Karpuragauram Karunavataram

KarpurGauram Karunavataram is an ancient Sanskrit Shloka known as Shivayjurmantra related to Shiva, and a popular aarti in Shaivism.[1][2][3]

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Sanskrit text	IAST transliteration	Translation
शिवयजुरमंत्र	Śhivayajurmantra	The mantra to Shiva ...
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारम्	karpūragauramṁ karuṇāvatāramṁ	The one who is as pure as camphor, the embodiment of compassion.[2][4]
	sansārasāram bhrujagendrahāram \|	The one who is the essence of the world, with the serpent king as his garland
सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे	sadāvasantamṁ hṛudayāravinde	Always residing in the lotus-like heart
भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि \|\|	bhavamṁ bhavānīsahitamṁ namāmi \|\|	Accompanied by the Goddess Bhavani (Parvati, Shiva's consort), I bow

The Shloka has been used on meditation and yoga. [1]

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

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