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Vedasara Shiva Stotram
वेदसार शिवस्तोत्रम्
Vedasāra Śivastotram
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शिवाकान्त शंभो शशाङ्कार्धमौले महेशान शूलिञ्जटाजूटधारिन् । त्वमेको जगद्व्यापको विश्वरूपः प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो पूर्णरूप ॥४॥
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Word breakdown
- शिवाकान्त शंभो शशाङ्कार्धमौले
- O beloved of Shiva, O Shambho, O wearer of the half-moon on your crest.
- महेशान शूलिञ्जटाजूटधारिन् ।
- O great Lord, O bearer of the trident and matted locks.
- त्वमेको जगद्व्यापको विश्वरूपः
- You alone pervade the world; you are the form of the universe.
- प्रसीद प्रसीद प्रभो पूर्णरूप ॥४॥
- Be gracious, be gracious, O Lord of perfect form.
The prayer for grace acknowledges that the all-pervading Vishvarupa is not grasped by effort alone. When the devotee sees the Lord as the whole universe, the sense of a separate self seeking favour dissolves into fullness.
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