Karpuragauram Karunavataram

Karpura Gauram Karunavataram is an ancient Sanskrit Shloka related to Shiva, and a popular aarti in Shaivism.[1][2][3]

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Text
Sanskrit textIAST transliterationTranslation
शिवयजुर्मन्त्रŚivayajurmantraThe mantra to Shiva ...
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारम्karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁThe one who is as pure as camphor, the embodiment of compassion.[2][4]
संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् |sansārasāram bhujagendrahāram |The one who is the essence of the world, with the serpent king as his garland
सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्देsadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravindeAlways residing in the lotus-like heart
भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ||bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi ||Accompanied by the Goddess Bhavani (Parvati, Shiva's consort), I bow

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]

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See also
  • Shri Rudram Chamakam
  • Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
  • Om Namah Shivaya
  • mahakalbhairava ashtakam

References
  1. "Shiva Yajur Mantra (Karpur Gauram Karunavataram) with meaning". First Post India. p. 2. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  2. Subodh Kapoor (2002). Indian Encyclopaedia. Cosmo Publications. p. 3. ISBN 978-81-7755-257-7.
  3. Devi Chand (1998). The Yajurveda: Sanskrit Text with English Translation. Munshiram Manoharlal. ISBN 978-81-215-0294-8.
  4. "Siva: Karpur gauram karunaa avataaram meaning". Retrieved 2014-02-28.


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