Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्रम्
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya. Each verse praises one syllable of the five-syllable mantra Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya. (Sample entry — first two verses.)
Nagendraharaya Trilochanaya
Bhasmangaragaya Maheshvaraya
Nityaya Shuddhaya Digambaraya
Tasmai Na Karaya Namah Shivaya
Mandakini Salila Chandana Charchitaya
Nandishvara Pramathanatha Maheshvaraya
Mandara Pushpa Bahupushpa Supujitaya
Tasmai Ma Karaya Namah Shivaya
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय
भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय ।
नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय
तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥१॥
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय
नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।
मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय
तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥२॥
Meaning in English
Salutations to Shiva, who wears the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, the great Lord — eternal, pure, clothed by the directions — to Him who is the syllable "Na".
Salutations to Shiva, worshipped with the waters of the Mandakini and sandal paste, Lord of Nandi and the Pramathas, adorned with Mandara and many other flowers — to Him who is the syllable "Ma".
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What is Shiva Panchakshara Stotram?
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya. Each verse praises one syllable of the five-syllable mantra Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya. (Sample entry — first two verses.)
Who is Shiva Panchakshara Stotram dedicated to?
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram is dedicated to Shiva.
What is the meaning of Shiva Panchakshara Stotram?
Salutations to Shiva, who wears the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, the great Lord — eternal, pure, clothed by the directions — to Him who is the syllable "Na". Salutations to Shiva, worshipped with the waters of the Mandakini and sandal paste, Lord of Nandi and…
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