Shiva

A joyful bhajan inviting the Lord to come as Ram, Shyam, Shiva, Vishnu or Ganesha, each with consort and emblem.

A single Sanskrit verse praising Shiva, white as camphor and full of compassion, who dwells in the heart together with Bhavani.

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, Rigveda 7.59.12, a Vedic verse to Tryambaka (Rudra) for healing, long life and freedom from the fear of death.

The Rudrashtakam: eight Sanskrit stanzas to Shiva and a ninth on its fruit, in Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas (Uttara Kanda, after Doha 107).

A four-verse Sanskrit stuti to Goddess Akhilandadevi and Lord Jambukeshvara, composed by a Sringeri Jagadguru and linked to the Thiruvanaikaval temple.

A forty-verse hymn to Lord Shiva composed by the poet-saint Ayodhyadas, recounting his divine acts and recited for grace and relief from troubles.

Eight verses to Shiva, traditionally credited to Sage Vasishtha, asking him to burn away poverty and sorrow; verse 9 lists the benefits.

Shiva tells Parvati of the Omkara kshetra on the Narmada, its sacred pool and guardian ganas, and how they humbled Indra, who took refuge at the linga.

The Shiva Tandava Stotram: 15 Sanskrit verses on Shiva's cosmic dance, traditionally attributed to Ravana and chanted at Pradosha.

A 39-verse protective hymn (an opening vow followed by 38 numbered verses) by Budha Kaushika that places the whole body in Rama's care and ends by equating Rama's name with a thousand names.

The Shiva Ashtottara Shatanamavali: 108 names of Lord Shiva, chanted with bilva leaves and water at Rudrabhisheka, on Mondays, Pradosha and Maha Shivaratri.

Opening of the thousand names of Aghora, a gentle form of Shiva, framed as the Goddess's request and Bhairava's reply, with mantra and nyasa.

Shiva's thousand names from the Mahabharata's Anushasana Parva, taught by Upamanyu to Krishna and recited by him to Yudhishthira.

Eight verses and a closing benefit verse praising Shiva as the Agastyesha Linga of Gunturipura, said to bring liberation to those who recite them.

This is a devotional hymn of eight verses that glorifies the offering of a single bilva leaf to Lord Shiva, describing its power to destroy sins accumulated over three births and to grant liberation.

Eight verses praising the Shiva Linga, each ending 'I bow to that eternal Linga,' plus a ninth verse naming the fruit of reciting it.

A protective armor prayer to Shiva in his Aghora form, shielding every limb and all ten directions, framed as a dialogue between Bhairava and the Goddess.

Akka Mahadevi asks a string of rhetorical questions refusing worldly pleasure, vowing never to leave Lord Channamallikarjuna's feet.