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Shiva Bhujangam
शिवभुजङ्गम्
Śivabhujaṅgam
Chant
महादेव देवेश देवादिदेव स्मरारे पुरारे यमारे हरेति ब्रुवाणः स्मरिष्यामि भक्त्या भवन्तं ततो मे दयाशील देव प्रसीद ॥९॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- महादेव देवेश देवादिदेव
- O great God, Lord of gods, god of primal gods,
- स्मरारे पुरारे यमारे हरेति
- calling you foe of Smara, of the city, of Yama, of Hari,
- ब्रुवाणः स्मरिष्यामि भक्त्या भवन्तं
- I shall remember you with devotion;
- ततो मे दयाशील देव प्रसीद
- therefore be gracious to me, O merciful Lord.
Shiva is praised by names that mark his supremacy over desire, death, and even Vishnu. Devotional remembrance of the Lord who transcends all categories anchors the mind at life's end.
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