Pradosha Ashtakam प्रदोषस्तोत्राष्टकम्

प्रदोषस्तोत्राष्टकम्

श्रीगणेशाय नम: ॥

Pradosha Ashtakam or Pradoshashtakam is a revered prayer to Lord Shiva. It is chanted during Pradosh vrata or Pradosh Shiva puja.

सत्यं ब्रवीमि परलोकहितं ब्रवीमि सारम ब्रवीम्युपनिषद्ध दयं ब्रवीमि ।
संसारमुल्बणमसारमवाप्य जंतो: सारोयमीश्‍वरपदांबुरुहस्य सेवा ॥१॥

Sathyam braveemi, paraloka hitham braveemi,
Saaram braveemi upanishadyadhyam braveemi,
Samsaramuthbanamasar vaapya jantho,
Saroyameeswarapadhamburuhasya seva. 1

I tell the truth,
I tell what is good for the other world,
I tell the views of the Upanishads,
For every insignificant animal that is born,
The only meaningful thing is the service to God.

ये नार्चयंति गिरिशं समये प्रदोषे ये नार्चितं शिवमपि प्रणमंति चान्ये ।
एतत्कथां श्रुति पुटैर्न पिबंति मूढा: ते जन्मजन्मसु भवंति नरा दरिद्रा: ॥२॥

Yenarchayanthi gireesam samaye pradoshe,
Ye na architham shivamapi pranamanthichanye,
Ethath kadhaam sruthi putair na pibanthi mooda,
Stheya janma subhavanthi naraa daridra. 2

He who does not worship Lord Shiva during Pradosha,
He who does not at least bow before him at that time,
He who does not at least listen to the story of Shiva at that time,
Is a foolish soul who would be always poor, birth after birth.

ये वै प्रदोषसमये परमेश्‍वरस्य कुर्वंत्यनन्यमनसोंघ्रिसरोजपूजाम् ।
नित्यं प्रवृद्धधन धान्यकलत्रपुत्र सौभाग्यसंपदधिकास्त इहैव लोके ॥३॥

Ye vai pradosha samaye parameswarasya,
Kurvanthyananya mansangri saroja poojaam,
Nithya pravrudha thara puthra kalathra mithra,
Soubhagya sambadadhikastha ihaiva loke. 3

He who during the time of Pradosha, worships Lord Shiva,
With full concentration using lotus flowers,
Would forever along with his children, wife and friends,
Get all wealth and all luck in a very large measure.

कैलास शैलभुवने त्रिजगज्जनित्रीं गौरीं निवेश्य कनकाचितर‍नपीठे ।
नृत्यं विधातुमभिवांछति शूलपाणौ देव: प्रदोषसमये न भजंति सर्वे ॥४॥

Kailasa shaila bhuvane thri jaga janithreem,
Gowreedha nivesye kanakanchitha rathna peete,
Nrutham vidhthu mabhi vanchithi Soolapanau,
Deva Pradosha samaye anubhajanthi sarve. 4

During the time of Pradosha,
The Lord who holds the trident,
Makes Goddess Gowri,
Who is the mother of all the three worlds,
Sit on a golden seat inlaid with precious gems,
And prepares to dance himself,
And all the devas sing his praise at this time.

वाग्देवी धृतवल्लकी शतमखो वेणुं दधतपद्मजस्तालोन्निद्रकरो रमा भगवतीगेयप्रयोगान्विता ।
विष्णु: सांद्रमृदंगवादनपटुर्देवा: समंतास्थिता: सेवन्ते तमनु प्रदोषसमये देवं मृडानीपतिम् ॥५॥

Vagdevi drutha vallaakee sathamukho
venum dhadhan padmaja,
Sthallo nidhra karo ramaa bhagawathi,
geya prayogaanvithaa,
Vishnu saandra mrudanga vaadana patur
devas samanthath sthithaa,
Sevanthe thamara pradosha samaye
devam mrudaaneepathim. 5

The goddess of Knowledge plays Veena,
The hundred faced Indra plays the flute,
The Brahma who was born in a lotus keeps time,
The Goddess Lakshmi starts to sing,
The God Vishnu plays the drum with ease,
And all the devas stand all round in service,
And pray Lord Shiva during the time of pradosha.

गन्धर्वयक्षपतगोरगसिद्धसाध्य विद्याधरामरवराप्सरसां गणाश्‍च ।
येऽन्ये त्रिलोकनिलया: सहभूतवर्गा: प्राप्ते प्रदोषसमये हरपार्श्वसंस्था ॥६॥

Gandarwa Yaksha patha goraga siddha saadhya.
Vidhyadaraamaraapsaraso ganaascha,
Yeanyethi loka nilaya saha bhootha varga,
Prapthe pradosha samaye hara parswa samstha. 6

When the time of Pradosha arrives,
Gandarwas, Yakshas, birds, snakes, saints,
Vidhyadaras, devas, the celestial dancers, Bhoothas,
And all the beings in the three worlds,
Come and stand near The Lord Shiva.

 

अत: प्रदोषे शिव एक एव पूज्योऽथ नान्ये हरिपद्मजाद्या: ।
तस्मिन्महेशेन विधिनेज्यमाने सर्वे प्रसीदंति सुराधिनाथा: ॥७॥

Atha pradoshe shiva eka eva,
Poojyodhananye hari padmajadhya,
Thasmin mahese vidhinejyamane,
Sarve praseedanthi suradhi natha. 7

So at the time of Pradosha,
There is need to worship only Shiva,
Instead of Vishnu , Brahma and others,
For the proper worship of Lord Shiva then,
Would give the effect of worshipping all gods.

एष ते तनय: पूर्वजन्मनि ब्राह्मणोत्तम: । प्रतिग्रहैर्वयो निन्ये न दानाद्यै: सुकर्मभि: ॥८॥

अतो दारिद्र्यमापन्नपुत्रस्ते द्विजभामिनि । तद्दोष परिहारार्थं शरणं यातु शंकरम् ॥९॥

॥ इति श्रीस्कंदपुराणे प्रदोषस्तोत्राष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

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