Shiv Chalisa in Malayalam

Glory to the husband of Girija, kind to the humble, who always protects the good.

The moon shines beautifully on your forehead, and your earrings are the hoods of serpents.

Your body is fair and the Ganga flows from your head. You wear a garland of skulls, and your body is smeared with ash.

A tiger skin is your garment, and your beauty charms even the serpents.

Mother Maina's beloved daughter, Parvati, sits at your left side, a sight beyond compare.

sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery print "कि हवे" and "वाम"; the meaning is the same.

The trident in your hand looks magnificent, and it always destroys the enemy.

Nandi and Ganesh look there like lotuses in the middle of a lake.

Kartikeya, Shyama and the lord of the ganas: no one can put this sight into words.

"Shyam" is read by some as Shyama, a name of Parvati, and by others as describing Kartikeya's dark complexion.

Whenever the gods came and called out to you, Lord, you yourself took away their trouble.

When the demon Taraka caused great havoc, the gods came together and bowed to you for help.

At once you sent six-faced Kartikeya, and he struck the demon down in the blink of an eye.

You yourself destroyed the demon Jalandhara, and your fame is known to the whole world.

You waged war on the Tripura demons and, in your kindness, saved everyone.

sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery read "तबहिं" (then) for "सबहिं".

When Bhagiratha did great penance, you, O Purari, fulfilled his vow.

Shiva received the Ganga in his matted hair when she came down from heaven at Bhagiratha's prayer. Purari, "enemy of the cities", is the name he earned by destroying Tripura.

Among givers there is no one like you, and your servants praise you always.

The Vedas sing your glory, yet they could not find the secret of you, who are beyond words and without beginning.

BhaktiBharat reads "वेद नाम महिमा तव गाई"; the other three sources have "वेद माहि महिमा तुम गाई".

When the ocean was churned, a blaze of poison rose from it, and the gods and demons, burning, were in agony.

You took pity on them and came to their help by drinking the poison, and from then on you were called Neelkanth, the blue-throated.

When Shri Ramchandra worshipped you, he won Lanka and gave it to Vibhishana.

This recalls Ram's worship of Shiva at Rameswaram before crossing to Lanka.

When Vishnu was offering you a thousand lotuses, Purari put him to the test.

Chaupais 20 to 22 tell the Shiva Purana story in which Vishnu worshipped Shiva with a thousand lotuses. Shiva hid one, and Vishnu, called lotus-eyed, offered one of his own eyes in its place; pleased, Shiva gave him the Sudarshana chakra. sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery read "त्रिपुरारी".

The Lord hid one lotus, and the lotus-eyed Vishnu wished to offer his own eye in its place.

Seeing such steadfast devotion, Lord Shankar was pleased and granted the boon he wished for.

Glory, glory, glory to the endless, undying Lord, who lives in every heart and is kind to all.

All the wicked torment me every day. I keep wandering, and I find no peace.

Many read "the wicked" here as the enemies within, such as anger, greed and desire.

Save me, save me, Lord, I cry out to you. Come now, at this very moment, and rescue me.

Take up your trident and strike down my enemies. Come and rescue me from this trouble.

Mother, father, brothers, everyone is there, yet in times of trouble no one asks after me.

sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery read "सब कोई".

Lord, you are my only hope. Come and take away my heavy trouble.

You always give wealth to the poor, and whoever asks of you receives the fruit.

How can we praise you as you deserve? Lord, forgive our mistakes now.

Shankar, you are the destroyer of trouble, the source of all good and the remover of obstacles.

Yogis, ascetics and sages meditate on you, and Sharada and Narada bow their heads to you.

I bow, I bow; glory to you, salutations to Shiva. Even Brahma and the gods cannot reach your end.

Whoever recites this with a full heart, Shambhu becomes their helper.

Anyone weighed down by debt who recites this is freed of it.

The line is read in more than one way; this is the usual reading. sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery print "रनियां", BhaktiBharat "ॠनियां".

Whoever longs to have a son surely receives Shiva's blessing.

BhaktiBharat reads "पुत्र हीन कर" (one who has no son); sanskritdocuments.org and Bharat Discovery "पुत्र होन की".

Invite a pandit on Trayodashi and have a homa done with devotion.

Trayodashi, the thirteenth day of each lunar fortnight, is the day of Pradosh, sacred to Shiva.

Whoever keeps the Trayodashi fast faithfully is left with no suffering in body.

Offer incense, a lamp and food, and recite this before Shankar.

The sins of many lifetimes are washed away, and in the end one reaches Shiva's abode.

Ayodhyadas says: you are my hope. You know all our sorrows; please take them away.

The poet signs his name here, as poets did in a closing verse. Nothing reliable is known about Ayodhyadas.