Complete · Divine couple · ~5 min · ~5 min chant
Uma Maheshwara Stotram
उमामहेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Umāmaheśvarastotram
Eight verses of paired salutations to Shankara and Parvati as one grace-bestowing divine couple.
8 verses · About 5 min · Lord Shiva
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Uma Maheshwara Stotram is a hymn of double salutations - namah Shivabhyam to the divine couple united in one form of grace. Each verse honors both Shankara and Parvati together as lords of the world, riders of Nandi, bestowers of boons, and refuge of devotees.
More about this stotra
Uma Maheshwara Stotram praises the divine couple in complementary partnership rather than half-body form alone. It sits naturally beside Ardhanarishwara Stotram in the Shiva-Shakti circle. This edition presents Sanskrit with English meaning and editorial focus notes for contemplative reading.
At a glance
- Deity
- Lord Shiva
- Verses
- 8 verses
- Chant time
- About 5 minutes (Divine couple · ~5 min)
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sanskrit source
- sanskritdocuments.org · All sources
Verse overview
- 1
Ever-youthful and mutually embraced, they show Shiva and Shakti as one life not aging in time; salutation to the divine pair is salutation to the non-dual…
- 2
Boon-givers whose sandals Vishnu honors reveal the supreme pair as the source even of the preserver's reverence; when the heart bows, it bows to the reality…
- 3
Worshipped by the Trimurti and anointed with ash and perfume, they unite austerity and beauty in one worshipful form; the gods' homage points to the one Lord…
- 4
Lords of the worlds and victorious forms saluted even by great asuras show sovereignty that conquers without division; victory over cosmic powers images the…
- 5
Supreme medicine and lords of creation, preservation, and destruction, caged yet radiant in the five syllables, teach that the mantra's sound holds the whole…
- 6
Exceeding beauty and steadfast love for devotees' lotus hearts reveal grace that seeks the surrendered mind; welfare of all worlds flows from the one pair…
- 7
Destroyers of Kali's taint and bearers of Time's auspicious form on Kailasa show death itself transfigured by the divine; the age's poison dissolves where the…
- 8
Removers of ill, distinguished in every realm, sustained by unbroken smriti, the pair is honored through steady remembrance; when memory of Shankara and…
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Common questions
- When do people recite Uma Maheshwara Stotram?
- Shaiva hymns are often chanted on Pradosham, during Shravan, and on Maha Shivaratri, as well as in short daily practice. This edition is labeled for practice as "Divine couple · ~5 min" and takes about 5 minutes to chant.
- What is the opening focus of Uma Maheshwara Stotram?
- Ever-youthful and mutually embraced, they show Shiva and Shakti as one life not aging in time; salutation to the divine pair is salutation to the non-dual reality in which power and consciousness are never apart. Read verse 1 in Study mode for the full editorial note beside the Sanskrit.
- Which hymns pair well with Uma Maheshwara Stotram?
- On this site, related reading includes Ardhanarishwara Stotram, and Vedasara Shiva Stotram. Open those hubs for their own Sanskrit, English meaning, and study notes.