Nandikeswarar Stotram
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Stotra addressed to God Nandi the steed of Lord Shiva)
1.Nama
kooshmaaanda roopaaya, vajrojjatha
karaya cha
Saalankayana puthraaya hala
margodhithaya cha
Salutation to one with pumpkin form, who has diamond like strong arms,
Who is son of
Salankana and who shows the way
to the plough
2,Silathasya cha puthraaya , rudra jaapya
paraaya cha
Rudra bakthaya devaya Namasthe jala saayine
Son of
Siladha , He who is busy
in chanting name of Rudra
Who is a god who is a devotee
of Rudra , Salutation one who
lies down on water
3.Namo ganathipathaye, Maha
yogeeswaraya cha
Danda kandaya chandaya , ekadasa rudraya cha
Salutation to lord of ganas , who is a
great god of yoga
Who makes splashes of water, who is also one
of eleven rudras
4.Akshaya amruthayaiva ajayyaa avyayaa ya
cha
Pasoonaam pathaye chaiva rudra roopa dharayai cha
He who never decays. He who never dies,
He who is never defeated, He who has no
change
Is the
Lord of all beings and also
takes up form of Rudra( angry)
5.Nama
prabala kesaya swar
jnaayathithaya cha
Aneka
sirase chaiva, aneka
vadanaya cha
Salutations to him who has strong hair , who is greater
than those who knows notes
Has several heads and also has
lot of faces
6.Kireedine , kundaline, maha pariga bhahave
Paahi sarva ganamscha, chaiva pahi deva namosthuthe
who wears a crown, ear globes
, has great iron mace in his hand
pLease protect all groups
of being and also protect the
devas , We salute you
