Shiva
Karpur Gauram Mantra
कर्पूरगौरं मन्त्रम्
The Karpur Gauram shloka is one of the most beloved Shaiva prayers, recited at the close of every Shiva aarti. It describes Lord Shiva through five powerful images — white as camphor, compassion incarnate, essence of existence, wearing serpents as garlands, and dwelling eternally in the heart — alongside Parvati (Bhavani).
कर्पूरगौरं श्लोक सबसे प्रिय शैव प्रार्थनाओं में से एक है, जिसे प्रत्येक शिव आरती के अंत में पढ़ा जाता है। यह भगवान शिव का पाँच शक्तिशाली रूपकों से वर्णन करता है — कर्पूर जैसे श्वेत, करुणा के अवतार, संसार का सार, भुजगेन्द्र-हारधारी, और हृदय-कमल में भवानी सहित नित्य निवासी।
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
Translation
I bow to Bhava (Shiva) — who is as white and pure as camphor, who is the very incarnation of compassion, who is the essence of all existence, who wears the king of serpents as a garland — who dwells always in the lotus of my heart, together with Bhavani (Parvati).