Shiva Dyanam

  Shiva Dyanam
"Karpur Gauram Karunaa Avataaram,

Sansaar Saaram Bhujgendra Haaram,

Sadaa Vasantam Hridayaarvinde,

Bhavam Bhavaani Sahitam Namaami"

Meaning:

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, whose eternal abode is in the heart of the devotee, I bow to Him (Lord Shiva) and His consort Bhavani (Uma or Paarvati).

Karpur (camphor-hued);

Gauram (white);

Karunaa (compassion);

Avataaram (incarnation);

Sansaar (life of the embodied soul);

Saaram (essence, the knowing principle or consciousness);

Bhujagendra (wearer of snakes or who wields theSerpent power of Kundalini Shakti);

Haaram (garlands);

Sadaa (eternal);

Vasantam (resides);

Hridayaarvinde (in the heart of the devotee);

Bhavam (Lord Shiva);

Bhavaani (Uma or Paarvati);

Sahitam (together);

Namaami (I bow).