Mahimnah paaram te paramavidushho yadyasadrishii

Stutirbrahmaadiinaamapi tadavasannaastvayi girah

Athaaavaachyah sarvah svamatiparimaanaavadhi grinanh

Mamaapyeshha stotre hara nirapavaadah parikarah (1)

O, Lord Shiva, remover of all types of miseries, what wonder is there, if

The prayer to you, chanted by one who is ignorant about your greatness, is

Worthless! Because, even the utterance ( speech ) of Brahmaa and other gods

Is not able to fathom your merits ( ie, greatness )

Hence, if persons with Very limited intellect ( and I am one of them ) try to offer you a prayer,

Their attempt deserve your special favour If it is so, I should not be an

Exception hence, (thinking like this ) I begin this prayer (1)

Atiitah panthaanam tava cha mahimaa vaanmanasayoh

Atadvyaavrittyaa yam chakitamabhidhatte shrutirapi

Sa kasya stotavyah katividhagunah kasya vishhayah

Pade tvarvaachiine patati na manah kasya na vachah (2)

O, great god, so great is your majesty that it cannot be reached by speech

And mind Even the Vedas also, having become surprised, confirm your

Greatness by only saying `neti', `neti' (not this, not this) while

Describing you Who can praise this type of greatness of yours? With how

Many qualities is it composed? Whose subject of description can it be ? And

Yet even then whose mind and speech are not attached to your this new

Saguna form ? (2)

Madhusphiitaa vaachah paramamritam nirmitavatah

Tava brahmanh kim vaagapi suragurorvismayapadamh

Mama tvetaam vaaniim gunakathanapunyena bhavatah

Punaamiityartheasminh puramathana buddhirvyavasitaa 3

O, Paramaatmaa (greatest Soul), as you are the very creator of speech of

The Vedas, which is like highest type of nectar and as sweet as honey, how

Can even the speech of Brahaspati (guru, or spiritual guide of gods)

Surprise you ? (ie, the speech of even Brahaspati is worthless before you)

O, destroyer of three Cities of the demons, thinking that my speech may

Become purified by this act, my intellect (Buddhi) has become prepared to

Sing your greatness (3)

Tavaishvaryam yattajjagadudayaraxaapralayakrith

Trayiivastu vyastam tisrushhu gunabhinnaasu tanushhu

Abhavyaanaamasminh varada ramaniiyaamaramaniim

Vihantum vyaakroshiim vidadhata ihaike jadadhiyah 4

O, giver of Boons, your greatness is the cause of creation, maintenance,

And destruction of the whole universe; this is supported by three Vedas

(ie, rigveda, yajurveda, and Saamaveda); it is distributed in the three

Qualities (ie, Satva, rajas and tamas) and three bodies (of Brahmaa, Vishhnu

And mahesha) Such is your greatness but certain stupid persons in this

World are trying to destroy it by slander, which may be delightful to them

But is really undelightful (4)

Kimiihah kinkaayah sa khalu kimupaayastribhuvanam

Kimaadhaaro dhaataa srijati kimupaadaana iti cha

Atarkyaishvarye tvayyanavasara duhstho hatadhiyah

Kutarkoayam kaanshchith mukharayati mohaaya jagatah 5

If the Paramaatmaa (the supreme Soul) creates the three worlds (ie, the

Whole universe), what is his gesture ? What is his body ? What is his plan

? What is his basis (support)? What are his means (instruments,resources) ?

These are the useless questions raised by some stupid critics, in order to

Mislead people, against one (ie, you) who always remains incompatible to

Senses (5)