Shiva Mangalashtakam Lyrics in English

Shiva Mangalashtakam is a Mangala Stotra that is recited towards the end of a Shiva Pooja when a devotee has been reciting several Stotras. It is also recited when they have been singing several religious songs or when an auspicious ceremony/ritual comes to a conclusion. In the Mangala Stotra, the devotee is basically wishing auspiciousness to the deity. Mangalam also denotes “good wishes”, or “wishes for a happy ending”.

Lord Shiva is one of the Trimurtis or 3 major Hindu gods, along with Vishnu and Brahma. While Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver, Shiva is the one who destroys everything so that it can be created anew.

According to Shaivites or Shiva devotees, Shiva is the Supreme God. A story is commonly cited to prove his supremacy, in which he intervenes during an argument between Brahma and Vishnu about who is superior. Shiva turns into a flaming column of light and asks them to find its beginning and end to resolve the issue. The one who succeeded in the task would be the superior one, he said. But neither Brahma nor Vishnu could find the beginning and end of the column of light, thereby proving that it was Shiva himself who was the Supreme God.

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Shiva Mangalashtakam Lyrics in English:

Bhavvaya Chandra choodaya,
 Nirgunaya gunathmane,
 Kalakalaya rudhraya
 Neelagreevaya Mangalam., || 1 ||
Vrusha roodaya bheemaya
 Vyagra charmambaraya cha,
 Pasunaam pathaye thubhyam
 Gowrikanthaya Mangalam., || 2 ||
Bhasmodhulitha dehaya
 Vyala yagnopaveethine,
 Rudrakshamala bhooshaya
 Vyomakesaya Mangalam., || 3 ||
Soorya chandragni nethraya,
 Nama kailasa vasine,
 Satchithananda roopaya
 Pramadhesaya Mangalam., || 4 ||
Mrutyunjayaya sambhaya
 Srushti sthithyantha karine,
 Tryambakaya susahanthaya
 Trilokesaya Mangalam., || 5 ||
Gangadharaya somaya
 Namo hariharathmane,
 Ugraya tripuragnaya,
 Vamadevaya Mangalam., || 6 ||
Sadhyojathaya sarvaya
 Divyajnana pradhayine,
 Eesanaya namasthubhyam
 Panchavakthraya Mangalam., || 7 ||
Sada shiva swaroopaya
 Nama sthath purushaya cha,
 Aghoraya cha ghoraya,
 Mahdevaya Mangalam., || 8 ||
Mangalashtakam ethad vai
 Shambhorya Keerthayed dhine,
 Thasya mruthyu bhayam nasthi
 Roga peeda bhayam thadha. || 9 ||

Shiva Mangalashtakam Meaning:

Mangalam to him who has a blue neck,
 Who makes things happen,
 Who wears the crescent moon,
 Who is without properties,
 Who is the soul of good conduct,
 Who is death to the god of death,
 And who has a very angry form. || 1 ||
Mangalam to the consort of Gowri,
 Who rides on a bull and is gross,
 Who wears the skin of a tiger,
 And who is the lord of all beings. || 2 ||
Mangalam to him who has the sky as hair,
 Whose body is anointed with holy ash,
 Who wears a holy thread of snake,
 And who wears the garland of Rudraksha. || 3 ||
Mangalam to the god of the impassioned devotee,
 Who has sun, moon and fire as his eyes,
 Who lives on Mount Kailasa,
 And has the form of real perennial joy. || 4 ||
Mangalam to the Lord of the three worlds,
 Who helps us with victory over death,
 Who is always with Goddess Amba,
 Who does creation, upkeep, and destruction,
 Who is the lord of Trayambaka,
 And who is extremely peaceful. || 5 ||
Mangalam to the god of the left,
 Who carries river Ganga,
 Who is the moon,
 Who is the soul of Vishnu and Shiva,
 Who is very powerful,
 And who destroyed three cities. || 6 ||
Mangalam to him who has seven necks,
 Who is instantly born and faces north,,
 Who passes on holy knowledge to people,
 And who is Lord Shiva whom I salute. || 7 ||
Mangalam to the greatest of Gods,
 Who has a mien which is ever peaceful,
 Who is the true Purusha,
 Who is fearful and not fearful. || 8 ||
He who sings the praise of Lord Shiva using Mangalashtakam daily,
 Will not have fear of death and also fear of disease and bad times. || 9 ||