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Shri Shiva Panchakshara Stotram

श्री शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्रम्

Sanskrit stotra traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya

Five verses on the five syllables of the mantra Namah Shivaya: each verse praises Lord Shiva and closes on one syllable, Na, Ma, Shi, Va and Ya.

1. 1

   नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय।

   नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

   nāgendra-hārāya trilocanāya bhasmāṅga-rāgāya maheśvarāya |

   nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya tasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

   nāgendra-hārāya

   to Him who wears the king of serpents as a garland

   trilocanāya

   the three-eyed

   bhasmāṅga-rāgāya

   whose body is anointed with sacred ash

   maheśvarāya

   the great Lord

   nityāya

   eternal

   śuddhāya

   pure

   digambarāya

   clothed by the directions (sky-clad)

   tasmai

   to Him

   nakārāya

   who is the syllable “na”

   namaḥ

   salutations

   śivāya

   to Shiva

   Salutations to Shiva, who is the syllable “Na”: who wears the king of serpents as a garland, the three-eyed One, His body smeared with sacred ash, the great Lord; eternal, pure, clothed only by the directions.

2. 2

   मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय।

   मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

   mandākinī-salila-candana-carcitāya nandīśvara-pramatha-nātha-maheśvarāya |

   mandāra-puṣpa-bahu-puṣpa-supūjitāya tasmai makārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

   mandākinī-salila

   with the waters of the Mandakini (the heavenly Ganga)

   candana-carcitāya

   anointed with sandal paste

   nandīśvara

   of Nandi

   pramatha-nātha

   lord of the pramathas, His attendants

   maheśvarāya

   the great Lord

   mandāra-puṣpa

   with mandara flowers

   bahu-puṣpa

   and many flowers

   supūjitāya

   well worshipped

   makārāya

   who is the syllable “ma”

   namaḥ śivāya

   salutations to Shiva

   Salutations to Shiva, who is the syllable “Ma”: anointed with the waters of the Mandakini and with sandal paste; the great Lord of Nandi and of the pramathas; worshipped with mandara and many other flowers.

3. 3

   शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्दसूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय।

   श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

   śivāya gaurī-vadanābja-vṛnda-sūryāya dakṣādhvara-nāśakāya |

   śrī-nīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣa-dhvajāya tasmai śikārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

   śivāya

   to the auspicious One

   gaurī-vadanābja-vṛnda

   the lotus of Gauri’s face

   sūryāya

   the sun (that makes it bloom)

   dakṣādhvara-nāśakāya

   destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice

   śrī-nīlakaṇṭhāya

   the blue-throated Lord

   vṛṣa-dhvajāya

   whose banner bears the bull

   śikārāya

   who is the syllable “śi”

   namaḥ śivāya

   salutations to Shiva

   Salutations to Shiva, who is the syllable “Shi”: the auspicious One, the sun that makes the lotus of Gauri’s face bloom; destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice; the blue-throated Lord whose banner bears the bull.

4. 4

   वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्यमुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय।

   चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

   vasiṣṭha-kumbhodbhava-gautamārya-munīndra-devārcita-śekharāya |

   candrārka-vaiśvānara-locanāya tasmai vakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

   vasiṣṭha

   the sage Vasishtha

   kumbhodbhava

   Agastya, “born of a pot”

   gautama

   the sage Gautama

   ārya-munīndra

   and other noble, foremost sages

   devārcita-śekharāya

   whose crown is worshipped by them and by the gods

   candrārka-vaiśvānara-locanāya

   whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire

   vakārāya

   who is the syllable “va”

   namaḥ śivāya

   salutations to Shiva

   Salutations to Shiva, who is the syllable “Va”: whose crown is worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya, Gautama and the other great sages and by the gods; whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire.

5. 5

   यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय।

   दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

   yakṣa-svarūpāya jaṭādharāya pināka-hastāya sanātanāya |

   divyāya devāya digambarāya tasmai yakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

   yakṣa-svarūpāya

   who took the form of a yaksha

   jaṭādharāya

   who wears matted locks

   pināka-hastāya

   who holds the Pinaka bow

   sanātanāya

   the eternal

   divyāya

   the divine

   devāya

   the shining God

   digambarāya

   clothed by the directions

   yakārāya

   who is the syllable “ya”

   namaḥ śivāya

   salutations to Shiva

   Salutations to Shiva, who is the syllable “Ya”: who took the form of a yaksha, wears matted locks and holds the Pinaka bow; the eternal, the divine, the shining God, clothed only by the directions.

6. 6 Phala-shruti

   पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ।

   शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥

   pañcākṣaram idaṁ puṇyaṁ yaḥ paṭhec chiva-sannidhau |

   śivalokam avāpnoti śivena saha modate ||

   pañcākṣaram

   the five-syllable (hymn)

   idaṁ

   this

   puṇyaṁ

   sacred, merit-giving

   yaḥ

   whoever

   paṭhet

   recites

   śiva-sannidhau

   in the presence of Shiva

   śivalokam

   Shiva’s realm

   avāpnoti

   attains

   śivena saha

   together with Shiva

   modate

   rejoices

   Whoever recites this sacred five-syllable hymn in the presence of Shiva attains Shiva’s realm and rejoices with Him.

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