namaa miisha mishaana-nirvana rupam
vibhum vyaapakam brahma-veda-svaroopam
nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam niriham
chidaakaasha maakaasha-vaasam bhaje ham
niraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyam
giraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriisham
karaalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalam
gunaagaara samsara paaram nato ham
I bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of Om
The Self of All, transcending all conditions and states
Beyond speech, understanding and sense perception
Awe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash
Devourer of Death.
I worship Shankara, whose form is white as the Himalayan snow
Radiant with the beauty of countless Cupids
Whose head sparkles with the Ganga
With crescent moon adorning his brow and snakes coiling his neck.
Om nama shivaye, Om nama bhagwata rudraye
niraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyam
giraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriisham
karaalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalam
gunaagaara samsara paaram nato ham
The fierce, exalted, luminous supreme Lord
Indivisible, unborn and radiant with the glory of a million suns;
Who, holding a trident, tears out the root of the three-fold suffering.
You, who are without parts, ever blessed
The cause of universal destruction at the end of each round of creation
A source of perpetual delight to the pure of heart
Slayer of the demon, Tripura, consciousness and bliss personified.
vibhum vyaapakam brahma-veda-svaroopam
nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam niriham
chidaakaasha maakaasha-vaasam bhaje ham
niraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyam
giraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriisham
karaalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalam
gunaagaara samsara paaram nato ham
I bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of Om
The Self of All, transcending all conditions and states
Beyond speech, understanding and sense perception
Awe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash
Devourer of Death.
I worship Shankara, whose form is white as the Himalayan snow
Radiant with the beauty of countless Cupids
Whose head sparkles with the Ganga
With crescent moon adorning his brow and snakes coiling his neck.
Om nama shivaye, Om nama bhagwata rudraye
niraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyam
giraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriisham
karaalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalam
gunaagaara samsara paaram nato ham
The fierce, exalted, luminous supreme Lord
Indivisible, unborn and radiant with the glory of a million suns;
Who, holding a trident, tears out the root of the three-fold suffering.
You, who are without parts, ever blessed
The cause of universal destruction at the end of each round of creation
A source of perpetual delight to the pure of heart
Slayer of the demon, Tripura, consciousness and bliss personified.