Prachandam prakrshtam pragalbham paresham
Chhand 5, Under Doha 108 · Uttar Kand
Chhand Text
प्रचंडं प्रकृष्टं प्रगल्भं परेशं। अखंडं अजं भानुकोटिप्रकाशं॥ त्रयः शूल निर्मूलनं शूलपाणिं। भजेऽहं भवानीपतिं भावगम्यं॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pracaṃḍaṃ prakṛṣṭaṃ pragalbhaṃ pareśaṃ। akhaṃḍaṃ ajaṃ bhānukoṭiprakāśaṃ॥ trayaḥ śūla nirmūlanaṃ śūlapāṇiṃ। bhaje'haṃ bhavānīpatiṃ bhāvagamyaṃ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
I worship Bhavānīpati, attainable through devotion—fierce, exalted, bold, the Supreme Lord, undivided, unborn, shining with the radiance of millions of suns, destroyer of the threefold spear of suffering, and bearer of the trident.
Context
This is Chhand 5, 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.