Asitakrutam Shivastotram
| Asitakrutam Shivastotram | |
|---|---|
| असितकृतं शिवस्तोत्रम् | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Sanatana Hinduism |
| Author | Rishi Asita |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Verses | 9 |
| Lord Shiva Stotram composed by the Vedic sage Asita | |
Asitakrutam Shivastotram (Sanskrit: असितकृतं शिवस्तोत्रम्) is a Sanskrit stotra composed by the Vedic sage Asita in the devotion of Lord Shiva.[1][2]
Description
[edit]In Brahmavaivart Purana, the Vedic sage Asita composed a stotra devoted to Lord Shiva. This stotra is known as Asitakrutam Shivastotram. It is Sanskrit hymns for the salutations to Lord Shiva.[2][3]
There are nine verses in the Asitakrutam Shivastotram. In the first verse, sage Asita has praised Lord Shiva as the great teacher. He has prayed to Lord Shiva by pronouncing his name Jagadguru and Yogendra. In the second verse of the stotra Lord Shiva has been praised as the destroyer of the universe and the God of Death. In the third verse Lord Shiva is praised in the form of Kalrupam (Time God) and the supreme god of time. He is also saluted as timeless for time. In the fourth verse, Lord Shiva is praised as the God of virtues and qualities. He is described as the seed of qualities and the teacher of all the quality person. In the fifth verse, Lord Shiva is praised in the form of absolute truth Brahman, the knower of Brahman and the seed of Vedas. In the sixth verse, after praising and paying obeisance to Lord Shiva, he stood in front of him and started shedding dew from his eyes like a poor person. His entire body was feeling excitement.
In the verses from 7th to 9th, the fruitfulness of chanting the stotram is explained. In the seventh and eighth verses, it is mentioned that whoever do the chanting of the Asitakrutam Shivastotram daily for one year continuously is blessed by a wise, Chiranjeevi and Vaishnava son. Similarly who is touchered by wealthy, becomes self a wealthy and who is dumb, becomes wise Pandit. In the last verse, the fruitfulness for a wifeless man is told. According to the verse, the wifeless man gets a virtuous and faithful wife and after enjoying happiness in this world, he finally attains the company of Lord Shiva.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gita Press Gorakhpur. Shiv Stotra Ratnakar Gita Press Gorakhpur.
- ^ a b Pāṇḍeya, Rāmatejaśāstrī (1975). Br̥hatstotraratnākaraḥ: stotrasaṃkhyā 464 (in Sanskrit). Paṇḍitapustakālaya.
- ^ "शिव स्तोत्र रत्नाकर: संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद (An Exhaustive Collection of Stotras on Lord Shiva) | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
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