Shiva Panchakshara Stotram (Recited during Shravan Month)
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 6 sections
Shravan Month
Verse 1
Original
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय । नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Nagendraharaya trilochanaya bhasmangaragaya maheshwaraya । Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya tasmai nakaraya namah shivaya ॥
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Shiva, who wears the king of serpents as a garland, has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, who is the great lord, eternal, pure, and wears the directions as his garment — to the syllable 'Na'.
Verse 2
Original
मन्दाकिनी सलिल चन्दन चर्चिताय नन्दीश्वर प्रमथनाथ महेश्वराय । मन्दार पुष्प बहुपुष्प सुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Mandakini salila chandana charchitaya nandishwara pramathanatha maheshwaraya । Mandara pushpa bahupushpa supujitaya tasmai makaraya namah shivaya ॥
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Shiva, worshipped with waters of the Mandakini (Ganga), sandalwood, and many Mandara flowers, lord of Nandi and the ganas, the great lord — to the syllable 'Ma'.
Verse 3
Original
शिवाय गौरी वदनाब्जवृन्द सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय । श्री नीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Shivaya gauri vadanabjavrinda suryaya dakshadhvara nashakaya । Shri nilakanthaya vrishadhvajaya tasmai shikaraya namah shivaya ॥
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Shiva, who is the sun to the lotus-face of Gauri, destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, blue-throated, with the bull as his banner — to the syllable 'Shi'.
Verse 4
Original
वसिष्ठ कुभोदव गौतमाय मुनीन्द्र देवार्चित शेखराय । चन्द्रार्क वैश्वानर लोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Vasishtha kumbhodava gautamaya munindra devarchita shekharaya । Chandarka vaishvanara lochanaya tasmai vakaraya namah shivaya ॥
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Shiva, whose crown is worshipped by sages like Vashishtha, Agastya, and Gautama, whose eyes are the sun, moon, and fire — to the syllable 'Va'.
Verse 5
Original
यज्ञस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय । दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
Transliteration
Yajnaswarupaya jatadharaya pinakahastaya sanatanaya । Divyaya devaya digambaraya tasmai yakaraya namah shivaya ॥
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to Shiva, who is the embodiment of sacrifice, matted-haired, holder of the Pinaka bow, eternal, divine, god, sky-clad — to the syllable 'Ya'.
Phalashruti (Benefit Verse)
Original
पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिव सन्निधौ । शिवलोकं वाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥
Transliteration
Panchaksharamidam punyam yah pathechchhiva sannidhau । Shivalokam vapnoti shivena saha modate ॥
Meaning / Translation
Whoever recites this sacred five-syllabled hymn in the presence of Shiva attains Shiva's abode and rejoices with Shiva.