The hymn to Shiva.
Him do I cherish,
The Lord of living creatures.
The Almighty One,
The slayer of sin,
Who is adored by all.
In those matted locks,
The Ganges wanders murmuring.
Him do I cherish,
Shiva,
The great God,
The One without a second,
The destroyer of lust.
Him do I praise,
The Lord Supreme,
The God of gods,
The demon slayer,
Who is the spirit pervading all.
The Lord of the world,
Whose body is ash besmeared,
Whose three eyes are the sun,
Moon,
And fire.
Him do I praise,
Shiva,
The ever-blessed,
The five-faced One.
Him do I worship,
The King of the holy mountains,
The Lord of hosts,
The blue-throated God,
Who dwells beyond the three gunas.
The primal cause,
The shining One,
Whose body is white with ash and who rides on the sacred bull.
Him do I worship,
Shiva,
The five-faced One,
Whose consort is Bhavani.
O Lord of Uma,
Shampu,
Whose brow is adorned with the crescent moon.
O Mahadeva,
Wielder of the trident,
Wearer of matted locks,
Thou who alone pervades the universe,
You of cosmic form.
O Lord eternally complete,
Be generous to us.
Be gracious to us,
Lord.
Him do I worship,
The Paramatman,
One and without a second,
Who is the cause of the universe,
The primal being,
Spirit formless and actionless,
Who is attained through the syllable Om.
Him do I worship,
Shiva,
Of whom the universe is born and by whom it is sustained,
In whom it merges.
Him do I worship,
Who is neither earth nor water,
Who is neither fire nor air nor ether,
Who is unvisited by sleep,
Yet evermore unwearied,
Beyond both heat and cold,
Without a country and without a home.
Him do I worship,
Shiva,
The formless One,
The Trimurti.
In Him do I take refuge,
The birthless,
The everlasting,
The cause of all causes,
The transcendental,
Who is beyond all darkness,
The auspicious One,
The self-existent,
The light of lights,
Who is without beginning or end.
In Him do I take refuge,
Shiva,
The supreme purifier,
The one without a second,
All-pervasive spirit,
Thou whose visible form is the universe.
I bow to you again and again,
You who are the embodiment of consciousness and bliss.
Again and again I salute you.
It is you I bow to again and again,
Who are inattainable by practice and self-control.
Again and again I bow to you,
Who are only to be known through the knowledge of the Vedas.
O Lord,
Omnipresent spirit,
Wielder of the trident and ruler of the universe,
O Mahadeva,
Deliverer of happiness,
Supreme Lord,
Three-eyed Shiva,
Serene One,
Consort of Uma,
Slayer of demons and destroyer of lust,
None but you should we cherish and honor and adore,
Consort of Gauri,
Lord of all living creatures,
You who destroys the fetters of the world,
O King of Kashi,
You who are alone supreme,
Moved by compassion you create,
Sustain and destroy the world,
Lord and primeval cause,
Slayer of Madana,
From you alone the world has sprung,
Compassionate One,
You who are Lord of all,
In you alone does the world endure,
Lord Shiva,
Who reveals yourself through all things living and all unliving,
To you alone does the world at last return.
