What are the benefits of worshipping Krittivasasam (Lord Shiva) according to this hymn?

Worshipping Krittivasasam grants desires, bestows boons, liberation, fulfills all aspirations, and provides devotion and salvation.

Who worships Krittivasasam as described in the hymn?

Krittivasasam is worshipped by those desiring liberation, sages with steadfast devotion, yogis with minds fixed on His lotus feet, and various celestial beings.

What are some of the attributes of Krittivasasam mentioned in the hymn?

Krittivasasam is the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, adorned with the crescent moon, has a body smeared with fragrant substances, possesses power, and is the creator of all.

What is the effect of reciting this five-jewel hymn (stavapancharatnam) daily?

Reciting this hymn daily destroys all sins, and by Shiva's grace, one is blessed with children, spouse, friends, and wealth.

From which scripture does this Krittivasasam hymn originate?

This hymn, known as Shri Shiva Pancharatna Stuti, originates from the Shri Shiva Mahapurana and was composed by Shri Krishna.

śrī śiva pañcaratna stutiḥ (kr̥ṣṇa kr̥tam)

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Shiv Stotra

śrīkr̥ṣṇa uvāca |
mattasindhuramastakōpari nr̥tyamānapadāmbujaṁ
bhaktacintitasiddhidānavicakṣaṇaṁ kamalēkṣaṇam |
bhuktimuktiphalapradaṁ bhavapadmajācyutapūjitaṁ
kr̥ttivāsasamāśrayē mama sarvasiddhidamīśvaram || 1 ||

vittadapriyamarcitaṁ kr̥takr̥cchratīvratapaścaraiḥ
muktikāmibhirāśritairmunibhirdr̥ḍhāmalabhaktibhiḥ |
muktidaṁ nijapādapaṅkajasaktamānasayōgināṁ
kr̥ttivāsasamāśrayē mama sarvasiddhidamīśvaram || 2 ||

kr̥ttadakṣamakhādhipaṁ varavīrabhadragaṇēna vai
yakṣarākṣasamartyakinnaradēvapannagavanditam |
raktabhuggaṇanāthahr̥dbhramarāñcitāṅghrisarōruhaṁ
kr̥ttivāsasamāśrayē mama sarvasiddhidamīśvaram || 3 ||

naktanāthakalādharaṁ nagajāpayōdharanīrajā-
-liptacandanapaṅkakuṅkumapaṅkilāmalavigraham |
śaktimantamaśēṣasr̥ṣṭividhāyakaṁ sakalaprabhuṁ
kr̥ttivāsasamāśrayē mama sarvasiddhidamīśvaram || 4 ||

raktanīrajatulyapādapayōjasanmaṇinūpuraṁ
pattanatrayadēhapāṭanapaṅkajākṣaśilīmukham |
vittaśailaśarāsanaṁ pr̥thuśiñjinīkr̥tatakṣakaṁ
kr̥ttivāsasamāśrayē mama sarvasiddhidamīśvaram || 5 ||

yaḥ paṭhēcca dinē dinē stavapañcaratnamumāpatēḥ
prātarēva mayā kr̥taṁ nikhilāghatūlamahānalam |
tasya putrakalatramitradhanāni santu kr̥pābalāt
tē mahēśvara śaṅkarākhila viśvanāyaka śāśvata || 6 ||

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇē śrīkr̥ṣṇakr̥ta śrīśivapañcaratnastutiḥ |

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