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करचरणकृतं

Karacharana Kritam

Mantra text

करचरणकृतं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा । श्रवणनयनजं वा मानसं वापराधम् । विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व । जय जय करुणाब्धे श्रीमहादेव शम्भो ॥

karacaraṇakṛtaṃ vākkāyajaṃ karmajaṃ vā | śravaṇanayanajaṃ vā mānasaṃ vāparādham | vihitamavihitaṃ vā sarvametatkṣamasva | jaya jaya karuṇābdhe śrīmahādeva śambho ||

Meaning

Meaning

Whatever wrong I have done — by hand or foot, by speech or body, by act, by ear or eye, or in the mind, prescribed or unprescribed — forgive all of it, O ocean of compassion; victory, victory to you, Sri Mahadeva Shambhu.

About this prayer

About this prayer

The kshama-prarthana — a plea for forgiveness recited at the close of worship or at bedtime, asking pardon for the day's faults of body, speech, and mind. Addressed to Shiva as Mahadeva, the ocean of compassion.

Deity

Deity

शिवShiva