Shiva Shiva Shambho Kailasa Pathey

Bhola Maheshwara Sai Shiva [ Shiva Shiva ... ]

Alakh Niranjana Nataraja

Bhasma Vibhushitha Sambha Shiva

Om Hari Om Hari Om Hari Om

Tandava Priyakara Sai Shiva [ Bhola Maheshwara ... ]

~ Vakulabharanam / Basant Mukhari 8 Beat Men - 1 Pancham Women - 5 Pancham

Glory to Thee, O Lord Shiva, the auspicious one who resides on Mount Kailasa. You are the Greatest God, the protector of the innocent. You are beyond attributes, one who is free of all blemishes. You are adorned with sacred ash and the one who loves the Tandava dance. You are none other than Lord Sai.

Audio

shiva-shiva-shambho-kailasa-pathey.mp4

Deity

Shiva

Language

Sanskrit / Hindi

Raga

~ Vakulabharanam / Basant Mukhari

Beat

8 Beat / Keherwa / Adi

Level

Intermediate

Tempo

Medium

Reference Gents Pitch

1 Pancham / C

Reference Ladies Pitch

5 Pancham / G

Notes Range

Lowest Note: n1 / B♭ (lower octave)
Highest Note: G2 / E (higher octave)

* Western notes are in the Key of C

Glossary Terms

Song Glossary

alakh:

that which is not seen – that god who is without attributes and cannot be seen; (var) alakha

bhasma:

sacred ash

bhola:

innocent; (var) bholey, bholi, bholarey (f), bholanath - lord of the innocent, refers to lord shiva

hari:

name of lord vishnu; (var) hare, harey

kailasa:

the abode of lord shiva

maheshwara:

greatest lord - refers to lord shiva

nataraj:

king of dance - refers to lord shiva who is the source of cosmic energy; (var) nataraja

niranjan:

without any black spot. i.e. always pure. nir+anjan=without collirium (kaajal – which is always black); (var) niranjana, niranjani (f)

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

pathey:

master, lord, husband; (var) pathi, pathayey

priya:

dear; (var) priyey, priyakara, priyakari (f)

sai:

sa + aai = divine mother

samba:

sa + amba - one who is with amba (parvathi) - refers to lord shiva

shambho:

one who is goodness personified - refers to lord shiva; (var) shambhu

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

tandava:

the celestial dance of shiva; (var) tandavaya - one who dances the tandava

vibhushitha:

decorated or adorned

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Shiva Shiva Shambho Kailasa Pathey

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