तस्मै नमः परमकारणकारणाय दीप्तोज्ज्वलज्ज्वलितपिङ्गललोचनाय।
नागेन्द्रहारकृतकुण्डलभूषणाय ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुवरदाय नमः शिवाय॥
To him who is the first cause even of causes, whose eyes burn bright and tawny, who wears the king of serpents as necklace and earrings, who grants boons to Brahma, Indra and Vishnu — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
श्रीमत्प्रसन्नशशिपन्नगभूषणाय शैलेन्द्रजावदनचुम्बितलोचनाय।
कैलासमन्दरमहेन्द्रनिकेतनाय लोकत्रयार्तिहरणाय नमः शिवाय॥
To him adorned with the bright clear crescent and with serpents, whose eyes the daughter of the mountain kisses, whose homes are Kailash and Mandara and Mahendra, who takes away the grief of the three worlds — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
पद्मावदातमणिकुण्डलगोवृषाय कृष्णागरुप्रचुरचन्दनचर्चिताय।
भस्मानुषक्तविकचोत्पलमल्लिकाय नीलाब्जकण्ठसदृशाय नमः शिवाय॥
To him whose jewelled earrings shed light like the lotus, who is anointed with dark aloe and much sandal, adorned with ash and open lotus and jasmine, whose throat is like the blue lotus — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
लम्बत्सपिङ्गलजटामुकुटोत्कटाय दंष्ट्राकरालविकटोत्कटभैरवाय।
व्याघ्राजिनाम्बरधराय मनोहराय त्रैलोक्यनाथनमिताय नमः शिवाय॥
To him made terrible by the crown upon his hanging tawny locks, fearsome with his tusks, clothed in the tiger's skin, yet beautiful, before whom the lords of the three worlds bow — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
दक्षप्रजापतिमहामखनाशनाय क्षिप्रं महात्रिपुरदानवघातनाय।
ब्रह्मोर्जितोर्ध्वगकरोटिनिकृन्तनाय योगाय योगनमिताय नमः शिवाय॥
To him who undid Daksha's great yajna, who swiftly slew the great Tripura asura, who severed the upturned fifth head of proud Brahma, who is yoga itself and is bowed to through yoga — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
संसारसृष्टिघटनापरिवर्तनाय रक्षःपिशाचगणसिद्धसमाकुलाय।
सिद्धोरगग्रहगणेन्द्रनिषेविताय शार्दूलचर्मवसनाय नमः शिवाय॥
To him who turns the making of the world over from age to age, thronged by rakshasas, pishachas and siddhas, served by siddhas, serpents, the grahas and Indra, clothed in the tiger's skin — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
भस्माङ्गरागकृतरूपमनोहराय सौम्यावदातवनमाश्रितमाश्रिताय।
गौरीकटाक्षनयनार्धनिरीक्षणाय गोक्षीरधारधवलाय नमः शिवाय॥
To him who made his form lovely with ash for unguent, who shelters those who shelter in the quiet fair forest, who returns Gauri's sidelong glance with his own, white as a stream of cow's milk — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
आदित्यसोमवरुणानिलसेविताय यज्ञाग्निहोत्रवरधूमनिकेतनाय।
ऋक्सामवेदमुनिभिः स्तुतिसंयुताय गोपाय गोपनमिताय नमः शिवाय॥
To him served by the Sun, the Moon, Varuna and the wind, who dwells in the smoke of the yajna and the agnihotra, praised by the Rik and Sama and by the munis, keeper of the cows and bowed to by them — to Shiv ji, my salutation.
शिवाष्टकमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ।
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥
Whoever reads this holy Shivashtakam in Shiv ji's presence reaches Shiva's own world and takes his joy there with him.