Karpur Gauram · कर्पूरगौरं
The Sanskrit verse to Shiva, fair as camphor, sung at the end of every aarti.
कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि ॥
karpūragauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ saṃsārasāraṃ bhujagendrahāram । sadāvasantaṃ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṃ bhavānīsahitaṃ namāmi ॥
कपूर के समान गौर, करुणा के अवतार, संसार के सार, सर्पराज को हार रूप में धारण करने वाले, सदा हृदय-कमल में निवास करने वाले भव (शिव) को भवानी सहित मैं नमस्कार करता हूँ।
Fair as camphor, the incarnation of compassion, the essence of worldly existence, wearing the king of serpents as a garland, ever dwelling in the lotus of the heart: I bow to Bhava (Shiva) together with Bhavani.
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Karpur Gauram Karunavataram is a single Sanskrit verse to Shiva, praising him as fair as camphor, compassion incarnate, the essence of the world, wearing the king of serpents as a garland, and ever dwelling in the lotus of the heart together with Bhavani. In North India it is sung at the close of almost every aarti, whichever deity the aarti is for.
How it is recited
It is sung at the end of the aarti, while the lamp is waved, and in Shiva worship. Practices vary.
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- Karpur Gauram, revivingcultures.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 4df74d69e5f9
- Karpur Gauram, shubhpanchang.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 c4cf70e82eab
- Karpur Gauram, vedicfeed.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 2f93ac1c0d09
- Karpur Gauram, sangrah.justinclicks.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 5f637b393c1a
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