% Text title            : Kapateshvara Avatara Shiva Stotrarajah
% File name             : kapaTeshvarAvatArashivastotrarAjaH.itx
% Category              : shiva, kAshmIrashaivadarshanam, stavarAja, stotra
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% Author                : kAshmIrikamahAmAheshvarAchArya rAjAnaka shrI jayadrathavirachitA
% Transliterated by     : Ruma Dewan
% Proofread by          : Ruma Dewan
% Description/comments  : haracharitachintAmaNiH | chaturdashaH prakAshaH - kapaTeshvarAvatAravarNanam | 136-169||
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\engtitle{.. Kapateshvaravatara Shivastotrarajah ..}##
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OM vR^ikShairAvR^itakAyAya parAya paramAtmane |
nAnArUpAya devAya namastubhyaM svayambhuve || 1||
shivAya shitikaNThAya somasUryAgnichakShuShe |
bhImAya bhImarUpAya bhIShaNAyAmR^itAya cha || 2||
chaNDAya chaNDarudrAya chaNDashUlAgrapANaye |
yogine brahmaniShThAya sarvAyudhadharAya cha || 3||
umAyAH svAmine tubhyaM pashUnAM pataye namaH |
R^igyajuHsAmamantrANAM trailokyapataye namaH || 4||
chandrasUryAgnimarutAmambhasAM pataye namaH |
sitAya kR^iShNavarNAya pItAya karburAya cha || 5||
aruNAya pisha~NgAya sarvodbhavabhavAya cha |
savR^iShAyograkAyAya somAya saguhAya cha || 6||
sagaNAya namastubhyaM namaste.astu sanandine |
gajendravaktrasahitasabhR^i~NginTiye namaH || 7||
vishvaiH sAdhyaiH sutastvaM hi brahmaNA keshavena cha |
satataM stUyase devairR^iShibhirbhAvitAtmadhiH || 8||
stutyAnAM guNasa~NghAnAM nAnto.asti tava sha~Nkara |
devAnpitR^iI.Nshcha devesha munInsiddhAnprajApatIn || 9||
niyunakShi sadA deva sveShu sveShveva karmasu |
yoginAM yogayonistvaM yogakartA cha sha~Nkara || 10||
dhruvo.avyayo hyajo nityaH saMhartA bhUtabhAvanaH |
vishvarUpo hyanantashcha svanityo vR^iShavAhanaH || 11||
ajito hyaprameyashcha lokAlokaprakAshakaH |
prabhurvareNyo bhagavAnvarNAshramavibhAgavit || 12||
susUkShmo hyavyayo vyApI bhavArNavatarirvibhuH |
tvAM na jAnanti ye mUDhA naite yAnti parAM gatim || 13||
jAyante cha mriyante cha karmabhirvivashIkR^itAH |
jitakAmA jitakrodhA jitadvandvA jitendriyAH || 14||
tvAM j~nAtvA dehino nityaM gachChanti paramAM gatim |
tryambakastripureshAnastripuraghno mahIdharaH || 15||
trilokapAtA parjanyaH kAlakAmA~NganAshanaH |
brahmaviShNvindrarudrANAmanyeShAM chaiva dehinAm || 16||
saMhArakAle devesha smR^itimAkShipya tiShThasi |
dhyeyastvaM yoganiShThAnAM munInAM bhAvitAtmanAm || 17||
stutavantashcha te sarve sarvaduHkhavinAshanam |
yoginAM yogasiddhistvaM yogasyotpattikArakaH || 18||
tiShTha me hR^idaye nityaM vIryAtmA surasattamaH |
chakShuShorhR^idaye chaiva bhruvormadhyagatastathA || 19||
niShkalaM dhyAyinastvAM hi prapashyanti sadAshivam |
pa~nchadhA tvaM sharIreShu dehinAM sampratiShThasi || 20||
prANAyAmaiH kShapayase kalmaShaM vishvasambhavam |
brahmAdInAM cha devAnAmanyeShAM chaiva dehinAm || 21||
sukhasya dAtA nAnyo.asti iti me nishchitA matiH |
asmAkamapi devesha karmaNyudvignachetasAm |
sharaNaM bhava bhItAnAM saMsArAdhvani vartatAm || 22||
nAnyA gatirmahAdeva vidyate sharaNArthinAm |
muktvA tadbhaktimIshAna shashA~NkakR^itashekhara || 23||
tanubhirdhArayasyeva jagatsthAvaraja~Ngamam |
nAnyaM pashyAmi devesha vyApinaM sacharAcharam || 24||
a~NguShThaparvamAtrANAM jAtAnAM brahmatejasA |
tapasA cha mahAdevAdvA~nChitamuttamaM varam || 25||
saMsArArNavamagnAnAmichChatAM vipulaM yashaH |
asmAkaM devadevesha prasAdaM kartumarhasi || 26||
na j~nAnaM na cha vA dhyAnaM na tapo na cha vai kratuH |
sarvabhAvavihInAnAM sharaNaM tvaM maheshvara || 27||
brahmaviShvindragoptA tvaM brahmaNyo brahmavittamaH |
brahmachArI paraM pAtraM nIlagrIvo guhAshayaH || 28||

phalashrutiH |
evaM stuto mahAdevo vAlakhilyairaharnisham |
prIyate sma mahAdevaH kapaTeshvaravigrahaH || 29||
idaM paurANikastotraM vAlakhilyairvinirmitam |
kapaTeshvaradevasya pratyahaM yaH paThennaraH || 30||
tasya rogA vinashyanti dhanadhAnyAdi vardhate |
Ayushcha dIrghatAM yAti santatishcha pravardhate || 31||
bhuktimuktitvamabhyeti saMsArashcha vinashyati |
shR^iNvatAmapi sarveShAmetadeva phalaM bhavet || 32||
yaH kashchitpathi vA gachChanstotrametatpaThennaraH |
sa sarvasiddhimApnotItyAj~nA satyA maheshituH || 33||
idaM pavitraM dAtavyaM pApiShThAya na jAtuchit |
shraddhAbhaktimanoj~nAya dAtavyaM sarvathA punaH || 34||

iti kAshmIrikamahAmAheshvarAchAryajayadrathavirachite haracharitachintAmaNau kapaTeshvarAvatArashivastotrarAjaH sampUrNaH |

\- || haracharitachintAmaNiH | chaturdashaH prakAshaH \- kapaTeshvarAvatAravarNanam | 136\-169||
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- .. haracharitachintAmaNiH . chaturdashaH prakAshaH - kapaTeshvarAvatAravarNanam . 136-169 ..

Notes:

Śiva ##shiva## in His Kapaṭeshvara Avatāra ##kapaTeshvarAvatAra##, manifested as Kāśṭharūpa ##kAShTharupa##; that was worshipped by the Vālakhilya Ṛṣi-s ##vAlakhilya R^iShayaH## with this StotraRājaḥ ##stotrarAjaH##. Renumbering has been done for the convenience of the readers.

HaraCaritaCintāmaṇiḥ ##haracharitachintAmaNiH## is a Mahākāvya ##mahAkAvya## composed by Kāśmīrika MahāMāheshvarĀcārya Rājanaka Jayadratha ##kAshmIrika mahAmAheshvarAchArya rAjanaka jayadratha## who is also known for his commentaries on the writings of MahāMāheshvarĀcārya Abhinavagupta ## mahAmAheshvarAchArya abhinavagupta## of Kāśmīra ##kAshmIra##.

Several ŚivaKṣetra ##shivakShetra## are mentioned in this composition about which the geographical references are mentioned in the publication. The location of the Kapaṭeśvara ŚivaKṣetra ##kapaTeshvara shivakShetra## is mentioned in the publication is given below.##

kapaTeshvaraH kapaTeshaH | 14| 34 kapaTeshvaro.ayaM kapaTeshvaranAmnaiva kashmIraikadesha \ldq{}maTan\rdq{}puragaNe \ldq{}kUThiher\rdq{}grAme kuNDAkR^Iti mahAdevasthAnam | vishiShTavyAkhyAsa shrIDA.ckTarasTainsAhibarAjatara~NgiNyanuvAde 1| 32, 7| 190 draShTavyA |

kAShThamayo devaH | 14| 135 kAShThamayadeva ityapi kapaTeshvarasyaivAnyannAma |

kAShTharUpaH | 1| 29 kAShTharUpa ityapi kashmIraikadesha\ldq{}maTana\rdq{}puragaNIya \ldq{}kUTher\rdq{}grAme sthitasya kapaTeshvarAkhyashivasyAnyannAma | vishiShTavyAkhyAsya shrIDA.ckTarasTainsAhibarAjatara~NgiNyanuvAde 1| 32 draShTavyA |

##The text of the HaraCaritaCintāmaṇiḥ ##haracharitachintAmaNiH## can be accessed from one of the links given below.


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