Himalaya Krit Shiv Stotra is a celestial melody in the glory of Lord Shiva composed by Himalaya. Himalaya is the personification of the Himalayan mountains, which are also learned as the Himavat Mountains. He is the Guardian God of the Himalayan Mountains of Ancient India, which finds mentioned in the epic Mahabharata.
The other names of the Himalayas are Parvateshwara, Himavant, Himavan, and Himaraja.
Himavat fathered Ganga the river goddess, as well as Ragini and Parvati, the wife of Shiva. His wife and queen consort is Vedic goddess Mena, the daughter of Mount Meru, as per the Ramayana or Daughter of Pitru devatas as per some other sources like the Vishnu Purana.
It is acknowledged that by rehearsing this Shiv Stotra, all the yearnings of the seeker are fulfilled. The seeker of prosperity gets abundance, the seeker of matrimony gets a wife and the seeker also gets godsends of Lord Shankara.
Himalaya Krit Shiv Stotra Meaning
हिमालय कृत शिव स्तोत्र
हिमालय उवाच ॥
Himalaya said
त्वं ब्रह्मा सऋष्टिकर्ता च त्वं विष्णुः परिपालकः ।
त्वं शिवः शिवदोऽनन्तः सर्वसंहारकारकः ॥१॥
Thwam brahma srishti kartha cha Vishnu paripalaka
Thwam shiva shiva dho anantha sarva samhara karaka
You are Lord Brahma the creator and you are Vishnu who looks after You are shiva, peaceful endlessly, and destroyer of all.
त्वमीश्वरो गुणातीतो ज्योतीरूपः सनातनः
प्रकृतः प्रकृतीशश्च प्राकृतः प्रकृतेः परः ॥२॥
Thwaam easwaro gunaatheetho jyothi roopa sanathana
Prakrutha prakrtheesascha praakrutha prakruthe para
You are god, beyond properties, having a form of flame, and are forever
You are natural, the god of nature. Primitive and nature the divine
नानारूपविधाता त्वं भक्तानां ध्यानहेतवे ।
येषु रूपेपु यत्प्रीतिस्तत्तद्रूपं बिभर्षि च ॥३॥
Nana roopa vidhathaa thwam bakthaanaam dhyana hethave
Yeshu roopeshu yath preethee sthathadhroopam vibharshi cha
You take various forms and are the cause of devotees to meditate,
And in that form great rishi shows you, great love
सूर्यस्त्वं सृष्टिजनक आधारः सर्वतेजसाम ।
सोमस्त्वं सस्यपाता च सततं शीतरश्मिना ॥४॥
Suryasthvam srushti janaks aadhaara sarva thejasaam
Somasthwam sasya pathaa cha sathatham seethe rasminaa
You are the sun god, the father of creation, the basis of all light
You are the moon, who makes crops fall down and has cool rays.
वायुस्त्वं वरुणस्त्वं च विद्वांश्च विदुषां गुरुः ।
मृत्युञ्जयो मृत्युमृत्युः कालकालो यमान्तकः ॥५॥
Vayusthwam, varunaswthwam ch vidwaamscha vidhushaam guru
Mruthyunjayo, mruthyu mruthyu, kala kalo, yamanthaka
You are wind, you are the god of rain and the teacher of scholars and learned
You are victorious over death, death of death, death of the god of death, and the killer of Yama
वेदस्त्वं वेदकर्ता च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ।
विदुषां जनकस्त्वं च विद्वांश्च विदुषां गुरुः ॥६॥
Vedasthwam Veda kartha ch veda vedanga paraga
Vidhushaamjanakasthwam cha vidwamscha vidhushaam guru
You are Vedas, the one who composed Vedas and expert in Vedas and branches of Vedas
You are the father of scholars and the teacher to scholars and learned
मन्त्रस्त्वं हि जपस्त्वं हि तपस्त्वं तत्फलप्रदः ।
वाक त्वं रागाधिदेवी त्वं तत्कर्ता तद्गुरुः स्वयम ॥७॥
Manthrasthwam hi japasthwam hi thapasthwam thath phala pradha
Vaak thwam raghadhi devi ssthwam thath karthaa thath guru swayam
You are mantras, you are the chanting and you are the penance and the one who makes them give results
You are the voice, you are the goddess ruling over passion, their creator as well as teacher
अहो सरस्वतीबीज कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः ।
इत्येवमुक्त्वा शैलेन्द्रस्तस्थौ धृत्वा पदांबुजम ॥८॥
Aho saraswathi bheejakasthwaam sthothu maheswara
Ithyeva mukthwaa sailendrasthou druthwaa padambujaam
Hey you are the seed of the god of knowledge and how will you pray to him
Saying this the king of the mountains caught his lotus-like feet
तत्रोवास तमाबोध्य चावरुह्य वृषाच्छिवः ।
स्तोत्रमेतन्महापुण्यं त्रिसन्ध्यं यः पठेन्नरः ॥९॥
Thathrovaasa thamaabodhya chaavaruhyaa vrushaaschiva
Stotramethath maha punyam trisandhyam ya paden nara
He who lives there, he who teaches that, his shiva who climbs on a bull
This very holy prayer chanted in the morn, dawn, noon, and dusk would give you very holy benefits
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो भयेभ्यश्च भवार्णवे ।
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं मासमेकं पठेद्यदि ॥१०॥
Muchyathe sarva paapebho bhayesthu bhavarnavi
Aputhro labhathe puthram maasamekam padethyadhi
He will get free from all sins and all fears would be burnt down
The son less one will get a son if this is read for one month
भार्याहीनो लभेद्भार्यां सुशीलां सुमनोहराम ।
चिरकालगतं वस्तु लभते सहसा ध्रुवम ॥११॥
Bhaaryaa heeno labhedh bhaaryaa susheelam sumanoharam
Chira kaa gatham vasthu labhathe sahasaa dhruvam
Those without a wife will get a pretty and well-behaved wife
And the thing lost for a lot of time would be recovered fast
राज्यभ्रष्टो लभेद्राज्यं शङ्करस्य प्रसादतः ।
कारागारे श्मशाने च शत्रुग्रस्तेऽतिसङ्कटे ॥१२॥
Rajya brushto labhedh rajyam sankarasya prasadhatha
Karagaare smasaane cha sathru grasthe athi sankate
He who was thrown out of his kingdom will get his kingdom due to the pleasure of Lord Shiva
This is true in prison, cremation ground, and being imprisoned by enemies
गभीरेऽतिजलाकीर्णे भग्नपोते विषादने ।
रणमध्ये महाभीते हिंस्रजन्तुसमन्विते ॥१३॥
Gabheere, athi jalaakeerne bhagnapothe vishadhane
Rana Madhye Maha bheethe Himsra janthu samanvithe
Very majestic, with lots of water, full of obstacles, with poisonous animals
In the middle of a war, Greatly fearful and filled with dangerous animals
यः पठेच्छ्रद्धया सम्यक स्तोत्रमेतज्जगद्गुरोः ।
सर्वतो मुच्यते स्तुत्वा शङ्करस्य प्रसादतः ॥१४॥
Ya padechruddhayaa samyak stotra metha jagath guro
Sarvatho muchyathe sthuthwaa sankarasya prasadatha
If this powerful Stotra addressed to Jagadguru is read or heard
All people by praying it would attain the blessing of Sankara
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे श्रीकृष्णजन्मखण्डे हिमालयकृतं शिवस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम ॥
