adorned by the king of serpents, clad in golden cloth, the ornament of the three worlds,

आनन्दभूमिवरदाय तमोमयाय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ५ ॥

Ananda Bhumi Varadaya Tamomayaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

ānandabhūmivaradāya tamomayāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

giver of the land of bliss, who also holds the dark power of dissolution — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

भानुप्रियाय भवसागरतारणाय कालान्तकाय कमलासनपूजिताय ।

Bhanu Priyaya Bhavasagara Taranaya Kalantakaya Kamalasana Pujitaya

bhānupriyāya bhavasāgaratāraṇāya kālāntakāya kamalāsanapūjitāya

To the beloved of the Sun, who carries us across the ocean of existence, the ender of Death, worshipped by lotus-seated Brahma,

नेत्रत्रयाय शुभलक्षणलक्षिताय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ६ ॥

Netratrayaya Shubha Lakshana Lakshitaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

netratrayāya śubhalakṣaṇalakṣitāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

three-eyed, marked with every auspicious sign — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

रामप्रियाय रघुनाथवरप्रदाय नागप्रियाय नरकार्णवतारणाय ।

Rama Priyaya Raghunatha Varapradaya Naga Priyaya Narakarnava Taranaya

rāmapriyāya raghunāthavarapradāya nāgapriyāya narakārṇavatāraṇāya

To the beloved of Rama, who granted boons to the lord of the Raghus, fond of serpents, who carries us across the ocean of suffering,

पुण्येषु पुण्यभरिताय सुरार्चिताय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ७ ॥

Punyeshu Punya Bharitaya Surarchitaya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

puṇyeṣu puṇyabharitāya surārcitāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

the holiest of the holy, worshipped by the gods — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

मुक्तेश्वराय फलदाय गणेश्वराय गीतप्रियाय वृषभेश्वरवाहनाय ।

Mukteshvaraya Phaladaya Ganeshvaraya Gita Priyaya Vrishabheshvara Vahanaya

mukteśvarāya phaladāya gaṇeśvarāya gītapriyāya vṛṣabheśvaravāhanāya

To the lord of the liberated, the giver of fruits, the lord of the hosts, the lover of song, who rides the lordly bull,

मातङ्गचर्मवसनाय महेश्वराय दारिद्र्यदुःखदहनाय नमः शिवाय ॥ ८ ॥

Matanga Charma Vasanaya Maheshvaraya Daridrya Duhkha Dahanaya Namah Shivaya

mātaṅgacarmavasanāya maheśvarāya dāridryaduḥkhadahanāya namaḥ śivāya

clothed in an elephant’s hide, the great Lord — salutations to Shiva, who burns away the pain of poverty.

वसिष्ठेन कृतं स्तोत्रं सर्वरोगनिवारणम् ।

Vasishthena Kritam Stotram Sarvaroga Nivaranam

vasiṣṭhena kṛtaṃ stotraṃ sarvaroganivāraṇam

This hymn, composed by Vasishtha, removes all illness,

सर्वसम्पत्करं शीघ्रं पुत्रपौत्रादिवर्धनम् ।

Sarva Sampatkaram Shighram Putra Pautradi Vardhanam

sarvasampatkaraṃ śīghraṃ putrapautrādivardhanam

quickly brings every kind of wealth, and makes children and grandchildren flourish.

त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नित्यं स हि स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ९ ॥

Trisandhyam Yah Pathen Nityam Sa Hi Svargam Avapnuyat

trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sa hi svargamavāpnuyāt

Whoever recites it daily at the three junctions of the day attains heaven.