Arunachala Siva Arunachala Siva Aruna sivaa

15th October 2009 - 26th October 2009

Day1 : Took CSTM Chennai Express at 6:10pm

Day2 : Reached Chennai Central at 5pm, crossed main road to reach Park town station,took a local train towards Velchary, and got down at Kasturbhai Nagar. Sriram picked me up around 6:30pm. Spent the night at Sriram's flat. Parents and G.Mom took circar express to Chennai at 3:40pm.

Day3 : Parents and G.Mom got down at Gummidipundi(50km from Chennai) around 5am, took local train to Anupambattu(30km from Chennai), spent the whole day at Meher baba Spiritual Centre.

I took a local train from Kasturbai Nagar at 11am to Central and from there took a train towards GummudiPundi and reached Meher Baba centre to meet my family waiting for me at Anupambattu by 1pm. We had lunch at the Ashram, and spent Deepawali with Baba lovers who assembled there to celebrate the festival of lights. We were given accomodation at a nearby house.

Day4 : We woke up at 4am and accompanied by Mr Kanaka Raju who is incharge of the Ashram, went to the railway station, took a train to Chennai. Sriram arranged a driver who would drop us along with the car at Tiruvannamalai(180km from Chennai). On the way we visited AdiParasakthi temple at MelMaruvattur(90km from Chennai). We reached Arunachalam by 1:30pm. To reserve accomodation at Ramanashramam, the procedure is to send an email to ashram@sriramanamaharshi.org or call +91- 4175- 237200, +91 - 9244937292 fifteen days in advance. The accomodation provided to us was a 2-bedroom(with attached bathrooms and 4 beds on 4 cots). It also had a broom for cleaning the rooms. It was more like home. At Ramanashramam, accomodation and wholesome food is free of cost. We visited the Ashram and had a delicious dinner at 7:30pm.

Day5 : We woke up at 4:30am and visited Arunachaleshwara temple. The lingam here is Agni lingam(represents Gnanaagni). Shiva abides here as Sri Annamalaiyar. Ambha is called Unnamulai

amman.http://tiruvannamalai.yogiramsuratkumar.net/Arunachala_Temple.htmlWe had darshan and visited pathalalingam where Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi did penance. We also visited a hall with pictures of postures of Nataraja swamy, Kartikeya temple, Koneru and other lingams. We took lunch at Ramanashram around 11:30am. took some rest and started for girivalam.The circumambulation of Arunachala (Giripradakshina) has been prescribed as a panacea for all the ills of life. The Maharshi encouraged all of his devotees to make the nine-mile circuit, even those who were infirm, knowing for certain that the spiritual benefits of giripradakshina far outweighed any physical hardships. He said, “The greatness of this giripradakshina has been described at length in Arunachala Puranam. Lord Nandikesa asked Sadasiva about its greatness and Sadasiva narrated

as follows: “To go round this hill is good. The word ‘pradakshina’ has a typical meaning. The letter ‘Pra’ stands for the removal of all kinds of sin; ‘da’ stands for the fulfillment of desires; ‘kshi’ stands for freedom from future births; ‘na’ stands for the granting of deliverance through jnana. One should go round

either in mouna (silence) or dhyana (meditation) or japa (repetition of Lord’s name) or bhajan (singing praises) and thereby think of God all the time. One should walk slowly like a woman who is in the ninth month of pregnancy.”

Mom,dad and myself started Girivalam at 4pm and completed by 10pm.

Day6 : We woke up at 5am and visited Ramanashramam at 6:30am. Attended various programs at the Ashram and spent the whole day at the ashram. On entering the ashram, we find a 400 year old Iluppai tree. The New hall has a life-sized statue of Maharshi on a couch. The Matrubhuteswara temple contains a sacred Siva Linga and a Sri Chakra Meru sanctified by Sri Maharshi’s own touch. Adjacent to this is a large, marble-floored meditation hall that encloses a shrine built over Sri Maharshi's tomb. A lotus of white marble adorns the center of the mantap and over it is installed a sacred Siva Linga. A large, marble-floored meditation hall encloses this shrine. The Old Hall remains a favorite place for meditation of visitors and inmates alike. The dining hall accommodated with a large kitchen can accomodate nearly 800 people. Nirvana Room is the room in which the Maharshi spent his last days. A shrine is erected over the samadhi of Sri Niranjananda swami(the Maharshi's younger brother). Shrines are also erected over samadhis of cow Lakshmi, deer Valli, dog Jackie and the blessed crow. Skandashramam and Virupaksha Guha are on the path to the Sikhara from Ramanashramam.

Daily Schedule of the Ashram

6:30 a.m. Chanting and Milk offering to Sri Bhagavan in the Samadhi Hall

7:00 a.m. Breakfast

8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Chanting of the Vedas in front of Sri Bhagavan's Shrine

8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Puja at the Shrine of Sri Bhagavan followed by Puja at the Shrine of Mother

11:30 a.m. Lunch

4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m Tea or hot milk served in the dining hall

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reading in Tamil and English in the Samadhi Hall

5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Chanting of the Vedas in front of Sri Bhagavan's Shrine

5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Puja at the Shine of Sri Bhagavan, followed by Puja at the Shrine of Mother

6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m Tamil Parayana on Monday through Saturday

7:30 p.m. Dinner

Day 7 : We wokeup at 5am went to the Ashram. After lunch we hired a driver and started towards SreePuram(Narayani Peetam) golden temple of Lakshmi Goddess which is carved in the shape of a SriChakra in 7 years. The golden temple of Sripuram is a Spiritual park situated at the foot of a small range of green hills in a place known as "Malaikodi" in the city of Vellore in Tamil Nadu, India(75 km from Chennai).

The temple is located on 100 acres of land and has been constructed by Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peetam, headed by spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma also known as Narayani Amma. The temple, covering 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2), has intricate carvings and sculptures in gold. The lighting is arranged in such a way that the temple glitters even during night. The temple construction was completed on August 24th, 2007.

We also visited the 1000year old Jalakanteshwara temple at Vellore.We reached Kanchipuram by 8pm took accomodation at a TTD cottage.

Day 8 : We visited ekambareshwara temple(shiva kanchi). Here, Mother Kamakshi did tapas under a mango tree and married ekambareshwara. We visited Kamakshi temple, Vamana temple, Varadarajaswamy temple

(vishnu kanchi), narasimhaswamy temple, kumarakottam, sree kanchi kamakoti peetam (which has brindavanam of Sri Chandrasekhara Paramacharya Swamigal). We shopped some Kanchipuram sarees and reached Sriram's home in Chennai(75km from Kanchipuram) by 8pm,

Day 9 : We took rest till afternoon. We started around 4pm at Sriram's home at Kasturbai Nagar to Astalakshmi temple and spent around 3 hours at the beach, did some shopping.

Day 10 : Mom,dad and GMom embarked circar express at 5pm. I waited for Chennai Express at Chennai Central. from 6pm.

It was scheduled at 10:50pm but was rescheduled at 03:30am. Had to spend the whole night at chennai central alone trying hard not to sleep.

Day 11 : Reached pune at 02:20am. Back to office work after a refreshening tour to Arunachalam.

Ongole-Srisailam-July'09

Day 1(24th) : Embarked Konark express at 7pm.

Day 2(25th): Konark express reached Vijayawada at 2:20pm. Embarked JanSatabdi express at 2:30pm. Reached Ongole at 5:30pm(1 hour delay). Vadhuvu (deepu)ki mehendi(gorintaku) pedutunaru, freshup ayyi ramu tho kalisi santh nagar saibaba gudiki vellamu. Chaala pedda sai baba gudi idhi. aa timelo Babaki pallaki seva jarugutondi. Sai baba gudilo nageshwari ammavari gudi vundi. gudi paina "Ammaluganna yamma mugurammala muulaputamma chaala peddamma suraarulamma kadupaaradi buchina yamma tannu loona nammina velputammala manambuna vundedi yamma durga maa yamma kripartamichutta mahatva kavitva patuthwa sampadal" ani raasundi. aa pakkane sivalayam vundi. aa pakkanee veenkateswaralayam vunnadi. aa pakkane sai baba mandiramu vunnadi. atupakka goshala vunnadi. 10rs dakshina isthe govulaku metha pettadaniki oka gaddi muuta ivvabadunu. saibaba mandiraaniki daggaralo venkayya ane guruvu yokka gudi vunnadi. Akkada hall lo endaro mahanubhavula photoes vunnavi. Ongole velithe tappaka ee venkayyagari gudiki vellavalisindadhee. Ongole lo saibaba bhaktulu baaga ekkuvemo ani naakanipinchindi. endhuchetanante hotel rooms lo kuda saibaba photolu ekkuvaga vunnavi. Darshanam ayyyaka vadhuvu intiki velli bojanam chesi hotel rooms ki velli visraminchamu.

Day 3(26th): Ee roju vadhuvuni pellikuturiga alankaristharu, gowri puja chestharu. Ee kutumbam shivudini aradhistaru. Sannayi melam vachindi, vaayidyalatho maamidaakulu gummalaku kattaru, arati kommalatho entrance lo kattaru. varudi vididhi gruham mundu kuda Arati(banana tree) thoranalu kattaru. Banthi pulatho gummalu goodalu alankarincharu. gulabi pulatho vadhuvu kurchune chota alankarincharu. vadhuvuni kurchopettaru. peddalu aaseervadincharu. pimmata vadhuvuki nalugu snanam cheyinchi gowri puja cheyincharu. lalitha sahasranama parayana chesaru. 1pm ku purnachander vachadu. iddaram bojanam chesaka ala room kelli refresh ayyi ongole daggara kondameeda vunna venkateswara swamy devalayaniki vellamu. tirumala laagane vunnadi akkada. eduruga subrahmanyeswara devalayamu vunnadi andulo anantha padmanabha swami modalagu devalayalu vunnavi. adhi darshinchina taruvatha lawyer pet saibaba temple ki vellamu. akkada ammavaru, ayyavaru, dattatreya swami, shiridi saibaba koluvai vunnaru. pakkane chavadi, sri master(bharadwaja ) gari brundavanam vunnadi. Ammavari temple lo saamuhika lalitha sahasranam parayana, Ayyavari gudi lo saamuhika vishnu sahasranama parayana jarugutunnavi. pimmata ayyapa swamy devalayamunaku, gayathrimatha devalayamunaku veli darshinchitimi. atu pimmata vadhuvu intiki vellamu. appatiki pradhanam karyakramam purthayindi. tirigi hotel ku velli bhanu vachina pimmata nidrinchitimi.

Day 4(27th): Udayamu 9 gantalakalla kalyana mandapamunaku vachitimi. alpaaharamu sweekarinchina pimmata kalyana vedika vaddaku vellitimi. Pantulu garu chakkaga matrapurvakamga kratuvu nirvahistunnaru. oka baalapanditudu kuda mantralu chaduvutu vunnadu. vaidikanga "lakshmi narayana saavadhaaanamm..." modalagu mantralatho Jeelakarra bellam muhurta samayam lo pettinchi taruvatha saptha padi, agnihotruniki puja, talambrala vutsavam, arundathi darshanam, photo session jarigayi. pelli bojanam tinna taruvatha 3pm ki srisailam bus ekkitini. Srisaial ragada chadivithini bus lo(pallelu puramulu pattanambulu peetalu daatithi adavulu kondalu daatithi ....). 8:30pm ki srisailam cherithini. Eekanta seva(120rs) ticket kosam tapatrayapadithini kaani avi aipoyayi. bus stand nunchi gudikelle dari lo vasavi satram kanapadindi. accomodation kosam adigithe adhi kevalam vaishyulaku maatramee ani pampivesithiri. Srisailam mallanna andariki tandri kadaa andhukee dhuuli darshanam kuda isthaadu. Kaani chaala kulasatramulu velisayi srisailam lo. duradrushtakaram. dhuli darshanani ki vellanu. kastha dhuram nunchi tandri mallikarjuna swami darshanam ayyindi. ika tirigi accomodation anveshana chestu oka satram lo visraminchitini 10:30pmki. Poddune suprabatha seva chesukovalanipinchi kanukuntee 10 tickets ee istaru, ticket 250rs annaru.

Day 5 (28th) : sare ani 2:30am ki lechi talasnanam chesi 3:15am kalla ticket counter daggara wait chesthe 4:30ki ticket issue chesaru, suprabatha seva 10 tickets ee istaru, taruvatha mangalahaarathiki 50 tickets istaru(100rs). swami vari mandapamlo ninchunnamu. pandithulu srisaila suprabadtham chadavasaagaru.

"Praatasmaraami gananathamanathabandhum sindhurapura parisobhitha gandayugmam uddanda vigna parikandana chandadanda maakandalaadhi suranaayaka brundavandhyam.Kalabhyam choodalankrutha sasi kalabhyam nija thapa Phalabhyam bhaktheshu prakatitha phalabhyam bhavathu me Shivabham sthoka thri bhuvana shivabhyam hridhi punar Bhavaabhyam ananda sphura dhanubhavabhyam natheeriyam .... srimallikarjuna vibho tava suprabatham ..."

Suprabhatam aina pimmata. nandeeswarudi(vrushabam)ki gajjalu katti bhaaja bhajantrilatho venaka nadichamu, addala mandapam daggara pujaa saamagri, chaamaram icharu, swami vari vutsava vigraham pallakilo pradakshinaga velthu vundi pallakini muttukune avakasam swami anugrahinchadu, pimmata manohara gundam vadda aagindi. akkada gopuja chesaru. Govuki namaskarinchi , pradikshina chesina pimmata aalayam lopalikelli kurchunnamu. puja kratuvu continue cehsaru. Pimmata mahaa mangala harathi paramavaibhavamga bhaaja bhajantrilatho meela thaalalatho icharu. Pimmata swamivari darshananiki q lo ninchunnam garbagudiloki pravesinchadaniki mundu ratnagarbha ganapathi swamy vunnaru aayana darshanam chesukunna pimmata garbagudiloki pravesinchamu. edama vaipu padmasanam lo ammavaru , kudi vaipu swamivaaru kumara swamyni pattukuni vunna vigrahamu aa pakkanee ammavaru padmasana dhari ayi navvulu chilkistu vunna murthy vunnadi. garbhagudi lo aruupa-ruupi ayyi mallikarjuna
swamy jyothrilinga rupam lo vunnaru, aayanaku tala taatinchi namaskarinchi santhosam ga bayatku vachi kali matha vigrahaniki veerabadhrunaku pranamilli bayata teertamu teesukuni satagoppam pettinchukuni malli ticket counter ki vellanu. swamivari abhishekaniki ticket(600rs) teesukuni ammavari mundunna srichakraniki kunkuma puja tkt(350rs) kuda teesukunna. Akkada nunchi malli abhishekam line lo nilabadhithe lopala mandapam lo kurcho mannaru, serial number prakaram pilicharu. chokka vippesi aalayam vaarichina uttareeyam darinchi naa turn kosam wait chesa. samayam raane vachindi, mokkala meeda kurchomannaru sivalinganiki mundu abhishekam rendu nimishallo ayindi. Swami ni palu marlu abhisheka kratuvu kinda thaake bhaagyam kaligindi. Pimmata bayataku vachi kunkuma puja gurinchi kanukkunte vallu malli vere line chupincharu kaani adhi spcl darshanam line ani taruvatha ardhamaindi. Sare swami krupa anukuni muudosari garbagudilokelli darshanam chesukuni tala taatinchi brahamaramba ammavari gudivaipu vellanu. ammavaari naamalu chaduvuthu puujari kunkuma puja srichakraniki cheyincharu. Pimmata ammavari darshanam chesukuni puja kunkuma teesukuni ashaadasha sakthipeetala murthulanu aalaya pranganam lo praakarala meeda chusi atu konni pujalu chese mandapanni chusi gudiki kudivaipuna chandihomam chese stalanni chusi bayitikochesi malli mallikarjuna swami temple lo ki velli parivara devatala darshanam chesukuntini. Garbagudiki edama pakkana nityanna danamuku daari vunnadi adhi daataka nitya kalyana vedikaku daari, nandikeswarudu modalagu siva lingamulu vunnavi, venaka vaipu Brahamarambika maatha temple ki daari vunnadi, aa taruvatha veda patanam cheyyadaniki arugulu vunnavi. akkada agni, vaayuvu, jala, pridhvi ,aakasa, soma, surya modalaguvaaru pratistinchina lingaalu vunnayi adhi daatina taruvatha. naagula guttalaku velle dwaram vunnadi aa taruvatha umaa maheswarula murthulu vunna aalayam, aa taruvatha addhaala mandapam raja rajeswhwara, raja rajeshwari aalayalu aa taruvatha gudi vaipuki velthe, triphalam chettu (3 chetlu kalisi vuntayi) aa pakkane vrudda mallikarjunudi temple lo madatalu padi vunna pedda
sivalingam, daanikedurugua homam chese mandiramu. raamudu/seeta devi pratistinchina sahasrasivalingalatho vunna sivalingam inkonchum mundukelthe gundam lo neetilo sikhara darshanam chesukovachu, inka munduku velthe pandavulu pratisthinchina sivalingalu (sivalinganiki vuna 5 mukhalaku corresponding ga 5 sivalingalu) vunnavi. Dwaja stambam nunchi straight ga oka pedda nandi inkaa lopaliki velthe nataraja swamy, china nandi vuntayi garbalayaniki eduruga. visheshameemitante nenu mundu roju rathri vachinappatinunchi srisailam vadili velle varaku kuda ohm namah sivaya panchakshari mantra bhajana harmonium modalaina vaaidhyala sahaayamtho nirvignanga repeat avuthunee vundiiii 24 gantaluuunuuu

ika gudi bayataku vasthe edama pakka kanchi kamakoti vari ashramamu, andulo chandrasekhara paramacharya swamigal vigrahamu, srivalli deevasena sametha sree subhramanyeswara swamy vigrahamu, book store, goshala, vuchita veeda paatasala vunnavi. avvani chusukuni bayati kochesariki naa cheppulu pettina stanam lo avi levu sare ani busstand kelli evo cheppulu konukunni 12pm ki bus ekkesanu. 7pm ki hyd cheranu, sudhakar ni kalisi 8:40ki hyd express ekkanu.

Day 6(29th) : Reached pune around 9am.

Ujjainyam Mahakalomkare Mammaleshwaram- 1st May'09

It began on a summer morning. Sriram started his day around 4am, reached Pune airport from chennai and met me at nagar road by 7am. We boarded a semi-sleeper bus to Nagar(to be specific Daund Chowk). We were happy at the speed of the bus but were disappointed when it stopped for half-an-hour at a hotel. Sriram tasted coffee but had to repent for ordering it. We got down at Daund chowk around 9:30am, took an auto to Meherabad. We spent half-an-hour near the serene samadhi tomb of Avatar Meher baba at Meherabad and returned to Nagar by 10:45 am.

We got into a Karnataka RTC bus at 11am and reached shiridi at 1:30pm. Exhaustion, extreme thirst and dehydration were our constant companions throughout the trip. We enquired about buses to Indore/Omkareshwar. Each travel agency told us the same old story about the fares and the seat availability and opined that it is the only choice we had. We rented a room for Rs300 (we committed to vacate in 5 hours). We were surprised as the room alloted was in 4th floor. We relaxed for a while, went downstairs and paid the advance (300 + 10(service charge)). We hired an auto for Rs90 to take us to sakori and leave us at shiridi. At sakori, we offered pranams to samadhis of sadguru sri upasini maharaj and sri Godavari maatha, kanyakumari matha, ganesha, eeka mukha dattatreya and returned to shiridi.

We savored juice to drench a part of our thirst. We managed to get only one sleeper ticket (one can sit one can sleep). We were eager to attend Sandhya aarthi but shiridi was crowdy on eve of summer holidays, and we could only have a glimpse of the samadhi of Sadguru sri shiridi sai baba. We dined at punnami restaurant and boarded sleeper bus to Indore around 8:15 pm. It started around 9:15pm. The conductor of the bus kept picking up more and more passengers all the way to Indore who were sitting/sleeping/standing across the corridor of the bus. Believe me, It is really tough for 2 persons to adjust in a single sleeper bed for 10 hours. We took turns in sitting and sleeping resulting in body pains, lack of sleep and exhaustion. Around 6am, we were on a Ghat road 70km from Indore. I took some nice pictures through the window. We reached Sarvathe bus station in Indore around 8am.

We boarded a private bus to Omkareshwar at 8:30am. The conductor of this bus kept overloading the bus much to the annoyance of the driver. The journey to omkareshwar includes travel through two ghat roads on vindhyachalam hills and takes 2 hours. Our seat was beside the engine facing the driver. The driver's expression was always like "Oh my God!!! why on earth am I driving this bus". He was constantly frowning, impatient and annoyed with the conductor, the traffic and his occupation. Towards the end of the journey, he became sleepy further scaring us. We reached Omkareshwar by 10:30 am, took a room near the temple, had bath and started for the temple.

Omkareshwara is one of the 12 jyothirlingas. It is located on the shores of narmada river on Vindhyachal hills in MadhyaPradesh. It is 77km from Indore. Once upon a time, when Saint Narada visited Vindhyachal(who was full of pride), Narada tells him that navagrahas revolve around meru hill. Vindhyachal becomes jealous of Meru hill. Narada suggests Vindhyachal to do tapas for Lord Shiva who has navagrahas as his kavacham around his waist. Vindhyachal does tapas and Shiva is impressed by his tapas and asks him to leave pride and blesses him by appearing as 2 swayambu sivalingas viz omkareshwara(pranavaakaara parameshwarudu) and amaleswarudu[one who does not have malam(impurity) We all have 3 malams viz Anava, Karma and Maya] along with Ambhaa.

Astadasa Shakthi Peetalu

Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure /
Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane //

Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika /
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika //

Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika /
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike //

Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari /
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika //

Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati /
Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham //

Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam /
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham //

Bhramaramba /Srisailam (Andhra pradesh)
Jogulamba /Alampur (Andhra pradesh)
Manikyamba (Andhra pradesh)
Puruhutika /Pithapuram (Andhra pradesh)
Kama rupini /Gauhati (Assam)
Mangala gauri /Gaya (Bihar)
Vaishnavi /Jwalamukhi (Himachal pradesh)
Saraswati /Sarika /Srinagar (Jammu&Kashmir)
Chamundeswari /Mysore (Karnataka)
Mahakali /Ujjain (Madhya pradesh)
Ekaveera /Mahur (Maharashtra)
Maha lakshmi /Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
Girija /Biraja (Orissa)
Sankari (Sri lanka)
Kamakshi /Kanchi(Tamil nadu)
Shrinkhala(West bengal)
Madhaveswari /Lalitha /Prayaga /Allahabad (Uttar pradesh)
Visalakshi /Kasi /Varanasi (Uttar pradesh)

PanchaBootha Sthalams

The origin of life is linked with the five basic elements (Pancha –five, Bhootam – Element) of Wind, Water, Fire, Earth and Space (ether). These elements are referred to as Vaayu, Jalam (Apah), Agni, Prithvi and Aakasam.

• Sri Kalahastiswarar temple at Sri Kalahasti near Tirupati – Vayu Stalam (Wind)
• Jambukeswarar temple at Tiruvanaikka near Tiruchirappalli – Apustalam (Water)
• Annamalaiyaar (Arunachaleswarar) temple at Tiruvannamalai – Agni Stalam (Fire)
• Ekambranathar Temple at Kanchipuram – Prithvi Stalam (Earth)
• Natarajar Temple at Chidambaram – Akasa Stalam (Space )

Dwadasa Jyothirlingas

Saurashtra Somnatham Cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam ||
Ujjainyam Mahakalomkare Mammaleshwaram ||
Parlyam Vaijnatham Cha Dakinyam Bheem Shankaram ||
Setu Bandhe Tu Ramesham Nagesham Daruka Vane ||
Varanasya Tu Vishwesham Tribakam Gautamitate ||
Himalaye Tu Kedaram Ghurmesham Cha Shivalaye ||
Aetani Jyotirlingani Sayam Prataha Pathennaraha ||
Sapta Janma Kritam Papam Smaranen Vinashyati ||

Aapaathaala Nabha: Sthalaantha Bhuvana
Brahmmanda Maavi Sphura
Jyothi Spaatika Linga Mouli Vilasath
Poornendhu Vaanthaa Mruthai:

Aastho Kaaplutha Meka Meesa Manisam
Rudhraanu Vaakaan Japan
Dhyaayeth Eepsitha Siddhaye Dhruva Padham
Vipro Bhishinches Sivam
Brahmmanda Vyaaptha Dhehaa Bhasitha Himaruchaa
Bhaasamaanaa Bhujangai:
Kante Kaalaa: Kapardhaa Kalitha Sasikalaas
Chanda Kodhanda Hasthaa:
Thryakshaa Rudhraaksha Maalaa: Prakatitha Vibhava:
Saambhavaa Moorthi Bhedhaa:
Rudhraa: Sree Rudhra Sooktha Prakatitha Vibhava
Na Prayachchanthu