Karpuragauram Karunavataram
Shiva
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
karpūragauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ saṃsārasāraṃ bhujagendrahāram | sadā vasantaṃ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṃ bhavānīsahitaṃ namāmi ||
Meaning
I bow to Shiva, who is white as camphor, an embodiment of compassion, the essence of existence, garlanded with the king of serpents, and who dwells always in the lotus of the heart together with Bhavani (Parvati).
Context and use
Commonly sung during aarti at the end of worship.
Source: Traditional verse
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