Goswami Tulasidas in Sri Ramacharitamanasa
Namaa miisha mishaana-nirvaana rupam
Vibhum vyaapakam brahma-veda-svaroopam
Nijam nirgunam nirvikalpam niriham
Chidaakaasha maakaasha-vaasam bhaje ham
I bow to the Ruler of the Universe, whose very form is Liberation
The omnipotent and all pervading Brahma, manifest as the Vedas
I worship Shiva, shining in his own glory, without physical qualities
Undifferentiated, desireless, all pervading sky of consciousness
And wearing the sky itself as His garment
Niraakaara monkaara-moolam turiiyam
Giraa gnaana gotiita miisham giriisham
Karaalam mahaa-kaala-kaalam krpaalam
Gunaagaara samsara paaram nato ham
I bow to the supreme Lord who is the formless source of "OM"
The Self of All, transcending all conditions and states
Beyond speech, understanding and sense perception
Awe-full, but gracious, the ruler of Kailash
Devourer of Death, the immortal abode of all virtues
Tushaa raadri-sankaasha-gauram gabhiram
Manobhuta-koti prabha sri sariram
Sphuran mauli-kallolini-charu-ganga
Lasad-bhaala-balendu kanthe bhujangaa
I worship Shankara, whose form is white as the Himalyan snow
Radiant with the beauty of countless Cupids
Whose head sparkles with the Ganga
With crescent moon adorning his brow and snakes coiling his neck
Chalatkundalam bhru sunetram visalam
Prasannaa-nanam nila-kantham dayaalam
Mrgadhisa charmaambaram mundamaalam
Priyam sankaram sarvanaatham bhajaami
The beloved Lord of All
With shimmering pendants hanging from his ears
Beautiful eyebrows and large eyes
Full of Mercy with a cheerful countenance and a blue speck on his throat
Pracandam prakrstam pragalbham paresham
Akhandam ajam bhaanukoti-prakaasam
Trayah-shula-nirmulanam shula-paanim
Bhaje ham bhavaani-patim bhaava-gamyam
I worship Shankara, Bhavani's husband
The fierce, exalted, luminous supreme Lord
Indivisible, unborn and radiant with the glory of a million suns
