About this stotra
Chandrashekhara ashtakam is a divine hymn to praise God Shiva as Chandrasekhara, the lord who is adorned with moon on his head (Chandra – moon, Sekhar – crown) . The Chandrashekhara Ashtakam is a great remedy for protection from difficulties including untimely death due to accidents etc.
The lyrics and meaning of Chandrasekhara Ashtakam have an in-depth explanation of the greatness of God shiva, his appearance, the protection offered to his devotees, along with the divine qualities of the Lord.
It was the hymn sung by Markandeya rishi and is related to his legend where he offered his prayers to God Shiva, in order to get away from the clutches of the Yama, the lord of death. During which, God Shiva offered his protection to Markandeya, defeating Yama to the point of death.
Chandrasekhar Ashtakam was written by Rishi Markandeya. One legend relates the story of how Lord Shiva protected Markandeya from the clutches of death, personified as Lord Yama.
Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati worshipped Shiva and sought from him the boon of begetting a son. As a result, he was given the choice of either a righteous son, but with a short life on earth or 100 long-lived, foolish sons. Mrikandu rishi chose the former and was blessed with Markandeya, an exemplary son, destined to die at the age of 16.
Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Shiva and on the day of his destined death, he continued his worship of Shiva in his aniconic form of Shivalingam. The messengers of Yama, the god of death were unable to take away his life because of his great devotion and continual worship of Shiva. Yama then came in person to take away Markandeya’s life and sprung his noose around the young sage’s neck. By accident or fate the noose mistakenly landed around the Shivalingam, and out of it, Shiva emerged in all his fury attacking Yama for his act of aggression. After defeating Yama in a battle to the point of death, Shiva then revived him, under the condition that the devout youth would live forever. For this act, Shiva was thereafter also known as Kalantaka ("Ender of Death").
The word Kalantaka means "He who ends Death". The name is derived from two Sanskrit words- kala (काल) which means "Death or Time" and antaka (अन्तक) which means "He who ends".
Sage Markandeya sang the Chandrasekhar Ashtakam in praise of Lord Shiva. Every single word in the song is absolutely profound and beautiful.
Chandrashekhara Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर पाहि माम् ।
चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर रक्ष माम् ॥ १॥
candraśekhara candraśekhara candraśekhara pāhi mām .
candraśekhara candraśekhara candraśekhara rakṣa mām .. 1..
Oh Chandrashekara (The Lord whose crown is the moon), please protect me.
Oh Chandrashekara (The Lord whose crown is the moon), please save me.
Word by word
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- पाहि (pāhi)
- protect
- माम् (mām)
- me
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- The Lord with moon crown (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- रक्ष (rakṣa)
- save
- माम् (mām)
- me
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Verse 2
रत्नसानुशरासनं रजताद्रिशृङ्गनिकेतनं
सिञ्जिनीकृत पन्नगेश्वरमच्युताननसायकम् ।
क्षिप्रदग्धपुरत्रयं त्रिदिवालयैरभिवन्दितं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ २॥
ratnasānuśarāsanaṃ rajatādriśṛṅganiketanaṃ
siñjinīkṛta pannageśvaram acyutānanasāyakam .
kṣipradagdhapuratrayaṃ tridivālayairabhivanditaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 2..
The God, who made the Mountain filled up with precious stones (Mount Meru) as his bow, who resides on the Mountain of Silver
Who made head of the serpents (Vasuki) as his bowstring, who used Lord Vishnu as an arrow
The destroyer of three cities (Tripuras), the one bowed by all in the three worlds
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- रत्नसानुशरासनं (ratnasānuśarāsanaṃ)
- with Mount Meru as bow (ratna:jewel | sānu:mountain | śara:arrow | āsana:seat)
- रजताद्रिशृङ्गनिकेतनं (rajatādriśṛṅganiketanaṃ)
- residing on Silver Mountain (rajata:silver | adri:mountain | śṛṅga:peak | niketana:residence)
- सिञ्जिनीकृत (siñjinīkṛta)
- made to vibrate
- पन्नगेश्वरम् (pannageśvaram)
- lord of serpents (pannaga:serpent | īśvara:lord)
- अच्युताननसायकम् (acyutānanasāyakam)
- Vishnu as arrow (acyuta:Vishnu | ānana:face | sāyaka:arrow)
- क्षिप्रदग्धपुरत्रयं (kṣipradagdhapuratrayaṃ)
- quickly burnt three cities (kṣipra:quickly | dagdha:burnt | pura:city | traya:three)
- त्रिदिवालयैरभिवन्दितं (tridivālayairabhivanditaṃ)
- revered by heavenly beings (tridiva:heaven | ālaya:abode | abhi:towards | vandita:revered)
- चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये (candraśekharamāśraye)
- seek refuge in Chandrasekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crest | āśraye:seek refuge)
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 3
पञ्चपादप पुष्पगन्ध पदाम्बुजद्वयशोभितं
भाललोचन जातपावक दग्धमन्मथ विग्रहम् ।
भस्मदिग्धकलेवरं भवनाशनं भवमव्ययं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ३॥
pañcapādapa puṣpagandha padāmbujadvayaśobhitaṃ
bhālalocana jātapāvaka dagdhamanmatha vigraham .
bhasmadigdhakalevaraṃ bhavanāśanaṃ bhavamavyayaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 3..
Whose feet are shining with the flowers and scents of the five divine trees
The one who burnt Manmada, Lord of Love, by the fire of his eye present on his forehead
Whose body is smeared with holy Ash or Bhasma, the destroyer of sorrows, who lives eternally
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- पञ्चपादप (pañcapādapa)
- five divine trees (pañca:five | pādapa:tree)
- पुष्पगन्ध (puṣpagandha)
- flower fragrance (puṣpa:flower | gandha:fragrance)
- पदाम्बुजद्वयशोभितं (padāmbujadvayaśobhitaṃ)
- feet shining with two lotuses (pada:feet | ambuja:lotus | dvaya:two | śobhita:shining)
- भाललोचन (bhālalocana)
- forehead eye (bhāla:forehead | locana:eye)
- जातपावक (jātapāvaka)
- born fire (jāta:born | pāvaka:fire)
- दग्धमन्मथ (dagdhamanmatha)
- burnt Manmatha (dagdha:burnt | manmatha:Manmatha)
- विग्रहम् (vigraham)
- form
- भस्मदिग्धकलेवरं (bhasmadigdhakalevaraṃ)
- body smeared with ash (bhasma:ash | digdha:smeared | kalevara:body)
- भवनाशनं (bhavanāśanaṃ)
- destroyer of sorrows (bhava:sorrow | nāśana:destroyer)
- भवमव्ययं (bhavamavyayaṃ)
- eternal existence (bhava:existence | avyaya:eternal)
- चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये (candraśekharamāśraye)
- seek refuge in Chandrasekhara (candraśekhara:Chandrasekhara | āśraye:seek refuge)
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 4
मत्तवारण मुख्यचर्मकृतोत्तरीय मनोहरं
पङ्कजासन पद्मलोचन पूजिताङ्घ्रि सरोरुहम् ।
देवसिन्धुतरङ्गसीकर सिक्तशुभ्रजटाधरं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ४॥
mattavāraṇa mukhyacarmakṛtottarīya manoharaṃ
paṅkajāsana padmalocana pūjitāṅghri saroruham .
devasindhutaraṅgasīkara siktaśubhrajaṭādharaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 4..
The one who wears the skin of elephants of great vigor as a cloth on his arms (uttareeyam), that looks enchanting
Whose lotus like feet are worshipped by Lord Brahma, who is usually seated on the lotus (Pankajasana), and Lord Vishnu, who is lotuseyed (Padma lochana)
Whose matted locks of hair are cleaned by the drops coming from the waves of Akasha Ganga
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- मत्तवारण (mattavāraṇa)
- elephants of great vigor (matta:intoxicated | vāraṇa:elephant)
- मुख्यचर्म (mukhyacarma)
- chief skin (mukhya:chief | carma:skin)
- कृत (kṛta)
- made
- उत्तरीय (uttarīya)
- upper garment
- मनोहरं (manoharam)
- enchanting
- पङ्कजासन (paṅkajāsana)
- Brahma, seated on lotus (paṅkaja:lotus | āsana:seat)
- पद्मलोचन (padmalocana)
- lotus-eyed Vishnu (padma:lotus | locana:eye)
- पूजिताङ्घ्रि (pūjitāṅghri)
- worshipped feet (pūjita:worshipped | aṅghri:feet)
- सरोरुहम् (saroruham)
- lotus
- देवसिन्धु (devasindhu)
- divine river (deva:divine | sindhu:river)
- तरङ्ग (taraṅga)
- waves
- सीकर (sīkara)
- drops
- सिक्त (sikta)
- sprinkled
- शुभ्र (śubhra)
- white
- जटा (jaṭā)
- matted locks
- धरं (dharaṃ)
- bearing
- चन्द्रशेखरम् (candraśekharam)
- Chandrasekhara
- आश्रये (āśraye)
- I seek refuge
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 5
यक्षराजसखं भगाक्षहरं भुजङ्गविभूषणं
शैलराजसुतापरिष्कृत चारुवामकलेवरम् ।
क्ष्वेडनीलगलं परश्वधधारिणं मृगधारिणं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ५॥
yakṣarājasakhaṃ bhagākṣaharaṃ bhujaṅgavibhūṣaṇaṃ
śailarājasutāpariṣkṛta cāruvāmakalevaram .
kṣveḍanīlagalaṃ paraśvadhadhāriṇaṃ mṛgadhāriṇaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 5..
The one close to Kubera, the one who plucked the eyes of Bhaga, who wears the serpents as his ornaments
Who has the left part of his body decorated with the body of the daughter of Mountains, Devi Parvathi
One with a blue throat, whose hand is adorned with an axe as a weapon, who holds a deer in his hands
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- यक्षराजसखं (yakṣarājasakhaṃ)
- friend of Kubera (yakṣarāja:Kubera | sakhaṃ:friend)
- भगाक्षहरं (bhagākṣaharaṃ)
- plucker of Bhaga's eyes (bhaga:Bhaga | akṣaharaṃ:plucker of eyes)
- भुजङ्गविभूषणं (bhujaṅgavibhūṣaṇaṃ)
- adorned with serpents (bhujaṅga:serpents | vibhūṣaṇaṃ:adorned with)
- शैलराजसुतापरिष्कृत (śailarājasutāpariṣkṛta)
- adorned by Parvati (śailarāja:mountain king | sutā:daughter | pariṣkṛta:adorned by)
- चारुवामकलेवरम् (cāruvāmakalevaram)
- beautiful left body (cāru:beautiful | vāma:left | kalevaram:body)
- क्ष्वेडनीलगलं (kṣveḍanīlagalaṃ)
- blue-throated (kṣveḍa:sound | nīla:blue | galaṃ:throat)
- परश्वधधारिणं (paraśvadhadhāriṇaṃ)
- holding an axe (paraśu:axe | dhāriṇaṃ:holding)
- मृगधारिणं (mṛgadhāriṇaṃ)
- holding a deer (mṛga:deer | dhāriṇaṃ:holding)
- चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये (candraśekharamāśraye)
- seek refuge in Chandrasekhara (candraśekhara:Chandrasekhara | āśraye:seek refuge)
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 6
कुण्डलीकृत कुण्डलेश्वर कुण्डलं वृषवाहनं
नारदादि मुनीश्वरस्तुत वैभवं भुवनेश्वरम् ।
अन्धकान्धकामाश्रितामरपादपं शमनान्तकं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ६॥
kuṇḍalīkṛta kuṇḍaleśvara kuṇḍalaṃ vṛṣavāhanaṃ
nāradādi munīśvarastuta vaibhavaṃ bhuvaneśvaram .
andhakāndhakāmāśrita amarapādapaṃ śamanāntakaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 6..
The one who has the coiled serpents as his earrings and having a bull as his vehicle
Whose greatness is praised by the Narada and other sages, the Lord of all the worlds
Who destroyed the pride of Andhaka, the wish fulling tree for the refugee
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- कुण्डलीकृत (kuṇḍalīkṛta)
- coiled
- कुण्डलेश्वर (kuṇḍaleśvara)
- lord of earrings (kuṇḍala:earring | īśvara:lord)
- कुण्डलं (kuṇḍalaṃ)
- earring
- वृषवाहनं (vṛṣavāhanaṃ)
- bull as vehicle (vṛṣa:bull | vāhana:vehicle)
- नारदादि (nāradādi)
- Narada and others (nārada:Narada | ādi:and others)
- मुनीश्वर (munīśvara)
- lord of sages (muni:sage | īśvara:lord)
- स्तुत (stuta)
- praised
- वैभवं (vaibhavaṃ)
- greatness
- भुवनेश्वरम् (bhuvaneśvaram)
- lord of worlds (bhuvana:world | īśvara:lord)
- अन्धकान्धक (andhakāndhaka)
- destroyer of Andhaka (andhaka:Andhaka | andhaka:destroyer)
- आमाश्रित (āmāśrita)
- refugee
- अमरपादपं (amarapādapaṃ)
- wish-fulfilling tree (amara:immortal | pādapa:tree)
- शमनान्तकं (śamanāntakaṃ)
- end of death (śamana:death | antaka:end)
- चन्द्रशेखरम् (candraśekharam)
- Chandrasekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crest)
- आश्रये (āśraye)
- seek refuge
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 7
भेषजं भवरोगिणामखिलापदामपहारिणं
दक्षयज्ञविनाशनं त्रिगुणात्मकं त्रिविलोचनम् ।
भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदं सकलाघसङ्घनिबर्हणं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ७॥
bheṣajaṃ bhavarogiṇām akhilāpadāmapahāriṇaṃ
dakṣayajñavināśanaṃ triguṇātmakaṃ trivilocanam .
bhuktimuktiphalapradaṃ sakalāghasaṅghanibarhaṇaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 7..
Who acts as the medicine to the one suffering from sorrowful life, the remover of all the sufferings and obstructions
The destroyer of Daksha yagna, A personified form of the three Gunas and the one with three eyes
The bestower of Devotion, Salvation, and other wishes, the destroyer of all the sins
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- भेषजं (bheṣajam)
- medicine
- भवरोगिणाम् (bhavarogiṇām)
- of those suffering from worldly disease (bhava:worldly existence | rogiṇām:of the diseased)
- अखिलापदाम् (akhilāpadām)
- of all sufferings (akhila:all | apadām:of sufferings)
- अपहारिणं (apahāriṇam)
- remover
- दक्षयज्ञविनाशनं (dakṣayajñavināśanam)
- destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice (dakṣa:Daksha | yajña:sacrifice | vināśanam:destroyer)
- त्रिगुणात्मकं (triguṇātmakaṃ)
- embodiment of three qualities (tri:three | guṇa:qualities | ātmakaṃ:embodiment)
- त्रिविलोचनम् (trivilocanam)
- three-eyed (tri:three | vilocanam:eyed)
- भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदं (bhuktimuktiphalapradaṃ)
- giver of enjoyment and liberation (bhukti:enjoyment | mukti:liberation | phala:fruit | pradaṃ:giver)
- सकलाघसङ्घनिबर्हणं (sakalāghasaṅghanibarhaṇaṃ)
- remover of all sins (sakala:all | agha:sins | saṅgha:group | nibarhaṇaṃ:remover)
- चन्द्रशेखरम् (candraśekharam)
- Chandrasekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crest)
- आश्रये (āśraye)
- I seek refuge
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
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Verse 8
भक्तवत्सलमर्चितं निधिमक्षयं हरिदम्बरं
सर्वभूतपतिं परात्परमप्रमेयमनुत्तमम् ।
सोमवारिद भूहुताशन सोमपानिलखाकृतिं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ८॥
bhaktavatsalamarcitaṃ nidhimakṣayaṃ haridambaraṃ
sarvabhūtapatiṃ parātparam aprameyamanuttamam .
somavārida bhūhutāśana somapānilakhākṛtiṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 8..
The one who takes care of his devotees, the one worshipped by all, who is like a treasure, the one who wears green clothes
Who is the head of all the creatures, who is beyond all, who cannot be compared with anyone, who doesn’t have anyone greater than him
The one who is present as a form in the ones who drink Soma in a ritualistic way
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- भक्तवत्सलम् (bhaktavatsalam)
- caretaker of devotees (bhakta:devotee | vatsala:affectionate)
- अर्चितं (arcitam)
- worshipped
- निधिम् (nidhim)
- treasure
- अक्षयं (akṣayam)
- imperishable
- हरिदम्बरं (haridambaram)
- wearing green clothes (hari:green | ambara:clothes)
- सर्वभूतपतिं (sarvabhūtapatiṃ)
- lord of all creatures (sarva:all | bhūta:creatures | patiṃ:lord)
- परात्परम् (parātparam)
- beyond the beyond (parāt:beyond | param:beyond)
- अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam)
- immeasurable
- अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam)
- unsurpassed
- सोमवारिद (somavārida)
- form of Soma drinkers (soma:Soma | vārida:drinkers)
- भूहुताशन (bhūhutāśana)
- fire of offerings (bhū:earth | hutāśana:fire)
- सोमपानिलखाकृतिं (somapānilakhākṛtiṃ)
- form of Soma drinkers (soma:Soma | pā:drink | anila:wind | kha:space | ākṛtiṃ:form)
- चन्द्रशेखरम् (candraśekharam)
- Chandrasekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crest)
- आश्रये (āśraye)
- I seek refuge
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
॥ ९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 9
विश्वसृष्टि विधायिनं पुनरेव पालनतत्परं
संहरन्तमपि प्रपञ्चमशेष लोकनिवासिनम् ।
क्रीडयन्त महर्निशं गणनाथयूथ समन्वितं
चन्द्रशेखरमाश्रये मम किं करिष्यति वै यमः ॥ ९॥
viśvasṛṣṭi vidhāyinaṃ punareva pālanatatparaṃ
saṃharantamapi prapañcamaśeṣa lokanivāsinam .
krīḍayanta maharniśaṃ gaṇanāthayūtha samanvitaṃ
candraśekharamāśraye mama kiṃ kariṣyati vai yamaḥ .. 9..
The one who does the creation of the universe, who is keenly involved in upkeeping it as well as in perseverance
Who destroys the universe at the appropriate time, who made the world a living place for innumerable counts of people
Who is playful all the days and nights, the head of the Ganas, and who acts as one among them
I seek the refuge of that God Chandrasekhara (God Shiva, who has the moon on his head), so what can Yama do to me?
Word by word
- विश्वसृष्टि (viśvasṛṣṭi)
- creation of the universe (viśva:universe | sṛṣṭi:creation)
- विधायिनं (vidhāyinaṃ)
- the creator
- पुनः (punaḥ)
- again
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- पालनतत्परं (pālanatatparaṃ)
- keenly involved in upkeeping (pālana:upkeeping | tatpara:keenly involved)
- संहरन्तम् (saṃharantam)
- destroying
- अपि (api)
- also
- प्रपञ्चम् (prapañcam)
- universe
- अशेष (aśeṣa)
- innumerable
- लोकनिवासिनम् (lokanivāsinam)
- inhabitants of the world (loka:world | nivāsin:inhabitants)
- क्रीडयन्त (krīḍayanta)
- playing
- महर्निशं (maharniśaṃ)
- day and night (maha:day | niśa:night)
- गणनाथयूथ (gaṇanāthayūtha)
- head of the Ganas (gaṇa:Ganas | nātha:head | yūtha:group)
- समन्वितं (samanvitaṃ)
- accompanied by
- चन्द्रशेखरम् (candraśekharam)
- Chandrasekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- आश्रये (āśraye)
- seek refuge
- मम (mama)
- my
- किं (kiṃ)
- what
- करिष्यति (kariṣyati)
- will do
- वै (vai)
- indeed
- यमः (yamaḥ)
- Yama
॥ १० ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 10
मृत्युभीतमृकण्डसूनु कृतस्तवं शिवसन्निधौ
यत्र कुत्र च यः पठेन्न हि तस्य मृत्युभयं भवेत् ।
पूर्णमायुर रोगितामखिलार्थसम्पदमादरं
चन्द्रशेखर एव तस्य ददाति मुक्तिमयत्नतः ॥ १०॥
mṛtyubhītamṛkaṇḍasūnu kṛtastavaṃ śivasannidhau
yatra kutra ca yaḥ paṭhenna hi tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ bhavet .
pūrṇamāyura rogitām akhilārtha sampadamādaraṃ
candraśekhara eva tasya dadāti muktimayatnataḥ .. 10..
He who reads this prayer, Composed by the son of Mrukandu, Who was fear struck with death, In the temple of Lord Shiva, Will not have fear of death, He would have a full healthy life, With all grains and all wealth, And will attain Salvation by the grace of Lord Chandra Shekhara.
Word by word
- मृत्युभीतमृकण्डसूनु (mṛtyubhītamṛkaṇḍasūnu)
- son of Mrukandu, fear struck (mṛtyu:death | bhīta:fear struck | mṛkaṇḍa:Mrukandu | sūnu:son)
- कृतस्तवं (kṛtastavaṃ)
- composed prayer (kṛta:composed | stavaṃ:prayer)
- शिवसन्निधौ (śivasannidhau)
- in the presence of Shiva (śiva:Shiva | sannidhau:in the presence)
- यत्र (yatra)
- where
- कुत्र (kutra)
- anywhere
- च (ca)
- and
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- पठेन्न (paṭhenna)
- reads
- हि (hi)
- indeed
- तस्य (tasya)
- his
- मृत्युभयं (mṛtyubhayaṃ)
- fear of death (mṛtyu:death | bhayaṃ:fear)
- भवेत् (bhavet)
- will be
- पूर्णमायुः (pūrṇamāyuḥ)
- full healthy life (pūrṇa:full | āyuḥ:life)
- रोगिताम् (rogitām)
- health
- अखिलार्थसम्पदम् (akhilārthasampadam)
- all wealth (akhila:all | artha:wealth | sampadam:prosperity)
- आदरं (ādaraṃ)
- respect
- चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara)
- Chandra Shekhara (candra:moon | śekhara:crown)
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- तस्य (tasya)
- his
- ददाति (dadāti)
- gives
- मुक्तिम् (muktim)
- salvation
- अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ)
- effortlessly
ॐ
