(Then, the specific verse for Adi Shankaracharya follows, though often the above two lines alone are considered the complete Suklambaradharam invocation in many texts. The most famous pairing, however, is the following three-line sloka.)
प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ श्रीशङ्कराचार्यमूलं तं शुक्लाम्बरधरं यतीन्द्रम् । सुखासीनं सदा भजे (or सदा वन्दे) ... suklam baradharam lyrics
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam | prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye || (Then, the specific verse for Adi Shankaracharya follows,
शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ visualizing the serene
Chant it slowly, visualizing the serene, moon-like form of Vishnu or your own Guru, seated in peace, wearing the infinite, pure white sky of consciousness. This is the essence of the Suklambaradharam — a doorway to silence and clarity.
आदिदेवं जगद्गुरुं वन्दे श्रीगुरुशङ्करम् ॥