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

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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