श्री खन्डेराज स्तोत्र

श्री खन्डेराज स्तोत्र 

श्री शन्करावतारोऽयम् खन्डराजो महामति: |

तस्यै महालसेशाय मणिमल्लारये नम: ||१|| 

Shri Khandaraj (Khandoba), the extremely intelligent, was an incarnation of Lord Shankar (Shiva). My salutations to this husband of Mahalasa (Mhalsa) and the destroyer of Mani and Malla demons.

ऋषीणाम् यस्तप:सिद्ध्या अवतीर्थ महीतले |

दैत्यान् नाशयत् तस्मै मणिमल्लारये नम: ||२|| 

The One, who descended to the earth as a result of the penance performed by Rishis and destroyed the demons. My salutations to thee.

यो वेदमयमास्थाय महाऽश्वमपराजितम् |

जघ्ने दैत्य-रिपुन् तस्मै मणिमल्लारये नम: ||३|| 

He who rode the great stallions, Vedamaya and Aparajit, and destroyed the enemies, my salutations to thee.

पीत-वस्त्र-परिधान: पीताभरण-भूषित: |

त्रैलोक्य-वन्दितस्तमै मणिमल्लारये नम: ||४|| 

He who wears yellow clothes and wears ornaments of gold and is revered by everyone in Trilok, my salutations to thee.

मार्गशिर्षे महामासे प्रत्यब्दं यन्मोहोत्सव: |

योऽभीष्टदो विभु स्तस्मै मणिमल्लारये नम: ||५|| 

His festival is celebrated in the great month of Margasheersha. He fulfils the desires of his devotees. He who is omnipresent and extremely prosperous, my salutations to thee.

देव: प्रताप-मार्तन्ड-भैरव: शत्रु-क्रुंतन: |

सर्वापत्ती हरस्तस्मै मणिमल्लारये नम: ||६||

The destroyer of enemies, Lord Khanderaya is the valorous Martanda Bhairav. He who removes all obstacles and difficulties from the path of his followers, my salutations to thee.

खन्डराज प्रसीदं त्वं सर्वापत्तिमापाकरु |

पाही मां त्वं प्रभो तुभ्यं मणिमल्लारये नम: ||७|| 

O Lord Khanderaj, please be benevolent towards me, please remove all the obstacles in my path, please be my protector. O destroyer of Mani and Malla, my salutations to thee.

कांयेन मनसा वाचा येऽपराधा मया क्रुता |

तान् क्षमस्व प्रभो तुभ्यं मणिमल्लारये नम: ||८|| 

O Lord, please forgive me for the sins that I might have committed through my actions, my speech or my thoughts. O destroyer of Mani and Malla, my salutations to thee.

खन्डराज-स्तुतिमिमां तृसंध्यंय, पठेद् द्विज: |

सर्वान् कामान् स आहवेह शिवलोलोके महीयते ||९|| 

This last verse is the falashruti  of this stotra. It states that "any being who recites this stotra during the three sandhya periods will be able to fulfil all his desires during this life and will be respected thereafter(Sandhya period is the time between two different textures of the day viz. dawn, midnoon and dusk)