Shiv Mandir

Awesome place. You can find peace of mind.

A very sweet place. I love to visit again and again.

Rudraashtakam (Shiva Stuti)nn1-Namaa miisha mishaana-nirvaana rupamnvibhum vyaapakam brahma-veda-svaroopamnnijam nirgunam nirvikalpam nirihamnchidaakaasha maakaasha-vaasam bhaje hamnnI bow to the Ruler of the Universe, whose very form is Liberation,nthe omnipotent and all pervading Brahma, manifest as the Vedas.nI worship Shiva, shining in his own glory, without physical qualities,nUndifferentiated, desireless, all pervading sky of consciousnessnand wearing the sky itself as His garment.nnniraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyamngiraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriishamnkaraalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalamngunaagaara samsara paaram nato hamnnI bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of “OM”nThe Self of All, transcending all conditions and states,nBeyond speech, understanding and sense perception,nAwe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash,nDevourer of Death, the immortal abode of all virtues.nntushaa raadri-sankaasha-gauram gabhiramnmanobhuta-koti prabha sri sariramnsphuran mauli-kallolini-charu-ganganlasad-bhaala-balendu kanthe bhujangaannI worship Shankara, whose form is white as the Himalyan snow,nRadiant with the beauty of countless Cupids,nWhose head sparkles with the GanganWith crescent moon adorning his brow and snakes coiling his neck,nnchalatkundalam bhru sunetram visalamnprasannaa-nanam nila-kantham dayaalamnmrgadhisa charmaambaram mundamaalamnpriyam sankaram sarvanaatham bhajaaminnThe beloved Lord of All,nwith shimmering pendants hanging from his ears,nBeautiful eyebrows and large eyes,nFull of Mercy with a cheerful countenance and a blue speck on his throat.nnpracandam prakrstam pragalbham pareshamnakhandam ajam bhaanukoti-prakaasamntrayah-shula-nirmulanam shula-paanimnbhaje ham bhavaani-patim bhaava-gamyamnnI worship Shankara, Bhavani’s husband,nThe fierce, exalted, luminous supreme Lord.nIndivisible, unborn and radiant with the glory of a million suns;nWho, holding a trident, tears out the root of the three-fold suffering,nAnd who is reached only through Love.nnkalaatitata-kalyaana-kalpanta-kaarinsadaa sajjanaa-nanda-daataa purarihnchidaananda-sandoha-mohaapahaarinprasida praslda prabho manmathaarihnnYou who are without parts, ever blessed,nThe cause of universal destruction at the end of each round of creation,nA source of perpetual delight to the pure of heart,nSlayer of the demon, Tripura, consciousness and bliss personified,nDispeller of delusion…nHave mercy on me, foe of Lust.nnna yaavad umaanaatha-paadaaravindamnbhajantiha loke parevaa naraanamnna taavat-sukham shaanti-santaapa-naashamnpraslda prabho sarva bhutaa-dhivaasamnnOh Lord of Uma, so long as you are not worshippednThere is no happiness, peace or freedom from sufferingnin this world or the next.nYou who dwell in the hearts of all living beings,nand in whom all beings have their existence,nHave mercy on me, Lord.nnna janaami yogam japam naiva pujamnnato ham sadaa sarvadaa sambhu tubhyamnjaraa janma-duhkhaugha taatapya maanamnprabho paahi apan-namaamisha shambhonnI don’t know yoga, prayer or rituals,nBut everywhere and at every moment, I bow to you, Shambhu!nProtect me my Lord, miserable and afflicted as I amnwith the sufferings of birth, old-age and death.nnrudrastakam idam proktam viprena haratosayenye pathanti nara bhaktya tesam sambhuh prasidatinnThis eightfold hymn of praise was sung by the Brahman to please Shankara.nShambhu will be pleased with whomever heartfully recites it.nnkarpoora gauram karunaavataaram samsaara saaram bhujagendra haaramnnHe is white like camphor and the very incarnation of mercy and compassion,nThe only good thing in this world, wearing a king cobra as a garlandnnsadaavasantam hridayaara vinde bhavam bhavaani sahitam namaaminnIt is always springtime in the lotus of His heart I bow down to Bhava (Shiva), as well as to Bhavani (Parvati) who accompanies HimnnShambho Sadaa Shiva!