Shiva Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram

aadau karmaprasangaatkalayati kaluShaM maatRukukShau sthitaM maaM

viNmootraamEdhyamadhyE kathayati nitaraaM jaaTharO jaatavEdaaH |

yadyadvai tatra duHkhaM vyathayati nitaraaM SakyatE kEna vaktuM

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||1||

baalyE duHkhaatirEkO malalulitavapuH stanyapaanE pipaasaa

nO SaktaScEndriyEbhyO bhavaguNajanitaaH jantavO maaM tudanti |

naanaarOgaadiduHkhaadrudanaparavaSaH SankaraM na smaraami

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||2||

prauDhOhaM yauvanasthO viShayaviShadharaiH pancabhirmarmasandhau

daShTO naShTOvivEkaH sutadhanayuvatisvaadusaukhyE niShaNNaH |

SaiveecintaaviheenaM mama hRudayamahO maanagarvaadhirooDhaM

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||3||

vaardhakyE cEndriyaaNaaM vigatagatimatiScaadhidaivaaditaapaiH

paapai rOgairviyOgaistvanavasitavapuH prauDhaheenaM ca deenam |

mithyaamOhaabhilaaShairbhramati mama manO dhoorjaTErdhyaanaSoonyaM

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||4||

nO SakyaM smaartakarma pratipadagahanapratyavaayaakulaakhyaM

SrautE vaartaa kathaM mE dvijakulavihitE brahmamaargEsusaarE |

gnyaatO dharmO vicaaraiH SravaNamananayOH kiM nididhyaasitavyaM

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||5||

snaatvaa pratyooShakaalE snapanavidhividhau naahRutaM gaangatOyaM

poojaarthaM vaa kadaacidbahutaragahanaatkhaNDabilveedalaani |

naaneetaa padmamaalaa sarasi vikasitaa gandhadhoopaiH tvadarthaM

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||6||

dugdhairmadhvaajyutairdadhisitasahitaiH snaapitaM naiva lingaM

nO liptaM candanaadyaiH kanakaviracitaiH poojitaM na prasoonaiH |

dhoopaiH karpooradeepairvividharasayutairnaiva bhakShyOpahaaraiH

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||7||

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dhyaatvaa cittE SivaakhyaM pracurataradhanaM naiva dattaM dvijEbhyO

havyaM tE lakShasankhyairhutavahavadanE naarpitaM beejamantraiH |

nO taptaM gaangaateerE vratajananiyamaiH rudrajaapyairna vEdaiH

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||8||

sthitvaa sthaanE sarOjE praNavamayamarutkumbhakE (kuNDalE)sookShmamaargE

SaantE svaantE praleenE prakaTitavibhavE jyOtiroopEparaakhyE |

lingagnyE brahmavaakyE sakalatanugataM SankaraM na smaraami

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||9||

nagnO niHsangaSuddhastriguNavirahitO dhvastamOhaandhakaarO

naasaagrE nyastadRuShTirviditabhavaguNO naiva dRuShTaH kadaacit |

unmanyaavasthayaa tvaaM vigatakalimalaM SankaraM na smaraami

kShantavyO mEparaadhaH Siva Siva Siva bhO Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||10||

candrOdbhaasitaSEkharE smaraharE gangaadharE SankarE

sarpairbhooShitakaNThakarNayugalE (vivarE)nEtrOtthavaiSvaanarE |

dantitvakkRutasundaraambaradharE trailOkyasaarE harE

mOkShaarthaM kuru cittavRuttimacalaamanyaistu kiM karmabhiH ||11||

kiM vaanEna dhanEna vaajikaribhiH praaptEna raajyEna kiM

kiM vaa putrakalatramitrapaSubhirdEhEna gEhEna kim |

gnyaatvaitatkShaNabhanguraM sapadi rE tyaajyaM manO doorataH

svaatmaarthaM guruvaakyatO bhaja mana Sreepaarvateevallabham ||12||

aayurnaSyati paSyataaM pratidinaM yaati kShayaM yauvanaM

pratyaayaanti gataaH punarna divasaaH kaalO jagadbhakShakaH |

lakShmeestOyatarangabhangacapalaa vidyuccalaM jeevitaM

tasmaattvaaM (maaM)SaraNaagataM SaraNada tvaM rakSha rakShaadhunaa ||13||

vandE dEvamumaapatiM suraguruM vandE jagatkaaraNaM

vandE pannagabhooShaNaM mRugadharaM vandE paSoonaaM patim |

vandE sooryaSaSaankavahninayanaM vandE mukundapriyaM

vandE bhaktajanaaSrayaM ca varadaM vandE SivaM Sankaram ||14||

gaatraM bhasmasitaM ca hasitaM hastE kapaalaM sitaM

khaTvaangaM ca sitaM sitaSca vRuShabhaH karNE sitE kuNDalE |

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gangaaphEnasitaa jaTaa paSupatEScandraH sitO moordhani

sOyaM sarvasitO dadaatu vibhavaM paapakShayaM sarvadaa ||15||

karacaraNakRutaM vaakkaayajaM karmajaM vaa

SravaNanayanajaM vaa maanasaM vaaparaadham |

vihitamavihitaM vaa sarvamEtatkShmasva

Siva Siva karuNaabdhE Sree mahaadEva SambhO ||16||

||iti Sreemad SankaraacaaryakRuta SivaaparaadhakShamaapaNa stOtraM saMpoorNam ||

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