The 8th Stanza of The Śiva Kalpataru Hymn

The Śiva Kalpataru Hymn is an anonymous, late-classical or medieval devotional hymn rooted in regional Shaiva temple traditions. It is different from the Twelve-Syllable Bhujangaprayāta Śivāṣṭakam attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya, that is composed in the Bhujangaprayāta meter (literally "the gliding motion of a snake").

The Śiva Kalpataru Hymn survived and spread not through royal courts or famous philosopher-saints, but through generations of devotees chanting it together as a living prayer to Lord Śiva, the Wish-Fulfilling Tree. This Hymn is particularly prominent in the devotional Shaiva traditions of Eastern and Coastal India -- most notably in Odisha, Bengal, and parts of Bihar and Chhattisgarh.

Because it was preserved as an oral chant rather than a rigidly fixed scholarly treatise, the text exhibits classic features of a fluid folk-liturgical origin. This is apparent from

• Modular Stanzas: Over centuries, lines from other popular Shaiva hymns (such as descriptions of Tripurāntaka or the Pramathas) migrated into its verses.  
• Variable Refrains & Interpolations: Because it was sung locally, different regions inserted their own local variants for the 8th stanza (or Phala-Śruti), which is why regional variants -- including the current,  custom-written Śrī Vidyā finale --integrate into its structure so naturally.

Given below are the first seven from a traditional Śiva Kalpataru Stotram found in the Stotra-Ratnamālā  a rare collection of hymns in Bengali.

The eighth stanza is my custom-integrated Śrī Vidyā finale. An original creation.

Śiva Kalpataru Hymn

प्रभुमीशमनीशमशेषगुणं गुणहीनमहीशगलाभरणम् ।

रणनिर्जितदुर्जयदैत्यपुरं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ १ ॥

Prabhum-īśam-anīśam-aśeṣa-guṇaṁ

guṇa-hīnam-ahīśa-galābharaṇam |

Raṇa-nirjita-durjaya-daitya-puraṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 1 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, who fulfills all desires like the divine wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru). He is the supreme Lord (Prabhu), master of all (Īśa), yet has no master over Himself (Anīśa). He embodies all endless virtues (Aśeṣa-guṇa), yet remains untouched by the three material qualities (Guṇa-hīna). His neck is adorned with the king of serpents, and He conquered the invincible fortress of demons in battle.

गिरिराजसुतान्वितवामतनुं तनुनिन्दितराजितकोटिविभुम् ।

विधिविष्णुशिरोधृतपादयुगं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ २ ॥

Girirāja-sutānvita-vāma-tanuṁ

tanu-nindita-rājita-koṭi-vibhum |

Vidhi-viṣṇu-śirodhṛta-pāda-yugaṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 2 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, who is the wish-fulfilling tree. His left side is graced by Parvatī, daughter of the mountain king. The splendor of His radiant form outshines a million moons, and His divine feet are reverently placed upon the heads of Brahma (Vidhi) and Vishnu.

शशलाञ्छितरञ्जितसन्मुकुटं कटिलम्बितसुन्दरकृत्तिपटम् ।

सुरसङ्गलिनीकृतपूतजटां प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ३ ॥

Śaśa-lāñchita-rañjita-san-mukuṭaṁ

kaṭi-lambita-sundara-kṛtti-paṭam |

Sura-saṅga-linīkṛta-pūta-jaṭaṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 3 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, the wish-fulfilling tree. His noble crown is adorned with the soft glow of the crescent moon. Around His waist hangs a beautiful garment made of tiger hide, and His matted locks are purified by the celestial river Ganga as it merges into Him.

नयनत्रयभूषितचारुमुखं मुखपद्मविनिन्दितकोटिविधुम् ।

विधुखण्डविमण्डितभालतटं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ४ ॥

Nayana-traya-bhūṣita-cāru-mukhaṁ

mukha-padma-vinindita-koṭi-vidhum |

Vidhu-khaṇḍa-vimaṇḍita-bhāla-taṭaṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 4 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, the wish-fulfilling tree. His attractive face is embellished with three eyes. His lotus-like countenance eclipses the radiance of millions of moons, and His broad forehead is beautifully decorated with a segment of the crescent moon.

वृषराजनिकेतनमादिगुरुं गरलाशनमाजिविषाणधरम् ।

प्रमथाधिपसेवकरञ्जनकं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ५ ॥

Vṛṣarāja-niketanam-ādi-guruṁ

garalāśanam-āji-viṣāṇa-dharam |

Pramathādhipa-sevaka-rañjanakaṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 5 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, the wish-fulfilling tree. He rides upon Nandi, the king of bulls, and is the primordial spiritual master (Ādi-guru). He swallowed deadly poison for the world, holds the horn (Viṣāṇa) as a weapon in battle, and brings supreme delight to His devoted attendants and spirits (Pramathas).

मकरध्वजमत्तमातङ्गहरं करिचर्मविलासविशेषकरम् ।

स्फुरदष्टदिक्कासमल्ल्यधरं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ६ ॥

Makaradhvaja-matta-mātaṅga-haraṁ 

kari-carma-vilāsa-viśeṣa-karam |

Sphurad-aṣṭa-dik-kāsa-mallya-dharaṁ 

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 6 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, who fulfills all desires like the divine wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru). He completely subdued the wild, intoxicated elephant of desire that was Kamadeva (Makaradvaja), and He delights in wearing the grand hide of the elephant demon (Gajāsura) as His special garment. He is adorned with a brilliant garland of white flowers that radiates light across all eight cardinal directions, and He remains the ultimate sanctuary for all who seek Him.

जगदुद्भवपालननाशकरं भुवनैकपितरं करुणाजलधिम् ।

प्रियमानवसाधुजनैकगतिं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ७ ॥

Jagad-udbhava-pālana-nāśa-karaṁ

bhuvanaika-pitaraṁ karuṇā-jaladhim |

Priya-mānava-sādhu-janaika-gatiṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 7 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, the wish-fulfilling tree. He is the creator, sustainer, and dissolver of the entire cosmos. He is the sole father of the universe, an endless ocean of compassion, and the ultimate refuge for seekers, saints, and beloved humans.

सत् व्याकुलसेवकरञ्जनकं साधुसाधकनयनप्रदायकम् ।

शृङ्गारघनश्रीयन्त्ररूपम् प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ८ ॥

Sat-vyākula-sevaka-rañjanakaṁ

sādhu-sādhaka-nayana-pradāyakam |

Śṛṅgāra-ghana-śrīyantra-rūpaṁ

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 8 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, who fulfills all desires like the divine wish-fulfilling tree. He brings joy to His distressed and faithful servants, and grants divine inner vision to pure spiritual seekers. He is the very embodiment of the sacred Śrī Yantra, dense with the ultimate bliss of divine love (Śṛṅgāra).

The Original 8th Stanza

स्फुरदधूतकीलालमाल्यधरं हृदयस्थतमोविनाशकरम् ।

भजतोऽखिलदुःखसमृद्धिहरं प्रणमामि शिवं शिवकल्पतरुम् ॥ ८ ॥

Sphurad-adhūta-kīlāla-mālya-dharaṁ 

hṛdayastha-tamo-vināśakaram |

Bhajato’khila-duḥkha-samṛddhi-haraṁ 

praṇamāmi śivaṁ śivakalpatarum || 8 ||

I bow to Lord Śiva, who fulfills all desires like the divine wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru). He wears the shimmering, unceasing stream of celestial river waters like a radiant garland, and He completely destroys the deep darkness of ignorance residing within the heart. For every devoted worshipper who seeks refuge in Him, He eradicates the entire accumulation of worldly sorrow and suffering.

Why this change?

When compared directly against the Bengali manuscript variant, the alternative eighth stanza elevates the finale from a prayer for passive emotional relief into a triumphant climax of non-dual realization. While the manuscript version focuses on dispelling negative states by dissolving sorrow and removing heart-darkness, the modified version moves beyond mere comfort (व्याकुलसेवकरञ्जनकम्) to actively bestow higher spiritual vision upon the practitioner (साधुसाधकनयनप्रदायकम्). 

Furthermore, where the traditional verse remains anchored in descriptive physical iconography -- adding yet another image of the Ganga as a water-garland after seven stanzas of external attributes -- this replacement introduces a transcendent, esoteric synthesis. By revealing Lord Śiva as the non-dual embodiment of the Śrī Yantra, dense with the supreme bliss of divine love (शृङ्गारघनश्रीयन्त्ररूपम्), it seamlessly bridges Shaiva devotion with Śrī Vidyā Shakta philosophy, achieving a grand metaphysical resolution that is carried by a far tighter, highly alliterative phonetic cadence (सेवक / साधक and रञ्जनकम् / प्रदायकम्) right into the ultimate refrain.

note - the translations are by Gemini