Yasyaanke Cha Vibhaati Bhudharasuta
Shloka 1 · Ayodhya Kand
Shloka Text
यस्याङ्के च विभाति भूधरसुता देवापगा मस्तके भाले बालविधुर्गले च गरलं यस्योरसि व्यालराट्। सोऽयं भूतिविभूषणः सुरवरः सर्वाधिपः सर्वदा शर्वः सर्वगतः शिवः शशिनिभः श्रीशङ्करः पातु माम्॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yasyāṅke ca vibhāti bhūdharasutā devāpagā mastake bhāle bālavidhur gale ca garalaṃ yasyorasi vyālarāṭ। so'yaṃ bhūtivibhūṣaṇaḥ suravaraḥ sarvādhipaḥ sarvadā śarvaḥ sarvagataḥ śivaḥ śaśinibhaḥ śrīśaṅkaraḥ pātu mām॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
May Śrī Śaṅkara protect me forever—he who has Pārvatī, daughter of the mountain, in his lap; Ganga on his head; the young moon on his forehead; poison on his throat; and the king of serpents on his chest. Adorned with ashes, foremost among the gods, lord of all, all-pervading, auspicious in form, and bright like the moon, may he shelter me.
Context
This is Shloka 1 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Invocation”. The episode describes the auspicious opening invocation of Lord Shiva, the Guru, and holy ones in Ayodhyakand.