Shiva Panchakshari Stotram - English

Author: ādi śaṅkarācārya

oṃ namaḥ śivāya śivāya namaḥ oṃ

oṃ namaḥ śivāya śivāya namaḥ oṃ

nāgendrahārāya trilocanāya

bhasmāṅgarāgāya maheśvarāya |

nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya

tasmai “na” kārāya namaḥ śivāya || 1 ||

mandākinī salila candana carcitāya

nandīśvara pramathanātha maheśvarāya |

mandāra mukhya bahupuṣpa supūjitāya

tasmai “ma” kārāya namaḥ śivāya || 2 ||

śivāya gaurī vadanābja bṛnda

sūryāya dakṣādhvara nāśakāya |

śrī nīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣabhadhvajāya

tasmai “śi” kārāya namaḥ śivāya || 3 ||

vaśiṣṭha kumbhodbhava gautamārya

munīndra devārcita śekharāya |

candrārka vaiśvānara locanāya

tasmai “va” kārāya namaḥ śivāya || 4 ||

yaṅña svarūpāya jaṭādharāya

pināka hastāya sanātanāya |

divyāya devāya digambarāya

tasmai “ya” kārāya namaḥ śivāya || 5 ||

pañcākṣaramidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchiva sannidhau |

śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||