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Karpur Gauram Karunavtaaram is an ancient Sanskrit śloka related to Lord Shiva, and a popular aarti in Shaivism. It is found in Yajurveda, one of the four canonical texts of Hinduism, the Vedas.
Contents
शिवयजुर्मन्त्र
Śivayajurmantra
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारम्
संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् |
सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे
भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ||
karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ
sansārsāram bhujagendrahāram |
sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde
bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi ||
Word to word meaning
karpūragauraṁ : The one who is as pure/white as a camphor(karpur)
karuṇāvatāraṁ: The personification of compassion
sansārsāram : The one who is the essence of the world
bhujagendrahāram: The one with the serpent king as his garland
sadāvasantaṁ : Always residing
hṛdayāravinde: 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.
