kiṅkaro'smi tava śaṅkara! nūnam |
bhaktavaśaṅkara! pāhi pāhi śiva! ।। (Chorus)
Oh Śaṅkara! I am Your kiṅkara (eternal servant). O Bhaktavaśaṅkara, the one bound by devotees’ love, protect me!
himāṃśurekhā muktāvalīva jāṭajūṭa-makuṭopari bhāti ।
uṣṇīṣavastra-śeṣavadeṣā dhavalā taralā gaṅgādhārā ।।1।।
Your matted hair (jaṭā) are bunched up (jūṭa) on Your head appearing like a crown. The crescent moon (candra kalā) on Your hair is like a chain of pearls decorating Your crown. The stream of Gaṅgā falling from Your matted hair looks like the loose end of a white turban hanging from Your head.
maṇidīdhiti-matkālasarpa-kula-mindranīlamaṇi-hāracayaḥ kim? ।
lalāṭanayanaṃ vahnibhiraruṇaṃ vibhūti rekhā kuṅkumabimbam ।।2।।
The black serpents with the gems on their heads shinning, look like garlands of dark-blue gems. The fiery red eye on Your forehead is like mark of kuṅkuma powder on the horizontal lines of white ash applied on Your forehead.
pinākapāṇe! pāśupatāstraṃ pārthāya diśasi paramodāra! |
muniśiśave tvaṃ kṣīrābdhimeva gaurīmeva ca daśakaṇṭhāya ।।3।।
O Lord holding the Pināka bow in hand! O most generous Lord, You donated the Pāśupata arrow (divine missile) even to the Arjuna who fought with You! You donated the sea of milk to ignorant child Upamanyu weeping for a cup of milk! You even donated Your beloved wife Gaurī to the worst demon Rāvaṇa who wished to marry her!