Shiva Shakti Prayer

KAPUR AARTI

Shiva Yajur Mantra

Karpur Gauram Karunavtaaram

One of the most famous mantras. It is a Sanskrit Shloka related to Lord Shiva and a popular aarti in Shaivism.
The mantra is found in Yajurveda, one of the four texts of the Vedas.

कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं

karpura gouram karunAva tAram

संसार-सारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् ।

sansArahAram bhujagendra hAram

सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे

sada vasantam hridiyAr vinde

भवं भवानी सहितं नमामि ।।

bhavam bhavAni sahitam namAmi

Translation

I bow to that camphor-hued,

white complexioned Lord Shiva,

who is incarnation of compassion.

Who is the very essence of consciousness;

the Knowing principle of life (of the embodied soul)

Who wears snakes as garlands, who always resides in the hearts of his devotees

I bow to Lord Shiva and His consort Bhavaani (Uma or Parvati)