Shiva jaya jaya kara
dhyana stotram
(the meditative
prayer of Lord Shiva with wishes for victory)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Here is a very powerful prayer that also
can be used in Bhajans addressed to Lord Shiva.)
1.Spatika prathibhata
, kante virachitha kalimala shanthe,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who with the crystal that he wears in neck
removes the ills of Kali age.
2.Gangadhara pingala jata hrutha saranagatha sankata,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who carries Ganga
in his matted hair and
hears the sorrows of those who surrender to him.
3.Bala sudhakara
shekara bala lasad vaiswanara,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who made the crescent moon grow and who is the powerful shining
fire.
4.Padma dalayatha
lochana druda bhava bandhana
mochana,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who has eyes like lotus petals and speedily
frees us from the ties of birth.
5.Manda madhura
hasa vadana , nirjitha dir lasitha madana,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who has with soft sweet smile
played with the ill fated God of
love.
6.Sanakadhika vandhya
charana , dusthara bhava Sindhu tharana,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Whose feet is worshipped by sages like
Sanaka,
And makes us cross the ocean of birth which
is difficult to cross.
7.Lalitha bala
gajanana kalitha maha pithru kanana,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who held the baby Ganesa softly and who is
the great forest of manes.
8.Sachid gana
sukha sagara leela peeta mahagara,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Who is the dense ocean of divinity and who
playfully swallowed the poison.
9.Girija aslisshtardha
thano. Kalpitha giriraja dhano,
Shiva Shankara, Shiva Shhankara , jaya Kailasapathe
Victory to lord of Kailasa, the Shiva Shankara , the Shiva Shankara,
Whose half body is hugged by Girija ,
and who is imaginary treasure of the mountain king.