Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Swayambho — Complete Lyrics
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो॥
Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Svayambho
O Shambhu, auspicious Shiva, self-existent Lord!
Verse 2
गङ्गाधर शङ्कर करुणाकर
मामव भवसागरतारक॥
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो॥
Gangadhara Shankara Karunakara
Mam-Ava Bhava-Sagara-Taraka
Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Svayambho
O bearer of the Ganga, O Shankara, O mine of compassion — protect me, O ferryman across the ocean of worldly existence! O Shambhu, Shiva, Swayambhu!
Verse 3
निर्गुण परब्रह्मस्वरूप
गगनाकार अखण्ड अमेय॥
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो॥
Nirguna Para-Brahma-Svarupa
Gagana-Akara Akhanda Ameya
Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Svayambho
O one whose nature is the attributeless Supreme Brahman, formless and all-pervading like the sky, undivided and immeasurable! O Shambhu, Shiva, Swayambhu!
Verse 4
नित्य निरामय निष्कलरूप
निजगुहनिहित नितान्त अनन्त॥
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो॥
Nitya Niramaya Nishkala-Rupa
Nija-Guha-Nihita Nitanta Ananta
Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Svayambho
O eternal, affliction-free, partless one, hidden within the cave of one's own heart, utterly infinite and endless! O Shambhu, Shiva, Swayambhu!
Verse 5
कैवल्यपते परमशिवेश्वर
परमानन्दतनो प्रणतार्तिहर॥
भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयम्भो॥
Kaivalya-Pate Parama-Shiv-Eshvara
Parama-Ananda-Tano Pranata-Arti-Hara
Bho Shambho Shiva Shambho Svayambho
O Lord of liberation, Supreme Lord Shiva, O one whose very form is the highest bliss, remover of the suffering of all who bow to you! O Shambhu, Shiva, Swayambhu!
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