Shiva Panchakshara Stotra
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Greg Parvesh Dates April 2026 Lord Shiva pooja
Verse 1: The syllable 'Na'
Original
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय। नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय॥
Transliteration
Nagendra haraya trilochana ya bhasmanga ragaya maheshwaraya | Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya tasmai nakaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
To Him who has the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, and who is the Great Lord; to the eternal, pure, and sky-clad one, to that 'Na' syllable, salutations to Shiva.
Verse 2: The syllable 'Ma'
Original
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय। मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय॥
Transliteration
Mandakini salila chandana charchitaya nandishwara pramatha natha maheshwaraya | Mandara pushpa bahupushpa supujitaya tasmai makaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
To Him who is worshipped with the waters of the Mandakini and sandalwood, the Lord of Nandi and the celestial attendants; to the one adorned with Mandara and many other flowers, to that 'Ma' syllable, salutations to Shiva.
Verse 3: The syllable 'Shi'
Original
शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय। शिवाये शम्भवे शशिशेखरप्रियाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय॥
Transliteration
Shivaya gauri vadana abja vrinda suryaya daksha dhwara nashakaya | Shivaye shambhave shashi shekhara priyaya tasmai shikaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
To the auspicious one, who is the sun to the lotus-like face of Goddess Gauri, and the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice; to the auspicious Shambhu, who is beloved by the moon-crested one, to that 'Shi' syllable, salutations to Shiva.
Verse 4: The syllable 'Va'
Original
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगोष्ठिकाय विश्वेश्वरप्रमथनाथाय। वन्द्याय विश्वरूपाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय॥
Transliteration
Vashistha kumbhodbhava goshthikaya vishveshwara pramatha nathaya | Vandaya vishva rupaya tasmai vikaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
To the one praised by Vashistha, Kumbhodbhava, and the sages; the Lord of the universe and ruler of the celestial attendants; to the worshipped one who is the form of the cosmos, to that 'Va' syllable, salutations to Shiva.
Verse 5: The syllable 'Sa'
Original
सदाशिवाय श्रीमते जगद्धिताय। सदा मुहुर्तं स्मरामि तस्मै सकाराय नमः शिवाय॥
Transliteration
Sadashivaya shrimate jagadhithaya | Sada muhurtam smarami tasmai sakaraya namah shivaya ||
Meaning / Translation
To the eternally auspicious and glorious benefactor of the entire world; I remember Him at every single moment, to that 'Sa' syllable, salutations to Shiva.