Panchakshara Stotra | पंचाक्षर स्तोत्र
Sanskrit Lyrics
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय । नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ १॥ मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय । मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ २॥ शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्दसूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय । श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ३॥ वशिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्यमूनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय । चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ४॥ यज्ञस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय । दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ५॥
English Lyrics
Nagendra-Haraya Tri-Lochanaya Bhasmanga-Ragaya Maheshvaraya Nityaya Shuddhaya Digambaraya Tasmai Nakaraaya Namah Shivaya Mandakini-Salila-Chandana-Charcitaya Nandishvara-Pramatha-Natha-Maheshvaraya Mandara-Pushpa-Bahu-Pushpa-Su-Pujitaya Tasmai Makaraaya Namah Shivaya Shivaya Gauri-Vadana-Abja-Vrnda-Suryaaya Daksha-Adhvara-Nashakaya Shri-Nilakanthaya Vrshadhvajaya Tasmai Shikaraaya Namah Shivaya Vashishtha-Kumbhodbhava-Gautama-Arya-Munindra-Deva-Archita-Shekharaya Chandra-Arka-Vaishvanara-Lochanaya Tasmai Vakaraaya Namah Shivaya Yajna-Svarupaya Jatadharaya Pinaka-Hastaya Sanatanaya Divyaya Devaya Digambaraya Tasmai Yakaraaya Namah Shivaya
English Meaning
1. Salutations to the syllable "Na" of Namah Shivaya, Which signifies Lord Shiva who wears the king of snakes as a garland, The three-eyed one, adorned with sacred ash, The great Lord, eternal, pure, and clothed in the directions alone. 2. Salutations to the syllable "Ma" of Namah Shivaya, Which signifies the one anointed with the waters of the Ganges, scented with sandalwood, Worshiped by Nandi, the lord of the Pramathas, and the great god Maheshvara, Adorned with mandara flowers and other fragrant blossoms. 3. Salutations to the syllable "Shi" of Namah Shivaya, Which signifies Lord Shiva, the sun in the lotus face of Gauri, The destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, The blue-throated one, with the bull as his banner. 4. Salutations to the syllable "Va" of Namah Shivaya, Which signifies the crest-jewel of the gods, Worshiped by sages like Vasishtha, Agastya, and Gautama, The one whose eyes are the sun, moon, and fire. 5. Salutations to the syllable "Ya" of Namah Shivaya, Which signifies the embodiment of the sacrificial offering, The wearer of matted locks, the wielder of the Pinaka bow, Eternal, divine, clad in the directions, and revered by all.
Significance
The Panchakshara Stotra is a revered hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, encapsulating the essence of the Panchakshara Mantra ("Om Namah Shivaya"). Comprising five syllables, each representing a fundamental aspect of Shiva.