Who is Asita in the context of the Shiva Stotram?

Asita is the sage who recited the Shiva Stotram, praising Lord Shiva, as mentioned in the Brahmavaivarta Purana.

What are the benefits of reciting the Asita Krta Shiva Stotram with devotion?

Reciting the Stotram for a year may bring a Vaishnava son, wealth, happiness, and even cure speech impediments according to the text.

To whom was this Shiva Stotram initially given?

The Shiva Stotram was originally given by Brahma to Prachetas, who then passed it on to his son, Asita.

What qualities are attributed to Lord Shiva in the Asita Krta Shiva Stotram?

The stotram praises Shiva as the destroyer of death, the seed of immortality, beyond qualities, the basis of qualities, and the form of Brahman.

What does the text say about someone who is unmarried and recites the Asita Krta Shiva Stotram?

The text suggests that an unmarried person who recites the stotram may obtain a virtuous and devoted wife.

śrī śiva stōtram (asita kr̥tam)

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Shiv Stotra

asita uvāca –
jagadgurō namastubhyaṁ śivāya śivadāya ca |
yōgīndrāṇāṁ ca yōgīndra gurūṇāṁ guravē namaḥ || 1 ||

mr̥tyōrmr̥tyusvarūpēṇa mr̥tyusaṁsārakhaṇḍana |
mr̥tyōrīśa mr̥tyubīja mr̥tyuñjaya namō:’stu tē || 2 ||

kālarūpaḥ kalayatāṁ kālakālēśa kāraṇa |
kālādatīta kālastha kālakāla namō:’stu tē || 3 ||

guṇātīta guṇādhāra guṇabīja guṇātmaka |
guṇīśa guṇināṁ bīja guṇināṁ guravē namaḥ || 4 ||

brahmasvarūpa brahmajña brahmabhāvanatatparaḥ |
brahmabījasvarūpēṇa brahmabīja namō:’stu tē || 5 ||

iti stutvā śivaṁ natvā purastasthau munīśvaraḥ |
dīnavatsā:’śrunētraśca pulakāñcitavigrahaḥ || 6 ||

asitēna kr̥taṁ stōtram bhaktiyuktaśca yaḥ paṭhēt |
varṣamēkaṁ haviṣyāśī śaṅkarasya mahātmanaḥ || 7 ||

sa labhēdvaiṣṇavaṁ putraṁ jñāninaṁ cirajīvinam |
bhavēddhanāḍhyō:’duḥkhī ca mūkō bhavati paṇḍitaḥ || 8 ||

abhāryō labhatē bhāryāṁ suśīlāṁ ca pativratām |
iha lōkē sukhaṁ bhuktvā yātyantē śivasannidhim || 9 ||

idaṁ stōtraṁ purā dattaṁ brahmaṇā ca pracētasē |
pracētasā svaputrāyāsitāya dattamuttamam || 10 ||

iti śrībrahmavaivartē mahāpurāṇē śrīkr̥ṣṇajanmakhaṇḍē asitakr̥ta śivastōtram |

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