Bhasmabhisheka Maheshwara

Bhasma Vibhushitha Sundara

Hara Om Hara Om Haalaahala Dhara

Hara Hara Hara Hara Hey Shiva Shankara

Natavara Shashi Dhara Gowri Manohara

Chandrashekara Jatadhara

Hindolam / Malkauns 8 Beat Men - 1 Madhyam Women - 5 Madhyam

Worship the Lord Maheshwara who is bathed and smeared with sacred ashes all over the body looking beautiful. Oh Shiva Shankara you drank Haalaa-hala (poison) to save troubled world. You are the consort of Gowri who danced decorating with moon on head with huge flock of hair.

Deity

Shiva

Language

Sanskrit / Hindi

Raga

Hindolam / Malkauns

Beat

8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi

Reference Gents Pitch

1 Madhyam / F

Reference Ladies Pitch

5 Madhyam / C

Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

bhasma:

sacred ash

chandrashekara:

one who has the moon on his head, refers to lord shiva; (var) chandrashekaraya

dhara:

bear, carry, earth, one who wears; (var) dhari, dharana, dharam, dharey, dharini (f)

gowri:

another name of goddess parvathi

haalaahala:

the poison emitted during the churning of the ocean which was swallowed by shiva

hara:

another name of lord shiva which means “to destroy”; (var) haraya

hey:

a heartfelt callout, usually followed by a name or description like 'hey rama', or 'hey merciful lord'

jatadhara:

one who wears locks of matted hair – shiva; (var) jatadhari

maheshwara:

greatest lord - refers to lord shiva

manohar:

pleasing, beautiful, charming; (var) manohara, manoharam, manohari (f)

natavara:

supreme dancer/actor referred esp. to lord krishna

om:

Omkara has no form. It is the manifestation of Brahman (God) as sound. It is present in all creation. It is effulgent. It is in all speech. Read More: Significance of Om

shankara:

name of lord shiva, one who bestows auspiciousness; (var) shankar, shankaraya, shankaram

shashi:

moon

shiva:

lord shiva - one of the trinity who is the destroyer - the name shiva means auspiciousness; (var) shiv, shivaya, shivaraj, shivaraja, shivarajam, shivom, shivani (f) - of shiva

sundara:

beautiful; (var) sundarakara, sundaraya, sundari (f), soundari (f), sundaram - beauty

vibhushitha:

decorated or adorned

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