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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Lyrics in English, With Meaning
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram lyrics in English with the meaning of each passage, the original script, and the recording Diya plays to listen along.
The short answer
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram is a Sanskrit prayer to Shiva, one verse for each of the five syllables of Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya.
This page has all 5 passages of Shiva Panchakshara Stotram as sung in the recording Diya plays: the words in English letters, the original script where Diya's record has it, and the meaning of each passage in English, with the recording to listen along.
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram lyrics and meaning
Below are the 5 passages of Shiva Panchakshara Stotram as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English.
| Words (original script and transliteration) | Meaning in English |
|---|---|
| नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय naagendrahaaraaya trilochanaaya bhasmaangaraagaaya maheshwaraaya nityaaya shuddhaaya digambaraaya tasmai nakaaraaya namah shivaaya | I bow to Shiva in the syllable “na”: the three-eyed Great Lord, wearing the serpent king as a garland and sacred ash upon his body, eternal and pure, clothed in the directions themselves. |
| मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय mandaakinee salila chandana charchitaaya nandeeshwara pramathanaatha maheshwaraaya mandaara pushpa bahu pushpa supoojitaaya tasmai makaaraaya namah shivaaya | I bow to Shiva in the syllable “ma”: the Great Lord of Nandi and the spirit hosts, anointed with Mandakini’s sacred waters and sandalwood, richly worshipped with mandara blossoms and many other flowers. |
| शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय shivaaya gauree vadanaabja vrunda sooryaaya dakshaadhvara naashakaaya shree neelakanthaaya vrushadhvajaaya tasmai shikaaraaya namah shivaaya | I bow to Shiva in the syllable “shi”: the auspicious one, the sun to the lotus face of Parvati, called Gauri; destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice; the revered blue-throated Lord whose banner bears the bull. |
| वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य मुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय vasishtha kumbhodbhava gautamaarya muneendra devaarchita shekharaaya chandraarka vaishwaanara lochanaaya tasmai vakaaraaya namah shivaaya | I bow to Shiva in the syllable “va”: whose crown is worshipped by Vashishtha, Agastya the jar-born sage, Gautama, other noble sages, and the gods; whose eyes are the moon, sun, and fire. |
| यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय yaksha swaroopaaya jataadharaaya pinaakahastaaya sanaatanaaya divyaaya devaaya digambaraaya tasmai yakaaraaya namah shivaaya | I bow to Shiva in the syllable “ya”: appearing as a mysterious yaksha spirit, with matted hair and the Pinaka bow in his hand, eternal and divine, clothed in the directions themselves. |
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About Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram is a Sanskrit prayer to Shiva, one verse for each of the five syllables of Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya.
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Questions people ask
What is Shiva Panchakshara Stotram?
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram is a Sanskrit prayer to Shiva, one verse for each of the five syllables of Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya.
Can I listen to Shiva Panchakshara Stotram while reading the words?
Yes. The recording Diya plays is on this page, above the words. In Diya you can listen to mantras, prayers, aartis, bhajans, and devotional recordings.
Is the English a word-for-word translation?
No. Diya's English gives the meaning of each passage in plain language, not a word-for-word translation.
Research notes
Sources
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- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram: words and English meanings (Diya listening library)
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- Shiv Panchakshar Stotra
Religious India - TopicPublished by YouTube
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