Angikam Bhuvanam Yasya
Vachikam Sarva Vangmayam
Aaharyam Chandra Taradi
Tam Numah (or Vande) Saattvikam Shivam
The prayer means —
Whose bodily movement is the entire Universe
Whose speech is the language (of the Universe)
Whose ornaments are the moon and the stars
Him, we version the pure (serene) Lord Shiva!
This Shloka is especially important because it also gives us the four types of Abhinaya (expression)
- Aangikabhinaya
- Vaachikabhinaya
- Aahaaryabhinaya
- Saatvikabhinaya