Yo Dadati Sataam Shambhuh Kaivalyamapi
Yo Dadati Sataam Shambhuh Kaivalyamapi
Shloka 3 · Lanka Kand
Shloka Text
यो ददाति सतां शम्भुः कैवल्यमपि दुर्लभम्। खलानां दण्डकृद्योऽसौ शंकरः शं तनोतु मे॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yo dadāti satāṃ śambhuḥ kaivalyamapi durlabham। khalānāṃ daṇḍakṛdyo'sau śaṅkaraḥ śaṃ tanotu me॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
May Shambhu, who grants even the rare kaivalya to the good and who punishes the wicked, bestow welfare upon me.
Context
This is Shloka 3 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Auspicious Invocation”. The episode describes Tulsidas's prayerful invocation of Rama, Shiva, and the holy Name at the opening of Lanka Kand.
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