PraNamAmi Shiva Kalpatarum
prabhu misha manisha mashesha gunam
gunahina mahisha garabharanam |
rana nirjita-durjaya daityapuram
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||1||
Lord Shiva is Likened to the Kalpataru
I respectfully bow before Lord Shiva who works for our well-being like the *kalpataru. You are the storehouse of all qualities which are godly and not godly, and are beyond the *gunas. You wear the *Naga around your throat and triumph over hordes of demons in the battlefield. I respectfully salute Shiva who works for our well-being like the kalpataru.
giriraja sutanit vamatanum
tanu nindita rajita koti vidhum |
vidhi vishnu-shirodhrita pada-yugam
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||2||
Goddess Parvati is the Left Half of Lord Shiva's Body
The daughter of Himachal is constantly radiant on your *left. You are beautifully fair-hued and surpass the whiteness of crores of moons. Brahma and Vishnu lovingly revere your divine pair of feet. I respectfully salute you, O Shiva, who forever fulfils our wishes just like the kalpataru.
sasha lanchita-ranjita-sanmukutam
kati lambita sundara kirtipattam |
sura shaivalini krita puta jattam |
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||3||
Lord Shiva Wearing the Crescent Moon & river Ganga
Whose beautiful crest is adorned by the moon, and who is wearing an *elephant skin around His waist.
Whose matted locks have been purified by the gurgling Ganga. O Shiva! I respectfully bow to You working for our well-being very much like the kalpavriksha.
nayanatraya bhushita charu mukham
mukha padma parajita koti vidhum |
vidhu khanda vimandita bhalatattam
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||4||
The Beautiful Lord Shiva is Three-eyed
Embellished with a beautiful face having three eyes, endowed with a lotus face which outstrips crores of moon, having a forehead which bears the new *crescent moon. I respectfully salute you, O Shiva! Conducive as You are to our well-being just like the kalpataru.
vrisha raja niketana madigurum
garalashana maji-vishana dharam
pramatha dhika sevaka ranjanakam
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||5||
Gurudev Shiva Drank Poison & Rides the Bull
Great guru riding the bull, known to drink even *poison. Holding the *horn as a weapon in battle. Whose loving sevakas are the bhutas and pretas. I respectfully salute such a Shiva who is so much like the kalpataru. makaradhwaja-matta matanga hari
kari charmana naga vibodha karam |
varamagana shula vishanakaram
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||6||
Lord Shiva Controls Kamdev, The god of Love
Having control also over *Kamdev who lives life like a carefree elephant. Making even living beings like elephants understand the identity of the self with the Ultimate Being. Holding weapons like the trident and horn in your beautful hands. I salute you, O Shiva! Who fulfills each wish of ours like the kalpataru.
jaga dudbhaba-palana-nashakaram
tridivesha shiromani grhista padam
priya manava sadhu janaikagatim
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum || 7||
Lord Shiva, Deva of the Trinity
The Deva of even Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, who carry out the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction. Supreme amongst all *shiromanis, giving the very same *gati to his loved ones and ascetics. I respectfully salute Shiva, the complete Lord, who fulfills all our desires like the kalpataru.
anatham sudinam vibho vishwanahta |
punarjanma dukhyata paritrahi shambho |
bhajato akhilo dukha samuha haranam
pranamami shivam shiva kalpatarum ||8||
Lord Shiva, Isvara of the Universe
O Isvara! O Lord of the Universe! O Shiva! Save me, a helpless destitute, from the misery of rebirth. O Shiva, identical to the kalpataru in destroying the multitudinal griefs of Your devotees who worship You! I respectfully bow before You.
