Chalatkkundalam bhru sunetram vishalam

Chhand 4, Under Doha 108 · Uttar Kand

Chhand Text

चलत्कुंडलं भ्रू सुनेत्रं विशालं। प्रसन्नाननं नीलकंठं दयालं॥ मृगाधीशचर्माम्बरं मुण्डमालं। प्रियं शंकरं सर्वनाथं भजामि॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

calatkuṃḍalaṃ bhrū sunetraṃ viśālaṃ। prasannānanaṃ nīlakaṃṭhaṃ dayālaṃ॥ mṛgādhīśacarmāmbaraṃ muṇḍamālaṃ। priyaṃ śaṃkaraṃ sarvanāthaṃ bhajāmi॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

I worship Śaṅkara, dear to all and Lord of all, whose earrings sway, whose brows are beautiful and whose eyes are broad; whose face is serene, who is Nīlakaṇṭha and compassionate; who wears a tiger-skin garment and a garland of skulls.

Context

This is Chhand 4, Under Doha 108 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Rudrashtakam: Hymn to Shiva”. The episode describes the sacred Rudrashtakam hymn glorifying Shiva's transcendence, compassion, and divine majesty.

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