Kapoor Gauram

Shiva Bhajan Shiva Puranas Sanskrit
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Lyrics
Karpūra-gauram karuṇā-avatāram Saṃsāra-sāram bhujagendra-hāram Sadā vasantam hṛdaya-aravinde Bhavam Bhavānī-sahitam namāmi
Translations
  • [कर्पूर] Karpūra: Camphor
  • [गौरम्] Gauram: White as
  • [करुणा] Karuṇā: Compassion
  • [अवतारम्] Avatāram: Incarnation
  • [संसार] Saṃsāra: Worldly existence
  • [सारम्] Sāram: Essence
  • [भुजगेंद्र] Bhujagendra: King of serpents
  • [हारम्] Hāram: Garland
  • [सदा] Sadā: Always
  • [वसन्तम्] Vasantam: Dwelling
  • [हृदय] Hṛdaya: Heart
  • [अरविन्दे] Aravinde: Lotus
  • [भवम्] Bhavam: Shiva
  • [भवानी] Bhavānī: Bhavani (Parvati)
  • [सहितम्] Sahitam: Together with
  • [नमामि] Namāmi: I bow
Purport
I offer obeisances Shiva, who wears the King of Serpents as a garland, embodiment of mercy, essence of worldly existence, who dwells in the lotus of my heart together with his wife, Bhavani.
Music Notation
Drone is G below C (Sa.)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
Ka pu ra Gau ram Ka ru na
C D E D E F
Sa Re Ga Re Ga Ma
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
A va ta - ram San sa ra Sa
E D D C D
Ga Re Re Sa Re
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
ram Bhu ja gen dra Ha ram
C F E D C
Sa Ma Ga Dha Sa
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
Sa da aa Va san tam Hri da ya a
C G G A
Sa Pa Pa Dha
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
ra Vin de Bha van Bha van
G F E D C D E C D
Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Re Gha Sa Re
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 &
ni - - - Sa hi tam Na ma mi - - -
E F E D E C - - - -
Gha Ma Ga Re Ga SA - - - - -