शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रम् Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
śivapañcākṣarastotram
A hymn whose verses unfold the five syllables na-ma-śi-vā-ya, traditionally attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.
शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रम्
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नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनायभस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय ।नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बरायतस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥१॥
nāgendrahārāya trilocanāyabhasmāṅgarāgāya maheśvarāya |nityāya śuddhāya digambarāyatasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||1||
To Him who wears the king of serpents as a garland, the three-eyed one, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, the great Lord; eternal, pure, clothed in the directions: to that Śiva, the syllable ‘na’, salutations.
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चितायनन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजितायतस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥२॥
mandākinīsalilacandanacarcitāyanandīśvarapramathanāthamaheśvarāya |mandārapuṣpabahupuṣpasupūjitāyatasmai makārāya namaḥ śivāya ||2||
To Him anointed with the waters of the Mandākinī and sandal paste, Lord of Nandī and the pramathas, worshipped with mandāra and many flowers: to that Śiva, the syllable ‘ma’, salutations.
शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द-सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय ।श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजायतस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥३॥
śivāya gaurīvadanābjavṛnda-sūryāya dakṣādhvaranāśakāya |śrīnīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣadhvajāyatasmai śikārāya namaḥ śivāya ||3||
To the auspicious one, the sun that makes Gaurī’s lotus face bloom, destroyer of Dakṣa’s sacrifice, the blue-throated one whose banner bears the bull: to that Śiva, the syllable ‘śi’, salutations.
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य-मुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय ।चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनायतस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥४॥
vasiṣṭhakumbhodbhavagautamārya-munīndradevārcitaśekharāya |candrārkavaiśvānaralocanāyatasmai vakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||4||
To Him whose head is worshipped by Vasiṣṭha, Agastya, Gautama and the great sages and gods, whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire: to that Śiva, the syllable ‘va’, salutations.
यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधरायपिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय ।दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बरायतस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥५॥
yakṣasvarūpāya jaṭādharāyapinākahastāya sanātanāya |divyāya devāya digambarāyatasmai yakārāya namaḥ śivāya ||5||
To Him who took the form of a yakṣa, who wears matted locks and holds the Pināka bow, the eternal, divine God clothed in the directions: to that Śiva, the syllable ‘ya’, salutations.
पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ ।शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥६॥
pañcākṣaramidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau |śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||6||
Whoever recites this holy hymn of the five syllables near Śiva attains Śiva’s realm and rejoices with Śiva.
॥ इति शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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Traditionally attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.
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महाशिवरात्रिः
The great night of Śiva, observed with vigil, fasting and worship.