Siva Saptatinama Stotram
IAST English
Bhagavan Rudra - The Father of the Universe
Śiva Saptati Nāma Stotram – Introduction
Śiva Saptati Nāma Stotram is a sacred hymn consisting of seventy divine names of Lord Rudra-Śiva. It was compiled by Kāvyakaṇṭha Vāsiṣṭha Śrī Ganapati Muni, the great disciple of Bhagavan Śrī Ramana Maharshi.
The names in this stotram are drawn from the Vedic tradition and praise Rudra as the supreme Lord, healer, protector, giver of prosperity, destroyer of suffering, father of the worlds, and auspicious Śiva. Each name reveals a distinct aspect of the Lord — his majesty, compassion, power, purity, wisdom, and universal presence.
Though brief, this hymn carries deep Vedic force. It is both a nāma-stotra and a meditative garland of sacred epithets, guiding the devotee to contemplate Rudra-Śiva as the divine power who protects the worlds, removes sins, grants blessings, and leads the seeker toward inner purification and auspiciousness.
॥ kāvyakaṇṭha vāsiṣṭha śrīgaṇapatimuni saṅkalitaṃ śivasaptatināmastotram ॥
devānāṃ śreṣṭha īśāno bhuvanasyājaro vasuḥ ।
svadhāvānsuhavo babhrurdvibarhā aruṣaḥ kaviḥ ॥1॥
jalāṣabheṣajo bhūrirbhūrerdātā bhiṣaktamaḥ ।
sthiradhanvā kṣayadvīro rudro gāthapatiḥ sviṣuḥ ॥ 2॥
vedhāḥ sudhanvā kṣipreṣurmarutvānasurastavāḥ ।
tveṣastigmāyudhastavyānvajrabāhustavastamaḥ ॥ 3॥
upahatuḥ kalmalīkī suṣumno gartasadyuvā ।
divo varāho vṛṣabho vaṅkuḥ svikvānṛdūdaraḥ ॥ 4 ॥
svapivātaścekitānaḥ suśipraḥ svayaśāḥ śrutaḥ ।
śvitsannṛṣvaḥ svavāneva yāvabhiḥ paśupāḥ śuciḥ ॥5॥
sahamāno medhapatiḥ pracetāḥ satpatibṛhan ।
pururūpaḥ kaparyugraḥ sugandhiḥ puṣṭivardhanaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
śukro'ṣāhḷo yajñasādhastryambako marutāṃ pitā ।
mīḍhvānmīḷhuṣṭamo devo bhuvanasya pitā śivaḥ ॥ 7॥
itīyaṃ saptatirnāmnāṃ rudrasya nigamoddhṛtā ।
sarvapāpapraśamanī sarvābhīṣṭapradāyinī ॥ 8 ॥
॥ iti śrībhagavanmaharṣiramaṇāntevāsino vāsiṣṭhasya narasiṃhasūnorgaṇapateḥ saṅkalitaṃ śivasaptatināmastotram samāptaḥ ॥