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ardhanArIshvara stotram meaning

chAmpeya gaurArdha sharIrakAyai karpUra gaurArdha sharIrakAya | dhammillakAyai cha jaTAdharAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 1 ||

gaura--shines ardha--in one half chAmpeya--golden yellow l ike chAmpeya flower (Mesua ferrea) while the other half shines bright white like karpUram--camphor

One side of the head is dhammilla--ornate with braided hair the other sports jaTAmakuTam--unkempt crest I bow to this shivA (pArvatI) and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

kastUrikA kungkuma charchitAyai chitArajaH punjavi charchitAya | kRitasmarAyai vikRitasmarAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 2 ||

ambAL on the left half is charchita--smeared with kastUri--musk and kungkumam--vermilion while shiva on the right is punjavi charchita--smeared with heaps of chitAraja--ashes from the funeral pyre

In one half she is kRitasmarAya--pleasing to reflect on in the other he is vikRitasmarAya--ugly deformed [i]transformed[i] I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

jhaNat-kvaNat-kangkaNa nUpurAyai pAdAbjarAjat-phaNi nUpurAya | hemAngadAyai bhujAngadAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 3 ||

ambAL on the left side wears kangkaNa--banglesbracelets on her wrists and nUpura--anklets on her feet they jingle as she moves shiva on the right wears on his pAda-abja--lotus feet phaNina--a hooded serpent for his nUpura--anklets

hemAnga--of gold-worn parts on the left bhujAnga--of snake-worn parts on the right I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

vishAla nIlotpala lochanAyai vikAsi pangkeruha lochanAya | samekShaNAyai viShamekShaNAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 4 ||

ambAL on the left has nIlotpala--blue lotus lochana--eyes shiva on the right has pangkeruha vikAsi--blossomed in mud lochana--eyes

ambAL is sama-IkShaNa--pleasing and harmonious to look at shiva is viShama-IkShaNa--poisonous and dissimilar to look at I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

mandAra-mAlA kalitA lakAyai kapAla-mAlAnggita kandharAya | divyAmbarAyai cha digambarAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 5 ||

ambAL is kalita--adorned with mandAra mAlA--garland of hibuscus flowers on her laka--forehead shiva has a kapAla-mAlA-anggita-kandha--a garland of skulls worn neck

She is dressed divyAmbara--in divine royal clothes He is digambara--practically naked dig ambara--having only the directions for his clothing I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

aMbhodhara shyAmala kuntalAyai taTit prabhAt Amra jaTAdharAya | nirIshvarAyai nikhileshvarAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 6 ||

She has kuntala--locks of hair that look like aMbhodhara--clouds that are shyAmala--dark with water His jaTa--twisted locks of hair are taTit--raised like the banks of a river and prabhAt--shining like Amra--the ripe mango fruits of golden hue

She is nirIshvara--godless that is with no God above her He is nikhileshvara--the immanent God of everything I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

He is jagadeka pitRu--the sole father of the world

prapancha sRiShTy-unmukha lAsyakAyai samasta saMhAraka tANDavAya | jagaj jananyai jagadeka pitre namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 7 ||

She performs her lAsyaka--dance in dramatic delight at the prapancha--universal sRiShti--creation that is unmukha--springing up at her dance He performs tANDava--a frantic dance which is saMhAraka--destructive of samasta--everything and the universe subsides back in it

She is janani--mother of the jagat--world so jagajjanani

I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

pradIpta ratno-jjvala kuNDalAyai sphuran mahApannaga bhUShaNAya | shivAnvitAyai cha shivAnvitAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 8 ||

Her kuNDala--ear rings are pradIpta--sparkling studded with ujjvala--blazing ratna--precious stones His bhUshaNam--ornament is only sphuran--trembling mahApanaga--great serpents

She is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness He is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness too I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

etat-paThed aShThakam iShTadaM yo bhaktyA sa mAnyo bhuvi dIrghajIvI | prApnoti saubhAgyam anantakAlaM bhUyAt sadA tasya samasta siddhiH || 9 ||

This final verse is the phala shruti of this stotram

etatpaThed--one who reads this aShThakam--hymn of eight verses yo bhaktyA--with devotion will obtain sa mAnyo iShTadaM--all honour and respect desired bhuvi dIrghajIvI--will live long in the world and prApnoti--attain saubhAgyam--fortune and prosperity and bhUyAt--when one repeatedly chants this stotram will attain sadA tasya--perpetual samasta siddhiH--all powers and perfection

iti shrImat paramahaMsa parivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovinda bhagavat pUjyapAda shiShyasya | shrImach-ChaMkara bhagavataH kRitau ardhanArIshvara stotram saMpUrNam ||

Thus concludes the ardhanArIshvara stotram composed by shrI Adi shaMkarAchArya disciple of shrI govinda bhagavatpAda

vishAla nIlotpala lochanAyai vikAsi pangkeruha lochanAya | samekShaNAyai viShamekShaNAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 4 ||

ambAL on the left has nIlotpala--blue lotus lochana--eyes shiva on the right has pangkeruha vikAsi--blossomed in mud lochana--eyes

ambAL is sama-IkShaNa--pleasing and harmonious to look at shiva is viShama-IkShaNa--poisonous and dissimilar to look at I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

mandAra-mAlA kalitA lakAyai kapAla-mAlAnggita kandharAya | divyAmbarAyai cha digambarAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 5 ||

ambAL is kalita--adorned with mandAra mAlA--garland of hibuscus flowers on her laka--forehead shiva has a kapAla-mAlA-anggita-kandha--a garland of skulls worn neck

She is dressed divyAmbara--in divine royal clothes He is digambara--practically naked dig ambara--having only the directions for his clothing I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

aMbhodhara shyAmala kuntalAyai taTit prabhAt Amra jaTAdharAya | nirIshvarAyai nikhileshvarAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 6 ||

She has kuntala--locks of hair that look like aMbhodhara--clouds that are shyAmala--dark with water His jaTa--twisted locks of hair are taTit--raised like the banks of a river and prabhAt--shining like Amra--the ripe mango fruits of golden hue

She is nirIshvara--godless that is with no God above her He is nikhileshvara--the immanent God of everything I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

He is jagadeka pitRu--the sole father of the world

prapancha sRiShTy-unmukha lAsyakAyai samasta saMhAraka tANDavAya | jagaj jananyai jagadeka pitre namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 7 ||

She performs her lAsyaka--dance in dramatic delight at the prapancha--universal sRiShti--creation that is unmukha--springing up at her dance He performs tANDava--a frantic dance which is saMhAraka--destructive of samasta--everything and the universe subsides back in it

She is janani--mother of the jagat--world so jagajjanani

I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

pradIpta ratno-jjvala kuNDalAyai sphuran mahApannaga bhUShaNAya | shivAnvitAyai cha shivAnvitAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 8 ||

Her kuNDala--ear rings are pradIpta--sparkling studded with ujjvala--blazing ratna--precious stones His bhUshaNam--ornament is only sphuran--trembling mahApanaga--great serpents

She is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness He is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness too I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

etat-paThed aShThakam iShTadaM yo bhaktyA sa mAnyo bhuvi dIrghajIvI | prApnoti saubhAgyam anantakAlaM bhUyAt sadA tasya samasta siddhiH || 9 ||

This final verse is the phala shruti of this stotram

etatpaThed--one who reads this aShThakam--hymn of eight verses yo bhaktyA--with devotion will obtain sa mAnyo iShTadaM--all honour and respect desired bhuvi dIrghajIvI--will live long in the world and prApnoti--attain saubhAgyam--fortune and prosperity and bhUyAt--when one repeatedly chants this stotram will attain sadA tasya--perpetual samasta siddhiH--all powers and perfection

iti shrImat paramahaMsa parivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovinda bhagavat pUjyapAda shiShyasya | shrImach-ChaMkara bhagavataH kRitau ardhanArIshvara stotram saMpUrNam ||

Thus concludes the ardhanArIshvara stotram composed by shrI Adi shaMkarAchArya disciple of shrI govinda bhagavatpAda

He is jagadeka pitRu--the sole father of the world

prapancha sRiShTy-unmukha lAsyakAyai samasta saMhAraka tANDavAya | jagaj jananyai jagadeka pitre namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 7 ||

She performs her lAsyaka--dance in dramatic delight at the prapancha--universal sRiShti--creation that is unmukha--springing up at her dance He performs tANDava--a frantic dance which is saMhAraka--destructive of samasta--everything and the universe subsides back in it

She is janani--mother of the jagat--world so jagajjanani

I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

pradIpta ratno-jjvala kuNDalAyai sphuran mahApannaga bhUShaNAya | shivAnvitAyai cha shivAnvitAya namaH shivAyai cha namaH shivAya || 8 ||

Her kuNDala--ear rings are pradIpta--sparkling studded with ujjvala--blazing ratna--precious stones His bhUshaNam--ornament is only sphuran--trembling mahApanaga--great serpents

She is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness He is anvita--inherent shivam--auspiciousness happiness too I bow to this shivA and shivaH in the form of ardhanArIshvara

etat-paThed aShThakam iShTadaM yo bhaktyA sa mAnyo bhuvi dIrghajIvI | prApnoti saubhAgyam anantakAlaM bhUyAt sadA tasya samasta siddhiH || 9 ||

This final verse is the phala shruti of this stotram

etatpaThed--one who reads this aShThakam--hymn of eight verses yo bhaktyA--with devotion will obtain sa mAnyo iShTadaM--all honour and respect desired bhuvi dIrghajIvI--will live long in the world and prApnoti--attain saubhAgyam--fortune and prosperity and bhUyAt--when one repeatedly chants this stotram will attain sadA tasya--perpetual samasta siddhiH--all powers and perfection

iti shrImat paramahaMsa parivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovinda bhagavat pUjyapAda shiShyasya | shrImach-ChaMkara bhagavataH kRitau ardhanArIshvara stotram saMpUrNam ||

Thus concludes the ardhanArIshvara stotram composed by shrI Adi shaMkarAchArya disciple of shrI govinda bhagavatpAda