Tusharadri sankash gauran gaabhiram
Chhand 3, Under Doha 108 · Uttar Kand
Chhand Text
तुषाराद्रि संकाश गौरं गभीरं। मनोभूत कोटि प्रभा श्री शरीरं॥ स्फुरन्मौलि कल्लोलिनी चारु गंगा। लसद्भालबालेन्दु कंठे भुजंगा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tuṣārādri saṃkāśa gauraṃ gabhīraṃ। manobhūta koṭi prabhā śrī śarīraṃ॥ sphuranmauli kallolinī cāru gaṃgā। lasadbhālabālendu kaṃṭhe bhujaṃgā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
He is as fair as the snow-clad mountain and profound, with a body of the radiance and splendor of millions of Love-gods. Upon his head flows the lovely Gaṅgā; on his forehead shines the crescent moon, and serpents adorn his neck.
Context
This is Chhand 3, 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.