Comprehensive Lord Shiva Puja Sequence
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Understanding Shaivism Comprehensive Lord Shiva pooja
Dhyanam (Meditation & Forgiveness)
Original
करचरण कृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा । श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधं । विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व । जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥
Transliteration
Karacharna kritam vakkaaya-jam karma-jam vaa | Shravana-nayanajam maanasam vaa-paradham | Vihitam-avihitam vaa sarvam-etat-kshamasva | Jaya jaya karunaabdhe shri-mahadeva shambho ||
Meaning / Translation
Whatever sins I have committed through my hands, feet, speech, body, actions, ears, eyes, or mind, whether intentional or unintentional, please forgive them all, O compassionate Lord Mahadeva Shambho.
Panchakshara Mantra (The Sacred Five-Syllable Mantra)
Original
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Transliteration
Om Namah Shivaya
Meaning / Translation
I bow to Lord Shiva (the Auspicious One).
Shiva Stotram (Invocation of Attributes)
Original
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय । नित्याया शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Nagendra-haraya trilochanaya bhasmanga-ragaya maheshvaraya | Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya tasmai nakaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the Lord who has the king of serpents as His garland, who has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, the Great Lord, who is eternal, pure, and clothed in the elements (sky-clad). Salutations to that Shiva, represented by the syllable 'Na'.
Shiva Aarti (Glorification)
Original
ओम जय शिव ओमकारा, स्वामी जय शिव ओमकारा । ब्रह्मा विष्णु सदाशिव अर्द्धांगी धारा ॥ ओम जय शिव ओमकारा...
Transliteration
Om Jai Shiv Omkara, Swami Jai Shiv Omkara | Brahma Vishnu Sadashiv Ardhangi Dhara | Om Jai Shiv Omkara...
Meaning / Translation
Om, glory to Lord Shiva, the embodiment of Om. Brahma, Vishnu, and Sadashiva, along with His half-consort (Shakti), are all contained within Him. Glory to Lord Shiva.