Shiv Panchakshar Stotra — Complete Lyrics
शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्र
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय
भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय ।
नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय
तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ १॥
Nagendraharaya trilochanaya
Bhasmangaragaya maheshvaraya
Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya
Tasmai nakaraya namah shivaya
To Him who wears the king of serpents as a garland, the three-eyed, His body smeared with ash, the great Lord — eternal, pure and sky-clad — to that syllable 'Na', salutations to Shiva.
Verse 2
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय
नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।
मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय
तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ २॥
Mandakinisalilachandanacharchitaya
Nandishvarapramathanathamaheshvaraya
Mandarapushpabahupushpasupujitaya
Tasmai makaraya namah shivaya
To Him anointed with the water of the Ganga and with sandal paste, the Lord of Nandi and of the Pramatha hosts, the great Lord, worshipped with mandara and many flowers — to that syllable 'Ma', salutations to Shiva.
Verse 3
शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द-
सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय ।
श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय
तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ३॥
Shivaya gaurivadanabjavrinda-
Suryaya dakshadhvaranashakaya
Shrinilakanthaya vrishadhvajaya
Tasmai shikaraya namah shivaya
To the auspicious one, the sun to the lotus-cluster that is Gauri's face, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, the blue-throated, the bull-bannered — to that syllable 'Shi', salutations to Shiva.
Verse 4
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य-
मुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय ।
चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय
तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ४॥
Vasishthakumbhodbhavagautamarya-
Munindradevarchitashekharaya
Chandrarkavaishvanaralochanaya
Tasmai vakaraya namah shivaya
To Him whose crown is worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya (born of the pot), Gautama and the lords of sages and gods, whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire — to that syllable 'Va', salutations to Shiva.
Verse 5
यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय
पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय ।
दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय
तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ५॥
Yakshasvarupaya jatadharaya
Pinakahastaya sanatanaya
Divyaya devaya digambaraya
Tasmai yakaraya namah shivaya
To Him of the yaksha form, bearing matted locks, the Pinaka bow in hand, the eternal, the divine, the sky-clad God — to that syllable 'Ya', salutations to Shiva.
Verse 6
पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ ।
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥
Panchaksharamidam punyam yah pathechchhivasannidhau
Shivalokamavapnoti shivena saha modate
Whoever recites this holy five-syllable (Panchakshara) hymn in the presence of Shiva attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices forever in His company.
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