सौराष्ट्रदेशे विशदेऽतिरम्ये ज्योतिर्मयं चन्द्रकलावतंसम्। भक्तिप्रदानाय कृपावतीर्णं तं सोमनाथं शरणं प्रपद्ये॥
saurāṣṭradeśe viśade'tiramye jyotirmayaṁ candrakalāvataṁsam । bhaktipradānāya kṛpāvatīrṇaṁ taṁ somanāthaṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye ॥
PM's MessageMay the grace and blessings of Shri Somnath Mahadev bring welfare to everyone.
Meaning of Saurāṣṭradeśe Viśade'Tiramye Jyotirmayaṁ
In the beautiful and pure land of Saurashtra, I seek refuge in Lord Shri Somnath, who shines with divine light, wears the moon on his forehead, and lovingly blesses his devotees with devotion.
Word by word
- सौराष्ट्रदेशेsaurāṣṭradeśe
in the land of Saurashtra
सौराष्ट्र + देश
- विशदेviśade
bright, clear
विशद
- अतिरम्येatiramye
exceedingly lovely
अति + √रम्
- ज्योतिर्मयम्jyotirmayam
made of light
ज्योतिस्
- चन्द्रकलावतंसम्candrakalāvataṁsam
wearing the crescent as an ornament
चन्द्र + कला + अवतंस
- भक्तिप्रदानायbhaktipradānāya
to bestow devotion
भक्ति + प्र + √दा
- कृपावतीर्णम्kṛpāvatīrṇam
descended out of compassion
कृपा + अव + √तॄ
- तम्tam
him
तद्
- सोमनाथम्somanātham
Somanatha
सोम + नाथ
- शरणम्śaraṇam
refuge
√शृ
- प्रपद्येprapadye
I take
प्र + √पद्
Commentary
The opening verse of the Dvadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram locates Somnath in the beautiful and pure land of Saurashtra. Jyotirmaya describes Shiva as formed of divine light, while candrakalāvataṃsa evokes the crescent moon worn as his ornament. The speaker does not merely praise this form from afar, but seeks refuge in the compassionate Lord who grants devotion. The imagery turns light into a spiritual orientation: clarity dispels fear and devotion steadies the mind. Somnath's long history of destruction and renewal gives that symbolism a later cultural resonance, though the verse itself is fundamentally a prayer of surrender.
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