Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Gowri Sloka


GOWREE VILAASA BHAVANAAYA
MAHESWARAAYA PANCHAANANAYA
SARANAAGATHA RAKSHAKAAYA
SARVAAYA SARVA JAGATHAAM ADHIPAAYA
THASMAI DHARIDHRYA DHUKA DHAHANAAYA NAMASIVAAYA

[ I salute Lord Shiva who removes poverty and sorrow, who is the Lord of Goddess Gowri, who has five faces, who protects his devotees and who is the Lord of this universe ]

Kalakantam Sloka


Kaalagantam Kaala moorthim
Kalaadrim Kaalanasanam
Namami Sirasa Devam Kimno
Mrutyu Karishyathee

[ What can death do to me when I salute Lord Shiva who holds poison in his throat , Who has 3 eyes, who is eternal time principle, who is like the final fire and who destroyed death himself ]

Vamadevam Sloka


VAMADEVAM MAHAADEVAM
LOKANATHAM JAGATHGURUM
NAMAMI SIRASADEVAMKIMNO
MRITYU KARISHYATHE

[ What can death do to me when I bow to Lord Vamadeva (Shiva), who has three eyes and who is the universal preceptor and lord ]

Ganga Sloka


(Bath time sloka )
Gangeycha Yamunechaiva Godavari Saraswathi Narmade Sindhu Kaveri,
Jalesmin Sannithim Kuru

[ In this water, I invoke the presence of holy waters from rivers ganga, yamuna, sindhu, godhavari, narmada and kaveri ]

Neelakantam Sloka


NEELAKANTAM VIRUPAKSHAM
NIRMALAM NILAYAPRADTHAM
NAMAMI SIRASA DEVAM KIMNO
MRITHYU KARISHYATHEE

[ What can death do to me when I salute Lord Shiva whose throat is blue, who has three eyes, who is pure and blesses stability ]

Nandhi Sloka


Nandhikesha Mahaabhaaga
Shivadhyaana ParaayaNa
Gowrinandana Sevaartham
AnujGYaa Daatum Marhasii

[ O! Lord Nandhikesha, highly distinguished, Son of Gowri and wholly devoted in meditation of Lord Shiva, please grant us the deserving permission to worship Lord Shiva ]

Nagendra Sloka


NAGENDRA HAARAAYA TRILOCHANAAYA
BHASMANGA RAAGAYA MAHESHWARAYA
NITHYAAYA SUDDHAAYA DHIGAMBARAAYA
THASMAI NA KAARAAYA NAMASHIVAYA NAMA SHIVAAYA

[ I offer my humble salutations to Lord Mahesvara who has a garland of serpants around the neck, who has three eyes, whose body is covered with ash, who is eternal who is pure who has the entire sky as his dress and who is embodies as the first letter Na ]