Shiva Panchakshara Stotram (Nagendra Haraya)
verse 1
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय।
Nāgendra-hārāya tri-locanāya bhasmāṅga-rāgāya Maheśvarāya
नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै न काराय नमः शिवाय॥1॥
Nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya tasmai na-kārāya namaḥ śivāya
Meaning
To Him who wears the king of serpents as His garland; who has three eyes; whose body is smeared with sacred ash; to Maheshwara
To the eternal One; the ever-pure; the sky-clad; to that syllable Na I offer salutations to Shiva
verse 2
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय।
Mandākinī-salila-candana-carcitāya Nandīśvara-pramatha-nātha-Maheśvarāya
मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै म काराय नमः शिवाय॥2॥
Mandāra-puṣpa-bahu-puṣpa-supūjitāya tasmai ma-kārāya namaḥ śivāya
Meaning
To Him anointed with the water of the Mandakini and with sandal paste; to the Lord of Nandi and of the pramatha hosts; to Maheshwara
To Him well worshipped with mandara blossoms and with many other flowers; to that syllable Ma I offer salutations to Shiva
verse 3
शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय।
Śivāya Gaurī-vadana-abja-vṛnda-sūryāya Dakṣādhvara-nāśakāya
श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शि काराय नमः शिवाय्॥3॥
Śrī-Nīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣa-dhvajāya tasmai śi-kārāya namaḥ śivāya
Meaning
To Shiva; who is the sun to the lotus that is Gauri's face; who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice
To the blessed blue-throated One; who bears the bull upon His banner; to that syllable Shi I offer salutations to Shiva
verse 4
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य मुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय।
Vasiṣṭha-kumbhodbhava-Gautamārya-munīndra-devārcita-śekharāya
चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै व काराय नमः शिवाय॥4॥
Candrārka-vaiśvānara-locanāya tasmai va-kārāya namaḥ śivāya
Meaning
To Him whose crown is worshipped by Vasishtha by Agastya by Gautama and by the foremost of sages and gods
To Him whose three eyes are the moon the sun and fire; to that syllable Va I offer salutations to Shiva
verse 5
यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय।
Yakṣa-svarūpāya jaṭā-dharāya Pināka-hastāya sanātanāya
दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै य काराय नमः शिवाय॥5॥
Divyāya devāya digambarāya tasmai ya-kārāya namaḥ śivāya
Meaning
To Him in the form of a yaksha; who bears matted locks; who holds the Pinaka bow; the eternal One
To the resplendent One; to the God; to the sky-clad; to that syllable Ya I offer salutations to Shiva
phalashruti
पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ।
Pañcākṣaram idaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhec chiva-sannidhau
शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥6॥
Śivalokam avāpnoti śivena saha modate
Meaning
Whoever recites this holy five-syllable hymn in the presence of Shiva
attains the realm of Shiva and rejoices there in His company
colophon
॥ इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यविरचितं शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रं समाप्तम् ॥
Iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ śivapañcākṣarastotraṃ samāptam
Meaning
Thus ends the Shiva Panchakshara Stotram, composed by the venerable Shankaracharya.
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