Complete · Inner puja · ~4 min · ~4 min chant
Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram
शिवमानसपूजास्तोत्रम्
Śivamānasapūjāstotram
Five verses of mental worship in which the devotee offers imagined seat, bath, food, and finally the Self to Shiva.
5 verses · About 4 min · Lord Shiva
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Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram, often called Shiv Manas Puja, is a short hymn of mental worship of Shiva, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. Read Sanskrit, English meaning, and study notes verse by verse.
Shiva Manasa Puja is among Shankaracharya's most intimate hymns. In five verses the devotee mentally offers a jeweled seat, bath, garments, food, fanfare, and prostrations - then discovers that Self, mind, body, and every action are already Shiva's worship.
More about this stotra
The hymn teaches that flowers, incense, and food offered in the mind can be as complete as outer ritual when attention is steady. Many recite it when materials are scarce, or as a quiet preparation before longer Shiva reading. This edition presents the short working text with Devanagari, IAST, and editorial study notes.
At a glance
- Deity
- Lord Shiva
- Verses
- 5 verses
- Chant time
- About 4 minutes (Inner puja · ~4 min)
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sanskrit source
- sanskritdocuments.org · All sources
- Also called
- Shiv Manas Puja
- Theme
- Inner worship without outer materials
Verse overview
- 1
Mental worship transforms the imagination into an offering when the heart knows the Lord is not elsewhere. What the mind pictures with devotion becomes as real…
- 2
Food offered in the mind nourishes the conviction that the Lord accepts the devotee's intent, not merely the substance. The golden bowl is the purified…
- 3
Song, dance, and prostration offered by resolve are the celebration of life when every action is dedicated to the Lord. The mirror without blemish reflects the…
- 4
This verse is the heart of Advaita bhakti: the Lord is not an object of worship but the Self of the worshipper. When every function of body and mind is seen as…
- 5
Forgiveness sought from the ocean of mercy is the final surrender of the ego that claims authorship of sin. When the Lord is known as the Self, wrong and right…
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Common questions
- Who composed Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram?
- Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. The site presents a working recension with editorial study notes and does not claim to settle every historical authorship question.
- How many verses are in Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram?
- This edition presents 5 verses with Devanagari, IAST transliteration, English meaning, word breakdown, and editorial Advaita study notes.
- Does Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram include English meaning?
- Yes. Each verse includes an editorial English meaning and Advaita study note. Sanskrit is in Devanagari, with IAST and Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, or Kannada transliteration in Reading settings. This edition does not include Hindi meanings.
- Can I read Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram in regional scripts?
- Yes. Use Reading settings or the reader toolbar to view the Sanskrit as Devanagari, IAST, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, or Kannada transliteration. Those views are script transliterations, not separate language translations.
- Is Shiv Manas Puja the same as Shiva Manasa Puja Stotram?
- Yes. Shiv Manas Puja and Shiv Manasa Puja are common names for this hymn of inner worship. This edition is Sanskrit with English meaning; it does not include Hindi meanings.