Moolam Dharmataroh Vivekajaladheh
Shloka 1 · Aranya Kand
Shloka Text
मूलं धर्मतरोर्विवेकजलधेः पूर्णेन्दुमानन्ददं वैराग्याम्बुजभास्करं ह्यघघनध्वान्तापहं तापहम्। मोहाम्भोधरपूगपाटनविधौ स्वःसम्भवं शङ्करं वन्दे ब्रह्मकुलं कलङ्कशमनं श्रीरामभूपप्रियम्॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mūlaṃ dharmatarorvivekajaladheḥ pūrṇendumānandadaṃ vairāgyāmbujabhāskaraṃ hyaghaghanadhvāntāpahaṃ tāpaham। mohāmbhodharapūgapāṭanavidhau svaḥsambhavaṃ śaṅkaraṃ vande brahmakulaṃ kalaṅkaśamanaṃ śrīrāmabhūpapriyam॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
I bow to Lord Shiva, beloved of King Shri Rama, who is the root of the tree of dharma, the full moon delighting the ocean of discernment, the sun that causes the lotus of dispassion to bloom, the remover of the thick darkness of sin, the reliever of the threefold suffering, the wind-born one in the task of scattering the clouds of delusion, and the one who removes the stain of the Brahmin lineage.
Context
This is Shloka 1 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Auspicious Invocation”. The episode describes the reverent opening invocation to Shiva, Rama, Sita, and the Guru beginning Aranya Kand.