नीलकण्ठस्तवः Shri Nilakantha Stava
nīlakaṇṭhastavaḥ
Shri Nilakantha Stava (नीलकण्ठस्तवः): a hymn of praise (stuti) to Śiva. 10 verses in Sanskrit with Devanagari and IAST.
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नमो भूतनाथं नमो देवदेवंनमः कालकालं नमो दिव्यतेजः ।नमः कालभस्मं नमः शान्तशीलंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ १॥
namo bhūtanāthaṃ namo devadevaṃnamaḥ kālakālaṃ namo divyatejaḥ |namaḥ kālabhasmaṃ namaḥ śāntaśīlaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 1||
सदा तीर्थसिद्धं सदा भक्तरक्षंसदा शैवपूज्यं सदा शुभ्रभस्मम् ।सदा ध्यानयुक्तं सदा ज्ञानतल्पंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ २॥
sadā tīrthasiddhaṃ sadā bhaktarakṣaṃsadā śaivapūjyaṃ sadā śubhrabhasmam |sadā dhyānayuktaṃ sadā jñānatalpaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 2||
श्मशाने शयानं महास्थानवासंशरीरं गजानां सदा चर्मवेष्टम् ।पिशाचा(आदिनाथं)पशूनां प्रतिष्ठंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ३॥
śmaśāne śayānaṃ mahāsthānavāsaṃśarīraṃ gajānāṃ sadā carmaveṣṭam |piśācā(ādināthaṃ)paśūnāṃ pratiṣṭhaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 3||
फणीनागकुण्ठे(कण्ठं)भुजङ्गाद्यनेकं(ङ्गभूषं)गले रुण्डमालं महावीरशूरम् ।कटिव्याघ्रचर्माञ्चिताभस्मलेपंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ४॥
phaṇīnāgakuṇṭhe(kaṇṭhaṃ)bhujaṅgādyanekaṃ(ṅgabhūṣaṃ)gale ruṇḍamālaṃ mahāvīraśūram |kaṭivyāghracarmāñcitābhasmalepaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 4||
शिरश्शुद्धगङ्गं शिवावामभागंवियद्दीर्घकेशं सदा मां(सहोमं)त्रिनेत्रम् ।फणीनागकर्णं सदास्भालचन्द्रंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ५॥
śiraśśuddhagaṅgaṃ śivāvāmabhāgaṃviyaddīrghakeśaṃ sadā māṃ(sahomaṃ)trinetram |phaṇīnāgakarṇaṃ sadāsbhālacandraṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 5||
करे शूलधारं मरा(महा)कष्टनाशंसुरेशं परेशं महेशं जनेशम् ।धने चारु ईशं(धनेशस्यमित्रं)ध्वजेशं गिरीशंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ६॥
kare śūladhāraṃ marā(mahā)kaṣṭanāśaṃsureśaṃ pareśaṃ maheśaṃ janeśam |dhane cāru īśaṃ(dhaneśasyamitraṃ)dhvajeśaṃ girīśaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 6||
उदासं सुदासं सुकैलासवासंधरानिर्झरे संस्थितं ह्यादिदेवम् ।अजं हेमकल्पद्रुमं कल्पसेव्यंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ७॥
udāsaṃ sudāsaṃ sukailāsavāsaṃdharānirjhare saṃsthitaṃ hyādidevam |ajaṃ hemakalpadrumaṃ kalpasevyaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 7||
मुनीनां वरेण्यं गुणं रूपवर्णं (?)द्विजा सम्पठन्तं (द्विजैः स्तूयमानं)शिवं वेदशास्त्रैः ।अहो दीनवत्सं कृपालुं शिवं हि(तं)भजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ८॥
munīnāṃ vareṇyaṃ guṇaṃ rūpavarṇaṃ (?)dvijā sampaṭhantaṃ (dvijaiḥ stūyamānaṃ)śivaṃ vedaśāstraiḥ |aho dīnavatsaṃ kṛpāluṃ śivaṃ hi(taṃ)bhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 8||
सदा भावनाथं सदा सेव्यमानंसदा भक्तिदेवं सदा पूज्यमानम् ।महातीर्थवासं सदा सेव्यमेकंभजे पार्वतीवल्लभं नीलकण्ठम् ॥ ९॥
sadā bhāvanāthaṃ sadā sevyamānaṃsadā bhaktidevaṃ sadā pūjyamānam |mahātīrthavāsaṃ sadā sevyamekaṃbhaje pārvatīvallabhaṃ nīlakaṇṭham || 9||
॥ इति श्रीनीलकण्ठस्तवः सम्पूर्णः ॥
|| iti śrīnīlakaṇṭhastavaḥ sampūrṇaḥ ||
॥ इति नीलकण्ठस्तवः सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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