जागो जागो शंकरा: महाशिवरात्रि भजन Sri Sathya Sai Bhajan

जागो जागो शंकरा: महाशिवरात्रि भजन – This bhajan ‘Jago Jago Jago Shankara’ urges us to awaken ourselves to the reality that we are indeed nothing but Divine consciousness, reservoirs of auspiciousness, and eternal springs of goodness.

जागो जागो शंकरा: महाशिवरात्रि भजन

जागो जागो शंकरा

जागो जागो साईश्वरा

जागो जागो जागो शंकरा

हलाहल धार हे परमेशा

हे त्रिपुरारी जय पर्थिशा

गंगा धरा शंकरा

शिवा गौरी वारा शंकरा

हरा गंगा धरा शंकरा

सथ्य साईश्वरा शंकरा

Jago Jago Jago Shankara

Jago Jago Jago Sayeeshwara [Jago Jago…]

Haalaahala Dhara Hey Paramesha

Hey Tripurari Jaya Partheesha

Gangadhara Shankara

Gowri Vara Shankara

Bala Gangadhara Shankara

Sayeeshwara Shankara (Sathya)

Glossary:

• bala: child, son; (var) bal, balana, balagan (tamil), baalam
• dhara: bear, carry, earth, one who wears; (var) dhari, dharana, dharam, dharey, dharini (f)
• gangadhara: one who bears the holy river ganga – lord shiva; (var) gangadharaya, gangadhari
• gowri: another name of goddess parvati
• haalaahala: the poison emitted during the churning of the ocean which was swallowed by shiva
• hey: a heartfelt callout, usually followed by a name or description like ‘hey rama’, or ‘hey merciful lord’
• jago: wake up
• jaya: victory; (var) jayam, jayatu
• paramesha: supreme god; (var) parameshwara, parameshwaraya, parameshwari (feminine)
• partheeshwara: one who is lord of parthi (sathya sai baba); (var) partheesha, partheeshwaraya
• sathya: truth, short form of sathyanarayana – the childhood name of sri sathya sai baba; (var) sathyam
• sayeesha: sai + esha = lord sai; (var) sayeesham, sayeeshwara, sayeeshwaram, sayeeshwari (f), sayeeshwaraya, saishwari (f),
• shankara: name of lord shiva, one who bestows auspiciousness; (var) shankar, shankaraya, shankaram
• tripurari: destroyer of the three demons of tripura i.e. lord shiva
• vara: (1) boon, gift, (2) desired, (3) bridegroom, (4) most respected, best, excellent; (var) varam – tamil