Bho Shambho ShivaShambho Svayambho

Composed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Raagam: Revati

Taalam: Adi

भो शम्भो शिव शम्भो स्वयंभो

bho shambho shiva shambho svayambho

 Shambho (the benevolent one), Shiva (the auspicious one), and Svayambho (the self-existent one).

गङ्गाधर शङ्कर करुणाकरा मामव भव सागर तारका

gangAdhara shankara karuNAkara mAmava bhava sAgara tArakA (bho)

Shiva, the bearer of the sacred Ganga in his locks, the compassionate one, the savior who helps devotees cross the ocean of worldly existence.

निर्गुण परब्रह्मस्वरूपा गमागम भूत प्रपञ्च रहिता

निज गुणनिहित नितान्त अनन्ता आनन्द अतिशय अक्षयलिङ्गा

nirguNa parabrahmasvarUpA gamAgama bhUta prapancha rahitA

nija guNanihita nitAnta anantA Ananda atishaya akshayalinga (bho)

 Shiva is the formless supreme reality, beyond the cycles of birth and death, untouched by worldly illusions. He is eternal, infinite, blissful, and exists as the imperishable Linga, symbolizing his cosmic presence.

धिमित धिमित धिमि धिमि किट किटतों तों तों तरिकिट तरिकिट किट तों

dhimita dhimita dhimi dhimi kiTa kiTatom tom tom tarikiTa tarikiTa kiTa tom

Syllables from Shiva's cosmic dance

मतङ्ग मुनिवर वन्दित ईशा सर्व दिगंबर वेष्टित वेषा

नित्य निरञ्जन नित्य नटेशा ईशा सबेशा सर्वेशा 

matanga munivara vandita IshA sarva digambara veshtita veshA

nitya niranjana nitya naTeshA IshA sabeshA sarveshA (bho)

 Shiva is worshiped by great sages, the lord of all directions, and the one who wears the sky as his garment (digambara).  He is eternally pure, the lord of dance, the supreme ruler of all beings.