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Karpur Gauram Karunavtaram

Karpur Gauram

कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि

karpūra-gauraṁ karuṇāvatāraṁ saṁsāra-sāraṁ bhujagendra-hāram sadā vasantaṁ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṁ bhavānī-sahitaṁ namāmi

Meaning

White as camphor, embodiment of compassion, the very essence of existence, wearing the king of serpents as a garland — forever dwelling in the lotus of my heart, I bow to Shiva together with Bhavani.

Why recite it

The aarti verse sung at the close of Shiva worship; it seats the divine in the heart.

Source

Traditional Shiva aarti