ॐ जय शिव शङ्कर शम्भो, जय गिरिजाधीश। शिव–२ जय जय करुणासागर –२ पशुपति जगदीश॥ ॐ हर हर हर महादेव
ōṁ jaya śiva śaṅkara śambhō, jaya girijādhīśa | śiva–2 jaya jaya karuṇāsāgara –2 paśupati jagadīśa || ōṁ hara hara hara mahādēva
Translation
Oṁ, glory to you, Śiva, Śaṅkara, Śambhu! Glory to the lord of Girijā! Glory, glory to the ocean of compassion, Paśupati, lord of the world! Oṁ Hara Hara Hara Mahādeva!
Word by word
- jaya
- glory, victory (to)
- śiva
- Śiva, the auspicious one
- śaṅkara
- Śaṅkara, the giver of welfare
- śambhō
- O Śambhu, source of joy
- girijādhīśa
- lord of Girijā (Pārvatī, daughter of the mountain)
- karuṇāsāgara
- ocean of compassion
- paśupati
- Paśupati, lord of all beings
- jagadīśa
- lord of the world
- ōṁ
- Oṁ, the sacred syllable
- hara
- Hara, "the one who takes away" (sorrow and bondage), a name of Śiva
- mahādēva
- Mahādeva, the great god
Meaning
The āratī opens by calling Śiva by his names: Śaṅkara who brings welfare, Śambhu the source of joy, the husband of Girijā, and Paśupati, the lord of all creatures, the form in which he is worshipped at Paśupatinātha in Kathmandu. Each verse closes with the refrain "Oṁ Hara Hara Hara Mahādeva".