Shiva Suvarna Mala Stuti

This beautiful hymn shiva suvarna mala stotra is composed by shree adi shankara bhagavad pada on lord Shiva. The hymn is called Suvarna mala stuti. The hymn of beautiful garland of letters. Suvarna, also means gold. Acharya shankara makes a garland of beautiful alphabets of Sanskrit and offers that garland to lord Shiva. The hymn has fifty verses each starting with an alphabet of Sanskrit in the alphabetical order. Every line ends with the phrase 'sāmba sadāśiva śambho śaṅkara śaraṇaṃ me tava caraṇayugam' meaning O sadāśiva who is always accompanied by all mother, O the birth places of all good and peace, O the doer of good, your holy feet is my resort. The use of all alphabets of Sanskrit makes this hymn powerful and poetic at the same time. It also blesses us with the virtue and merit of worshipping the supreme god Shiva with all the alphabets of the sacred language. According to over sacred scriptures every letter is divine, every alphabet is a mantra. Matruka mantras (as they are referred to in the tantra shastras. By chanting this hymn, we indirectly chant all the fifty-one letters which are seed mantras. Acharya shankara prays to shiva for different things and good qualities which are very essential to any serious seeker. He prays supreme god for guidance and also praises his greatness through this wonderful hymn.