About this stotra
This great Stotra Rathna was written by Appayya Deekshitha(1520-1593). He was one of the great interpreter of Advaitha Sidhantha after Adi Sankara. This stotra is written in praise of the Lord Margabandhu of Virinchipuram, near Vellore of South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu.
Margabandhu Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
शंभो महादेव देव शिव शंभो महादेव देवेश शंभो
शंभो महादेव देव
śaṃbho mahādeva deva śiva śaṃbho mahādeva deveśa śaṃbho
śaṃbho mahādeva deva
Prostrations to He who blesses us with prosperity,
Prostrations to the greatest God,
Prostrations to the abode of peace,
Prostrations to Him, who blesses us with riches,
And Prostrations to him who is the God of Gods.
Word by word
- शंभो (śaṃbho)
- O Shambhu
- महादेव (mahādeva)
- great god (mahā:great | deva:god)
- देव (deva)
- god
- शिव (śiva)
- Shiva
- शंभो (śaṃbho)
- O Shambhu
- महादेव (mahādeva)
- great god (mahā:great | deva:god)
- देवेश (deveśa)
- lord of gods (deva:god | īśa:lord)
- शंभो (śaṃbho)
- O Shambhu
- शंभो (śaṃbho)
- O Shambhu
- महादेव (mahādeva)
- great god (mahā:great | deva:god)
- देव (deva)
- god
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Verse 2
फालावनम्रकिरीटं फालनेत्रार्चिषा दग्ध पञ्चेषुकीटम्।
शूलाहतारातिकूटं शुद्धमर्धेन्दुचूडं भजे मार्गबन्धुम्॥ .. शंभो...
phālāvanamrakirīṭaṃ phālanetrārciṣā dagdha pañceṣukīṭam.
śūlāhatārātikūṭaṃ śuddhamardhenducūḍaṃ bhaje mārgabandhum.. śaṃbho...
I pray to that friend of the path,
Who wears a crown on his head,
Who kills his enemies by his trident,
Who wears a crescent which showers nectar,
And who burnt by the fire of his eyes[1],
Which are on his forehead,
Him who has the five arrows like an insect.
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)
Word by word
- फालावनम्रकिरीटं (phālāvanamrakirīṭam)
- crown bowed by forehead (phāla:forehead | avanamra:bowed | kirīṭam:crown)
- फालनेत्रार्चिषा (phālanetrārciṣā)
- by the fire of forehead eye (phāla:forehead | netra:eye | arciṣā:by the fire)
- दग्ध (dagdha)
- burnt
- पञ्चेषुकीटम् (pañceṣukīṭam)
- five arrows like insect (pañca:five | iṣu:arrows | kīṭam:insect)
- शूलाहतारातिकूटं (śūlāhatārātikūṭam)
- enemies struck by trident (śūla:trident | āhata:struck | arāti:enemies | kūṭam:heap)
- शुद्धमर्धेन्दुचूडं (śuddhamardhenducūḍam)
- pure crescent moon on head (śuddham:pure | ardha:half | indu:moon | cūḍam:on head)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I pray
- मार्गबन्धुम् (mārgabandhum)
- friend of the path (mārga:path | bandhum:friend)
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Verse 3
अङ्गे विराजद्भुजङ्गं अभ्र गंगा तरंगाभि रामोत्तमांगम्।
ओंकारवाटी कुरंग सिद्ध संसेविता ि भजे मार्गबन्धुम् ॥ .. शंभो...
aṅge virājadbhujaṅgaṃ abhra gaṃgā taraṃgābhi rāmottamāṃgam.
oṃkāravāṭī kuraṃga siddha saṃsevitā i bhaje mārgabandhum .. śaṃbho...
I pray to that friend of the path,
Whose limbs are adorned by a snake,
Who is a deer in the park of holy pranava[2],
Whose feet is worshipped by great sages,
And who looks charming with his head,
Adorned by the Ganga of the sky,
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)
Word by word
- अङ्गे (aṅge)
- on the limb
- विराजद्भुजङ्गं (virājadbhujaṅgam)
- adorned by a snake (virājat:adorned | bhujaṅgam:snake)
- अभ्र (abhra)
- sky
- गंगा (gaṅgā)
- Ganga
- तरंगाभि (taraṅgābhi)
- by waves
- रामोत्तमांगम् (rāmottamāṅgam)
- charming with head (rāma:charming | uttama:best | aṅgam:head)
- ओंकारवाटी (oṃkāravāṭī)
- park of holy pranava (oṃkāra:pranava | vāṭī:park)
- कुरंग (kuraṅga)
- deer
- सिद्ध (siddha)
- great sages
- संसेविता (saṃsevitā)
- worshipped by
- भजे (bhaje)
- I pray
- मार्गबन्धुम् (mārgabandhum)
- friend of the path (mārga:path | bandhum:friend)
- शंभो (śambho)
- Shambhu
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Verse 4
नित्यं चिदानंदरूपं निह्नताशेष लोकेश वैरिप्रतापम् ।
कार्तस्वरागेन्द्र चापं कृत्तिवासं भजे दिव्य सन्मार्गबन्धुम्॥ .. शंभो...
nityaṃ cidānaṃdarūpaṃ nihnatāśeṣa lokeśa vairipratāpam .
kārtasvarāgendra cāpaṃ kṛttivāsaṃ bhaje divya sanmārgabandhum.. śaṃbho...
I pray to that friend of the good divine path,
Who is perennial and of the form of,
Truth, intelligence and bliss,
Who destroyed without reminder,
The glory of the fame of the enemy of Indra,
Who used the golden Mount Meru,
As his bow in the war against three asuras[3],
And who dresses himself in hides of trees.
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)
Word by word
- नित्यम् (nityam)
- eternal
- चिदानंदरूपम् (cidānandarūpam)
- of the form of consciousness and bliss (cit:consciousness | ānanda:bliss | rūpam:form)
- निह्नताशेष (nihnatāśeṣa)
- destroyed completely (nihnata:destroyed | aśeṣa:completely)
- लोकेश (lokeśa)
- lord of the world (loka:world | īśa:lord)
- वैरिप्रतापम् (vairipratāpam)
- glory of enemy's fame (vaira:enemy | pratāpa:glory)
- कार्तस्वरागेन्द्र (kārtasvarāgendra)
- golden Mount Meru (kārtasvara:golden | agendra:Mount Meru)
- चापम् (cāpam)
- bow
- कृत्तिवासम् (kṛttivāsam)
- dressed in hides (kṛtti:hides | vāsam:dressed)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I pray
- दिव्य (divya)
- divine
- सन्मार्गबन्धुम् (sanmārgabandhum)
- friend of the good path (san:good | mārga:path | bandhum:friend)
- शंभो (śambho)
- O Shambhu
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Verse 5
कन्दर्प दर्पघ्नमीशं कालकण्ठं महेशं महाव्योमकेशम्।
कुन्दाभदन्तं सुरेशं कोटिसूर्यप्रकाशं भजे मार्गबन्धुम् ॥ .. शंभो...
kandarpa darpaghnamīśaṃ kālakaṇṭhaṃ maheśaṃ mahāvyomakeśam.
kundābhadantaṃ sureśaṃ koṭisūryaprakāśaṃ bhaje mārgabandhum .. śaṃbho...
I pray to that friend of the path,
Who put an end to the pride of God of love,
Who is the great Lord who has a deep blue throat,
Who has the great sky as his matted lock,
Whose teeth resemble the white jasmine flowers,
And who has the shine of billions of Suns.
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)
Word by word
- कन्दर्प (kandarpa)
- God of love
- दर्पघ्नम् (darpaghnam)
- destroyer of pride (darpa:pride | ghnam:destroyer)
- ईशं (īśam)
- Lord
- कालकण्ठं (kālakaṇṭham)
- deep blue throat (kāla:blue | kaṇṭham:throat)
- महेशं (maheśam)
- great Lord
- महाव्योमकेशम् (mahāvyomakeśam)
- sky as matted lock (mahā:great | vyoma:sky | keśam:hair)
- कुन्दाभदन्तं (kundābhadantam)
- teeth like jasmine (kunda:jasmine | ābha:like | dantam:teeth)
- सुरेशं (sureśam)
- Lord of gods
- कोटिसूर्यप्रकाशं (koṭisūryaprakāśam)
- shine of billions of Suns (koṭi:billions | sūrya:Suns | prakāśam:shine)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I pray
- मार्गबन्धुम् (mārgabandhum)
- friend of the path (mārga:path | bandhum:friend)
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Verse 6
मन्दारभूतेरुदारं मन्दरागेन्द्रसारं महाघौर्यदूरम्।
सिन्धूर दूर प्रचारं सिन्धुराजातिधीरं भजे मार्गबन्धुम्॥ .. शंभो...
mandārabhūterudāraṃ mandarāgendrasāraṃ mahāghauryadūram.
sindhūra dūra pracāraṃ sindhurājātidhīraṃ bhaje mārgabandhum.. śaṃbho...
I pray to that friend of the path,
Who is more generous than the wish giving tree,
Who is the strength behind the great Mandara Mountain[4],
Who is very close to the great Goddess Gauri,
Who has a red colour far intense than red lead,
And who is more resolute than the God of the ocean.
(Prostrations to he who blesses….)
Word by word
- मन्दारभूतेः (mandārabhūteḥ)
- of the wish-giving tree (mandāra:wish-giving tree | bhūteḥ:of the being)
- उदारं (udāraṃ)
- generous
- मन्दरागेन्द्रसारं (mandarāgendrasāraṃ)
- strength of Mandara Mountain (mandara:Mandara | agendra:great mountain | sāraṃ:strength)
- महाघौर्यदूरम् (mahāghauryadūram)
- very close to Gauri (mahā:great | ghaurya:Gauri | dūram:close)
- सिन्धूर (sindhūra)
- red lead
- दूर (dūra)
- intense
- प्रचारं (pracāraṃ)
- spread
- सिन्धुराजातिधीरं (sindhurājātidhīraṃ)
- resolute as ocean god (sindhu:ocean | rāja:king | ati:very | dhīraṃ:resolute)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I pray
- मार्गबन्धुम् (mārgabandhum)
- friend of the path (mārga:path | bandhum:friend)
- शंभो (śambho)
- O Shambhu
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Verse 7
अप्पय्ययज्वेन्द्रगीतं स्तोत्रराजं पठेद्यस्तु भक्त्या प्रयाणे।
तस्यार्थसिदिं विधत्ते मार्गमध्येऽभयं चाशुतोषी महेशः॥ .. शंभो...
appayyayajvendragītaṃ stotrarājaṃ paṭhedyastu bhaktyā prayāṇe.
tasyārthasidiṃ vidhatte mārgamadhye'bhayaṃ cāśutoṣī maheśaḥ.. śaṃbho...
This king of stotras written by,
Appayya who is the performer of sacrifices,
If read with devotion during journey,
Would ensure fulfillment of wishes,
Protection during journey,
And Lord Shiva would be easily pleased.
Word by word
- अप्पय्ययज्वेन्द्रगीतं (appayyayajvendragītam)
- Appayya's hymn (appayya:Appayya | yajvendragītam:hymn of the lord of sacrifices)
- स्तोत्रराजं (stotrarājam)
- king of stotras (stotra:hymn | rājam:king)
- पठेद्यस्तु (paṭhedyastu)
- who reads
- भक्त्या (bhaktyā)
- with devotion
- प्रयाणे (prayāṇe)
- during journey
- तस्यार्थसिदिं (tasyārthasidiṃ)
- fulfillment of his wishes (tasya:his | artha:wishes | siddhiṃ:fulfillment)
- विधत्ते (vidhatte)
- ensures
- मार्गमध्येऽभयं (mārgamadhye'bhayaṃ)
- protection during journey (mārga:journey | madhye:during | abhayaṃ:protection)
- च (ca)
- and
- आशुतोषी (āśutoṣī)
- easily pleased
- महेशः (maheśaḥ)
- Lord Shiva
- शंभो (śambho)
- O Shambhu
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