Religion:Karpuragauram Karunavtaaram
Karpur Gauram Karunavtaaram is an ancient Sanskrit Shloka related to Lord Shiva, and a popular aarti in Shaivism.[1][2][3] शिवयजुर्मन्त्र
Śivayajurmantra
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारम्
karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ
संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् |
sansārsāram bhujagendrahāram |
सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे
sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde
भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ||
bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi ||
मंदारमाला कुलितालकायै कपालमालांकृत शेखराय।
दिव्याम्बरायै च दिगम्बराय, नमः शिवायै च नमः शिवाय। ||
Word to word meaning
karpūragauraṁ:- The one who is as pure as camphor.
[2][4]
karuṇāvatāraṁ:- The personification of compassion or the embodiment of compassion.
sansārsāram:- The one who is the essence of the world
bhujagendrahāram:- The one with the serpent king as his garland
sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde:- Always residing in the lotus-like heart
(Explanation: Hridaya aravinde means 'in the heart that is (as pure as) lotus'. Lotus, though born in the muddy waters, is untouched by the mud around it. Similarly Lord Shiva always (Sada) resides (vasantham) in the hearts of beings which are not affected by worldly matters.)
bhavaṁ:- To the Lord
bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi:- Accompanied by the Goddess Bhavani (form of Parvati, Shiva's consort), I bow
In popular culture
The Shloka has been used on multiple times on the popular show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev which was aired on channel Life OK in India.[1]
See also
- Shri Rudram Chamakam
- Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
- Om Namah Shivaya
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shiva Yajur Mantra (Karpur Gauram Karunavataram) with meaning". First Post India. p. 2. http://www.firstpost.com/topic/organization/lotus-shiva-yajur-mantra-karpur-gauram-karunavataram-with-meanin-video-jMvcJGRCz8U-42661-2.html. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Subodh Kapoor (2002). Indian Encyclopaedia. Cosmo Publications. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-7755-257-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=jj_JpunW_8YC&pg=PA3.
- ↑ Devi Chand (1998). The Yajurveda: Sanskrit Text with English Translation. Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 978-81-215-0294-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=OuBzAAAACAAJ.
- ↑ "Siva: Karpur gauram karunaa avataaram meaning". http://www.hinduism.co.za/siva.htm#Karpur. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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