What are some names and forms of Shiva mentioned in the prayer?

The prayer mentions Virupaksha, Pinakahasta, Vajrahasta, Dhanvine, Trishulahasta, Dhurjate, Trailokyanatha, and Bhutagramasharirine as names/forms of Shiva.

To whom does the prayer offer salutations (namah)?

The prayer offers salutations to Shiva in various forms, including Brahma, Rudra, Vishnu, and the embodiment of the Vedas, as well as the destroyer of Manmatha.

What aspects of time are attributed to Shiva in the prayer?

Shiva is described as Rtu (seasons), Manvantara (epochs), Kalpa (cosmic cycles), Paksha (fortnights), Masa (months), Dina (days) and Atma (soul) of time.

What are some weapons or attributes associated with Shiva in the prayer?

The prayer mentions Pinaka (bow), Vajra (thunderbolt), Trishula (trident), Danda (staff), and Kapala (skull) as weapons and attributes associated with Shiva.

What qualities or states of being are attributed to Shiva in this prayer?

The prayer attributes qualities like being pure knowledge (shuddhabodha), awakened (prabuddha), free (mukta), eternal (nitya), manifest (vyakta), and unmanifest (avyakta) to Shiva.

śrī śiva stōtram (dēvadānava kr̥tam)

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Shiv Stotra

dēvadānavā ūcuḥ |
namastubhyaṁ virūpākṣa sarvatō:’nantacakṣuṣē |
namaḥ pinākahastāya vajrahastāya dhanvinē || 1 ||

namastriśūlahastāya daṇḍahastāya dhūrjaṭē |
namastrailōkyanāthāya bhūtagrāmaśarīriṇē || 2 ||

namaḥ surārihantrē ca sōmāgnyarkāgryacakṣuṣē |
brahmaṇē caiva rudrāya namastē viṣṇurūpiṇē || 3 ||

brahmaṇē vēdarūpāya namastē dēvarūpiṇē |
sāṅkhyayōgāya bhūtānāṁ namastē śambhavāya tē || 4 ||

manmathāṅgavināśāya namaḥ kālakṣayaṅkara |
raṁhasē dēvadēvāya namastē vasurētasē || 5 ||

ēkavīrāya sarvāya namaḥ piṅgakapardinē |
umābhartrē namastubhyaṁ yajñatripuraghātinē || 6 ||

śuddhabōdhaprabuddhāya muktakaivalyarūpiṇē |
lōkatrayavidhātrē ca varuṇēndrāgnirūpiṇē || 7 ||

r̥gyajuḥ sāmavēdāya puruṣāyēśvarāya ca |
agrāya caiva cōgrāya viprāya śruticakṣuṣē || 8 ||

rajasē caiva sattvāya tamasē sthimitātmanē |
anityanityabhāsāya namō nityacarātmanē || 9 ||

vyaktāya caivāvyaktāya vyaktāvyaktātmanē namaḥ |
bhaktānāmārtināśāya priyanārāyaṇāya ca || 10 ||

umāpriyāya śarvāya nandivaktrāñcitāya vai |
r̥tumanvantakalpāya pakṣamāsadinātmanē || 11 ||

nānārūpāya muṇḍāya varūtha pr̥thudaṇḍinē |
namaḥ kapālahastāya digvāsāya śikhaṇḍinē || 12 ||

dhanvinē rathinē caiva yatayē brahmacāriṇē |
ityēvamādicaritaiḥ stutaṁ tubhyaṁ namō namaḥ || 13 ||

iti śrīmatsyapurāṇē kṣīrōdamathavarṇanō nāma pañcāśadadhikadviśatatamō:’dhyāyē dēvadānavakr̥ta śivastōtram |

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