Karpur Gauram Karunavtaram | Karpur Gauram Lyrics and Meaning
A Hindu must have heard of the Shiva Yajur Mantra, also known as theKarpur Gauram Karunavtaaram. It is an old Sanskrit Shloka relating to Lord Shiva and a popular aarti in the Shaivism religion.
Yajurveda, one of the four sacred writings of Hindu Dharma, the Vedas, contains the Karpur Gauram mantra.
The most prominent Hindu deity is Lord Shiva, one of the Trinity Gods also known as Shankar, Rudra, Bholenath, Nilkantha, and Mahadeva.
According to Hindu scriptures, He is also called the Destroyer and the Transformer. The term Shiva denotes the fortunate.
Lord Shiva is the destroyer of evil and horror, the bestower of earthly prosperity, and the advocate of virtue and good fortune. Sankara is another name for Shiva, which means “doer of good.”
Karpur Gauram Lyrics & Meaning
Karpur Gauram Karunavtaram also known as Shiva Yajur Mantra is a powerful mantra usually chanted during the time of Aarti. It is one of the most popular Hindu mantras related to Lord Shiva.
Karpur Gauram Karunavtaaram is regarded as the most auspicious of all the mantras dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is stated that devotees who recite this mantra experience spiritual pleasure since it extols Shiva to the greatest level. Let us understand its meaning.
Karpur Gauram Mantra
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं
संसारसारम् भुजगेन्द्रहारम् ।
सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे
भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
Line by Line Meaning
karpūragauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ
Meaning: Lord Shiva who is as pure/white as camphor (Karpur). The person whose personality is the embodiment of compassion and who is the incarnation of compassion.
sansārsāram bhujagendrahāram |
Meaning: The one who is the essence of the whole creation. The one with the serpent king as his garland.
sadāvasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde
Meaning: Hridaya aravinde means ‘in heart’ (pure in form of lotus). Lotus, however, is born in dirty water, even the mud around it does not affect it. In the same way, Lord Shiva always (always) lives (spring) in the heart of creatures, so that no one is affected by world affairs.
bhavaṁ bhavānīsahitaṁ namāmi ||
Meaning: To the Lord Accompanied by the Goddess Bhavani (A form of Goddess Parvati, Shiva’s consort), I bow
The Full Meaning of the Mantra:
The one who is pure like camphor, whose personality is the embodiment of compassion. Those who are the essence of the entire creation and the one with the serpent king as his garland., reside in the heart, including Lord, Shiva and Mata Bhavani, whose type is Lotus in the mud and I bow you.
