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Haritakrita Shivastavah ..}## \itxtitle{.. hArItakR^itashivastavaH ..}##\endtitles ## (ekali~NgamAhAtmye) OM namaH shivAya \- jayatyakhilalokasha~NkaraH shivaH sarvasarvapasarvadapraNatajanapashupAshapaTala\- pATanalampaTaprasAdashIlatAla~NkR^itasharIraH, dakShadakShamakhamathanadhAtR^imukhakuhanirjhara\- dakhilavedavidyAsurasarijjAtkAramukharitatridashakulashailarAjaH, mAlatImala\- yamandArakuTajakundakadambonmattaketakIkalhArakarpUrapArijAtakamadhuramadhukara\- kanakachampakamallikAbilvapatrapATalIshatapatrikArkakiMshukabakulakamalakarNi\- kAratrisandhyAgastyabarbarikAka~NkolakA~nchanArakaravIrAgaru\-shrIkhaNDayakShakardda\- maliptA~NgasharIraH, satatasaMyuktakinnarakAminIbhR^i~Nga(vR^inda)gItanR^ityavaMshavAdya\- vINAvedadhvanibharitabhuvanakailAshashikharashikharAgrashailarAjaH, pa~nchArthatIrthara\- taratibhuvanaratitR^iptayoga\-yogadayoginirvANadaH, pArvatInakhavraNachihnita\- sharIranirmalaniShkalaniShkala~NkaH, viShaviShamaviShayamR^ityumakarakulAkulAndoli\- takalijalajarAsphItaphenajanmormimAlAsaMsArasAgarasamuttaraNaikapotaH, sada\- sadutpattipAlanavilayakAraNadharAdyaShTatanuparipAlitajagattritayasakalasurAsura\- karAkarShaNajanitajavamandaraparivartitaghorAghAtanirmathitadugdhodadhijAtakAla\- kUTachaTulAnalakavalenakR^iShNakaNThaH shrIkaNThaH, brahmachakralabdhali~NgAvasAnapari\- pUrNaH, paritR^iptadashavadanaprachaNDadordaNDamaNDapotkalitakailAshashR^i~Ngachalana\- bhayachakitaraNaraNitaramaNIyamaNikhachitakanakanUpuramadhuraravamukharita charaNakamalaHgaurIkuchakalashaku~Nkumapa~NkalA~nChitasharIraH, vipulapInA~NgaH shashishekharaH shivaH shAntaH shAshvataH, harikarakharanakharasamUhatIvrakiraNapaTa\- lATTATTahAsabhAsurakaratalachapeTApATitavikaTakarikumbhasthalochChalitavimala\- muktAphalakhachitaharinArIcharmavichitranitambabimbaH, praNatashachIpatikarNapUra\- pallavollikhitapAdapIThaH, kaNTholluThitakapAlamAlAbharaNabhUShitasharIraH, janmajarAmaraNabhayavarjitaH, tryambako bakulakusumasurabhitamaNishilAtalasa\- mullasitavimalajalavilulitakalahaMsamadhuradhvananirmalayonimadhumathanamadhura\- sAmadhvanisaMstUyamAnaH, sahajAnando.atibalo.aNimAdisiddhiguNanidhAnaH, praNatajanavatsalapralayajaladataDidaMshudurdharadhagadhagitanirgatakiraNashreNipisha~Ngi\- tavaralalATalochanochChalachchaTulashikhAnirddagdhamakaradhvajasharIraH, haro nikhi\- laduHkhaharastridashashekharaH, kSharajjalaka(cha)chakravAlakavalitasakaladigvala\- yashUlanirbhinnadurddharAndhakamahAsuraH pramathanAthaH, saptalokeshvarapravarapinAkamu\- ktaikasharanirgataviShayavishikhashikhAsitapratApatApyamAnadanujendrakarNapUrabhuja\- yugalabhasmIkR^itatripuratritayaH, rudro raudro raudrabhUtATTasa~NgrAmalampaTanishitani\- rstrishashUlaparashupAshA~NkushAshanishaktitUNatomarabhallikarNanAlikanArAchashara\- shAr~NgachakragadAvajramudgaradaNDabhindipAlahalamusalashambalakhaDga(cha)ChurikA\- kartarIkuNapakuntaphalakaphalikAbhushuNDIsha~NkusphoTaparidhapaTTishaprabhR^itivarAyu\- dhadharaH, prahatapaTupaTahaTataTitabadhiritagaganagamanadurlalitasakalasurAsuramauli\- lInacharaNakamalalIlAlasA~NgulItalanirddalitadashavadanamukhAsurasevitavikaTa\- kirITakoTIrabhAraH, valitA~Ngabhuja~NgAbharaNo bhavo bhavyo bhAvyo bhUtesho vibhavaprado bhavArtiharo vishuddhavadano bhuja~NgamaNivisphUrjitahR^idayaH, kAlakAlamahAkAlAnalakarNapUrashiromaNiH, kapAlamAlAkhaNDamaNDitajaTAjU\- TaharibalavadanakAlakUTalekhodghaTanA~NkitakaNThaikadeshaH, shmashAnabhasmoddhUlitasa\- kalavigraho hArIkR^itamahAbhuja~NgaH, kapilakR^itasakalavigraho vigrahArddhanArI\- dharo bhairavamahAbhairavabhairavavaitAlamAtR^iparivR^itaH, shubhadashanamukhamayUkhakhachita\- hasitadIptividalitabahulAndhakAraH pitR^ivanasamArabdhatANDava prasAritabhuja\- sahasradurnirIkShitAkANDabrahmANDamaNDapo varo varaparashudharaH, parAparaH pavitraH pavamAnaHpavanakampitakanakachampakalatApatitakusumadhUlidhavalitatrishUlaHpR^ithu\- kailAshagirikandaranivAsaH, sharaNadadhyAnadaj~nAnadamokShadaH, shuddhasphaTikamaNi\- sa~NghashubhradehaH, himadhAmadhavalitasakalabhuvanAntarAlaH, shashikoTivighaTana\- vikaTakirITakoTIrabhAraH, sajalajaladajalashuddhaj~nAnaikatattvakaThinapApAna~NgA\- ~NkuTTanAkuNThitakuThAraH, surakarikapolAmalavigalitabahulasamujjvalagandha\- lubdhamadhupapadadalitakanakapa~NkajarajaHpu~njapi~njaritagaganagamanamandAkinIpra\- vAhaprokShitatR^itIyanayanaH, pA~nchajanyakuTilArddhalochanavaravaravR^iShabhaskandharataH, gajAsurakR^ittivasano bANAsuraripudarpanAshanaH, tattvadR^iShTimArgAnurataH, kShubhitalakShmIkarakamalAndolitoddAmahemamaNimayadaNDamaNDitachAruchAmara\- marudvIjitacharaNashatapatraH, satyAsatyavR^ittaH, tribhuvanaikanAthaprabhuH | shrImadekali~Ngadeva bhaktajanopajIvyamAnamokShAdyanantakalpapAdapa, abhi\- lalitanIlonmIlitasAndramandArakuDmaloddAmahemamakarandapAnamadirAmattaSha\- TpadakulasandohasundarasundarIjha~NkArabhUShitA~NghritAmarasayugalAvyayAkShayabrahma\- prAjApatyada ! viShNuchakrada ! indrarAjyada ! vajrivajrada ! nandigaNAdhipatyada ! upamanyukShIrodadhidugdhada ! narakodadhimuhyamAnAsipatravanasamuttaraNaikaprasAda\- pota ! yamanItikAlakUTa ! jananIjanajIvitaishvaryandaH(da) sha~NkukarNandhanadakama\- lajashakrachakradharapramukhasurAsurasevitamandiradvAraH(ra) triviShTapaprakaTATana\- vijayakaraNakR^iShNarukmiNIyuktarathagamanatuhinaparvatanitambabimbachumbitasura\- saridambupravAhadhArAdhautadhavalopalatamopaviShTamunijanavishuddhadhyAnasantAnapU\- jitadattabhairavahastAvalambanaH(na) bhairavarUpa santrAsitAsuragaNaH(Na) avaj~nAlasavAmakarA~NguShThanakhanikR^intitapitAmahapa~nchamashiraHkamalaH(la) sharabhavachcha~nchunakhamukhAhataruShitanarasiMhavigrahaH(ha) vigrahArddhanArIdharaH(ra) pUShNoH dashanapAtanaH(na) pAtitakR^iShNakeshastambhitavajrivajraH(jra) bAhuleyasanatkumArayogApahArakArakaH(ka) tIvrataraNikiraNanivahavikasi\- takamaladalavipulanayanaH(na) shashikaranikaravarShashatasha~NkukarNaH(NaM) hArItaR^iShishokAnalaharo(ra) hara namaste hara namaste hara namaste | iti ekali~NgamAhAtmye hArItakR^itashivastavaH sampUrNaH | \- || ekali~NgamAhAtmyam | dashamo.adhyAyaH \- uttarArdhaH \- tIrthayAtrAphalam | 10\.18\-29|| ## - .. ekali~NgamAhAtmyam . dashamo.adhyAyaH - uttarArdhaH - tIrthayAtrAphalam . 10.18-29 .. Notes: Caṇḍa ##chaNDa## and Nandī ##nandI##, who had previously been cursed by The Devī ##devI## towards a human birth, traversed around in KaliYuga ##kaliyuga## on the Pṛthvī ##pR^ithvI## as Hārīta Muni##hArIta muni## and Bāṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##. They spent their time in worshipping Maheśvara ##maheshvara## and Devī Vindhyavāsā ##devI vindhyavAsA##. Devī Vindhyavāsā ##devI vindhyavAsA## Grants a Boon to Hārīta Muni##hArIta muni## that his speech will be a mix of Gadya-Padya ##gadya-padya## (i.e. Prose-Poetry) and advised him to thus eulogize Śiva ##shiva##. The Hārītakṛta ŚivaStavaḥ ##hArItakR^ita shivastavaH## thus has initial 6 Padya ##padya## (Stanzas / Verses) and latter part is a long Gadya ##gadya## (Prose). Pleased with his eulogy, Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva## grants respectively sought boons to Hārīta Muni##hArIta muni## and Bāṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##. Hārīta Muni##hArIta muni## accompanies Śiva ##shiva## to His Abode; while, Bāṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## stays in Medapāṭa ##medapATa## - Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa##, protected by Rāṣṭrasenā ##rAShTrasenA##. In present times, Medapāṭa ##medapATa## and Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## are known as Mevār̤a (Mewar) ##mevA.Da## and Cittaur̤agar̤ha (Chittorgarh) ##chittau.Daga.Dha## respectively. EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam##, that constitutes a SthalaPurāṇa ##sthalapurANa## and SthalaMāhātmyam ##sthalamAhAtmyam##, has been composed in two styles - Paurāṇika ##paurANika## and Kāvyamaya ##kAvyamaya##. It includes the descriptions about the manifestation of the Ekaliṅga Śiva Kṣetra ##ekali~Nga shiva kShetra## in relation to the story of the duo - Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## - Hārīta Muni ##hArIta muni##, and the lineage of kings of Citrakūṭa ##chitrakUTa## (now k.a. Cittaur̤agar̤ha ##chittau.Daga.Dha ##) and Medapāṭa ##medapATa## (now k.a. Mevār̤a ##mevA.Da ##) including Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA##. Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA## is now popularly known as Bappā Rāvala ##bappA rAvala##. The VāyuPurāṇam ##vAyupurANam## has been attributed to be the source composition of EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam## as the main narrator of the same is Vāyu ##vAyu##. EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Paurāṇika ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - paurANika## is composed in 32 chapters that, with a brief summary of each chapter; and the EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## can be accessed from the respective links given below. EkaliṅgaMāhātmyam - Kāvyamayam ##ekali~NgamAhAtmyam - kAvyamayam## includes description of the lineage of Baṣpa Rājā ##bAShpa rAjA##, Stuti ##stuti## of the erudite Mahārāṇā Kumbhā ##mahArANA kumbhA## i.e. Kumbhakaraṇa ##kumbhakaraNa##, and the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti##. The latter comprises of Stuti-s of Ganeśa ##gaNesha##, Sūrya ##sUrya##, Nārāyaṇa ##nArAyaNa##, Śiva ##shiva##, Caṇḍikā ##chaNDikA## and Ekaliṅga Śiva ##ekali~Nga shiva##. It is noteworthy that the Pañcāyatana Stuti ##pa~nchAyatana stuti## has some names associated with Kumbhā ## kumbhA## such that he is remembered with each of the Deity worshipped with this stuti. Towards conclusion, there is EkaliṅgaNamaskāra ##ekali~NganamaskAra##.   Encoded and proofread by Ruma Dewan \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit@cheerful.com Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}