Shiva Panchakshari stotram

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!! Sri Rama Jayam !!

Dear Group,

The importance of Shiva Panchakshari is not unknown to anybody. This is the

" Adimantram " manifesting the glory of allprevading paramatma known as Shiva.

It goes the following way -

Omkaram bindu samyuktam nityam dhyayanti yoginah

Kamadam mokshadam chaiva Omkaraya namo namah -1

(Represents the divinity of " Om " ) - May our salutations ever be unto Omkara upon

which the Yogis fix their minds constantly in deep meditations and which

satiates all desires and sanctions eternal salvation.

 

Namanti rishayo deva namantyapsarasanganaa

Nara namanti devesham nakaraya namonamah -2

(Represents the divinity of " Na " ) - The mortals and the sages, the gods and the

bands of Apsaras bow to the Supreme Lord, who embodied as Nakara, we salute

again.

 

Mahadevam mahatmanam mahadhyanam parayanam

Maha papa haram devam makaraya namo namah -3

(Represents the divinity of " Maha " ) - To that Great Effulgent Being, embodied as

Makara, who is the Transcendent Self, the destroyer of multifarious sins and the

Supreme Object of worship and meditation, we salute ever and ever again.

 

 

Shivam shantam jagannatham lokanugraha karakam

Shivameka padam nityam shikaraya namo namah -4

(Represents the divinity of " Shi " ) - To the all-auspicious and all-powerful Lord

of the universe, embodied as the letter Si, who bestows peace and prosperity

upon the world and who is One and Eternal, may our salutations always be.

 

 

Vahanam vrishabho yasya vasuki kantha bhooshanam

Vame shakti dharam devam vakaraya namo namah -5

(Represents the divinity of " Va " ) - With whom Shakti associates on the left side

and who has a bull to ride on and the serpent king Vasuki to garland, to him

embodied as Vakara we salute again and again

 

 

Yatra yatra sthito deva sarva vyapi maheswarah

Yoguru sarva devanam yakaraya namo namah -6

(Represents the divinity of " Ya " ) - To the all-pervading Mahesvara, embodied as

the letter Ya, God with a form and without, who is the preceptor of the shining

ones, wherever He may be, may our salutations be.

 

That fulfills the sacredness of " Om Namah Shivaya "

Thanks

Hare Krishna

Hare Rama