हर हर महादेव

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हर हर महादेव (hara hara mahādeva), made from हर (hara, “the Destroyer”) +‎ महादेव (mahādeva, “great god, Lord Shiva”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦəɾ ɦəɾ mə.ɦɑː.d̪eːʋ/, [ɦɐɾ‿ɦɐɾ‿mɐ.ɦäː.d̪eːʋ]

Phrase

हर हर महादेव • (har har mahādev)

  1. (Hinduism) "Hail Shiva, the Destroyer": an invocation towards Shiva, the god of destruction and time.
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