To whom does Śrī Kṛṣṇa offer his respects in the Śivastōtram?

Śrī Kṛṣṇa offers his respects to Goddess Dēvī and Giriśa (Lord Shiva) with devotion, contemplating the self within the self.

According to the Śivastōtram, what are the three qualities (guṇas) that are attributed to Shiva?

The Śivastōtram states that Shiva is Sattva (goodness), Rajas (passion), and Tamas (ignorance), implying that He encompasses all aspects of existence.

What is said to happen when one offers a flower or a leaf at Shiva's feet?

The Śivastōtram says that by offering even a flower or a leaf at Shiva's feet, one becomes liberated from the bonds of the world.

What are some of the names and forms by which devotees invoke Lord Shiva in the Śivastōtram?

Devotees invoke Lord Shiva by various names and forms including Nīlakaṇṭha (blue-throated), Trinētra (three-eyed), Mahādēva (great god), and Īśāna (ruler).

What does Śrī Kṛṣṇa ask of Paramēśvara (the Supreme Lord) at the end of the Śivastōtram?

At the end of the Śivastōtram, Śrī Kṛṣṇa repeatedly bows down and asks Paramēśvara (Lord Shiva) to grant him his desires with all His being.

śrī śiva stōtram (kr̥ṣṇa kr̥tam)

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Shiv Stotra

śrīkr̥ṣṇa uvāca –
praṇamya dēvyā giriśaṁ sabhaktyā
svātmanyadhātmāna masauvicintya |
namō:’stu tē śāśvata sarvayōnē
brahmādhipaṁ tvāṁ munayō vadanti || 1 ||

tvamēva sattvaṁ ca rajastamaśca
tvāmēva sarvaṁ pravadanti santaḥ |
tatastvamēvāsi jagadvidhāyaka-
stvamēva satyaṁ pravadanti vēdāḥ || 2 ||

tvaṁ brahmā hariratha viśvayōniragni-
ssaṁhartā dinakara maṇḍalādhivāsaḥ |
prāṇastvaṁ hutavaha vāsavādibhēda-
stvāmēkaṁ śaraṇamupaimi dēvamīśam || 3 ||

sāṅkhyāstvāmaguṇamathāhurēkarūpaṁ
yōgastvāṁ satatamupāsatē hr̥distham |
dēvāstvāmabhidadhatīha rudramagniṁ
tvāmēkaṁ śaraṇamupaimi dēvamīśam || 4 ||

tvatpādē kusumamathāpi patramēkaṁ
datvāsau bhavati vimukta viśvabandhaḥ |
sarvāghaṁ praṇudati siddhayōgajuṣṭaṁ
smr̥tvā tē padayugalaṁ bhavatprasādāt || 5 ||

yasyā śēṣavibhāgahīna mamalaṁ hr̥dyantarāvasthitaṁ
tattvaṁ jyōtiranantamēkamamaraṁ satyaṁ paraṁ sarvagam |
sthānaṁ prāhuranādimadhyanidhanaṁ yasmādidaṁ jāyatē
nityaṁ tvāmanuyāmi satyavibhavaṁ viśvēśvaraṁ taṁ śivam || 6 ||

ōṁ namō nīlakaṇṭhāya trinētrāya ca raṁhasē |
mahādēvāya tē nityamīśānāya namō namaḥ || 7 ||

namaḥ pinākinē tubhyaṁ namō daṇḍāya muṇḍinē |
namastē vajrahastāya digvastrāya kapardinē || 8 ||

namō bhairavanāthāya harāya ca niṣaṅgiṇē |
nāgayajñōpavītāya namastē vahni tējasē || 9 ||

namō:’stu tē girīśāya svāhākārāya tē namaḥ |
namō muktāṭṭahāsāya bhīmāya ca namō namaḥ || 10 ||

namastē kāmanāśāya namaḥ kālapramāthinē |
namō bhairavarūpāya kālarūpāya damṣṭriṇē || 11 ||

namō:’stu tē tryambakāya namastē kr̥ttivāsanē |
namō:’mbikādhipatayē paśūnāṁ patayē namaḥ || 12 ||

namastē vyōmarūpāya vyōmādhipatayē namaḥ |
naranārīśarīrāya sāṅkhya yōgapravartinē || 13 ||

namō daivatanāthāya namō daivataliṅginē |
kumāraguravē tubhyaṁ dēvadēvāya tē namaḥ || 14 ||

namō yajñādhipatayē namastē brahmacāriṇē |
mr̥gavyādhā:’dhipatayē brahmādhipatayē namaḥ || 15 ||

namō bhavāya viśvāya mōhanāya namō namaḥ |
yōginē yōgagamyāya yōgamāyāya tē namaḥ || 16 ||

namō namō namastubhyaṁ bhūyō bhūyō namō namaḥ |
mahyaṁ sarvātmanā kāmān prayaccha paramēśvara || 17 ||

ēvaṁ hi bhaktyā dēvēśamabhiṣṭūya ca mādhavaḥ |
papāta pādayōrviprā dēvadēvasya daṇḍavat || 18 ||

utthāpya bhagavān sōmaḥ kr̥ṣṇaṁ kēśiniṣūdanam |
babhāṣē madhuraṁ vākyaṁ mēghagaṁbhīranissvanam || 19 ||

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇē śrīkr̥ṣṇakr̥ta śivastōtram |

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