This wonderful stotra will protect you in every journey

This wonderful stotra will protect you in every journey :-

Margabandhu Stotram is a divine hymn on God Shiva explaining the appearance and attributes of the great God.

People who undertake any journey should recite it before traveling, on the days when they are traveling and after the completion of travel. Lord Shiva as Margabandhu would always be with them and protect them

Lyrics :-
śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

phālāvanamratkirīṭaṁ
phālanētrārciṣā dagdhapañcēṣukīṭam |
śūlāhatārātikūṭaṁ
śuddhamardhēnducūḍaṁ bhajē mārgabandhum || 1 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

aṅgē virājadbhujaṅgaṁ
abhragaṅgātaraṅgābhirāmōttamāṅgaṁ
ōṅkāravāṭīkuraṅgaṁ
siddhasaṁsēvitāṅghriṁ bhajē mārgabandhum || 2 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

nityaṁ cidānandarūpaṁ
nihnutāśēṣalōkēśavairipratāpaṁ
kārtasvarāgēndracāpaṁ
kr̥ttivāsaṁ bhajē divyasanmārgabandhum || 3 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

kandarpadarpaghnamīśaṁ
kālakaṇṭhaṁ mahēśaṁ mahāvyōmakēśaṁ
kundābhadantaṁ surēśaṁ
kōṭisūryaprakāśaṁ bhajē mārgabandhum || 4 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

mandārabhūtērudāraṁ
mandarāgēndrasāraṁ mahāgauryadūraṁ
sindūradūrapracāraṁ
sindhurājātidhīraṁ bhajē mārgabandhum || 5 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

appayyayajjvēndra gītaṁ
stōtrarājaṁ paṭhēdyastu bhaktyā prayāṇē
tasyārthasiddhiṁ vidhattē
mārgamadhyē:’bhayaṁ cāśutōṣō mahēśaḥ || 6 ||

śambhō mahādēva dēva
śiva śambhō mahādēva dēvēśa śambhō
śambhō mahādēva dēva ||

ithi śrī mārgabandhu stōtram ||

This divine stotra is composed keeping in mind the travelers, that not just confined to travelers who make the journey to pilgrimages but even reflects the journeys in one’s life.

The last stanza explains Shri Margabandhu stotram benefits or the phalastuti that one who resides with true devotion will be blessed by the protection of God shiva, and all their wishes will be fulfilled

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