Shiva Dhyana Shloka
Sacred Sanskrit
ध्यायेन्नित्यं महेशं रजतगिरिनिभं चारुचन्द्रावतंसं रत्नाकल्पोज्ज्वलाङ्गं परशुमृगवराभीतिहस्तं प्रसन्नम्। पद्मासीनं समन्तात् स्तुतमवरगणैः ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रदेवैः ध्यानावस्थिततत्त्वं गिरिजाकलत्रं ध्यायेन्नित्यं महेशम्॥
Transliteration
dhyāyen nityaṃ maheśaṃ rajata-giri-nibhaṃ cāru-candrāvataṃsaṃ ratnākalpa-ujjvalāṅgaṃ paraśu-mṛga-vara-abhīti-hastaṃ prasannam padmāsīnaṃ samantāt stutam-avara-gaṇaiḥ brahma-viṣṇu-indra-devaiḥ dhyānāvasthita-tattvaṃ girijā-kalatraṃ dhyāyen nityaṃ maheśam
Meaning & Significance
I meditate daily upon Lord Mahesh (Shiva), who is resplendent like a silver mountain, who is adorned with the beautiful crescent moon, whose body shines like the most precious gem, who holds an axe, a deer, and makes the gestures of blessing and fearlessness with his hands, whose face is always serene and peaceful, who sits in the lotus posture, who is praised from all sides by gods including Brahma, Vishnu, and Indra, who is absorbed in the truth of meditation, and who has Parvati (Girija) as his consort. I meditate daily upon such Lord Maheshwara.