॥ ಶಿವಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ತೋತ್ರ Kannada Lyrics ॥
The term Shiva means “auspicious. ” The God Shiva is all-auspiciousness . The mantra namah Shivaya, used to offer salutations to Shiva, is an effective prayer to propitiate Shiva . This mantra appears in many places in Vedic and Puranic literature. For example, the famous Rudram hymn from the Yajur Veda, commonly employed to perform the worship of the Shiva linga, says:
ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ಚ ।
The daridrya dahana stotra of Vasishtha says:
ದಾರಿದ್ರ್ಯದುಹ್ಖ-ದಹನಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ।
Salutations to Shiva who burns up the grief caused by poverty! Here poverty does not necessarily mean material poverty; it also means spiritual poverty.
This panchakshara (five syllabled) mantra namah Shivaya is sometimes called the mula mantra or basic mantra of Shiva . Each of the five syllables, na, ma, shi, va, and ya, is held to be so sacred that it represents Shiva even by itself.
The following is the ShivapanchakShara stotra composed by Adi Sankaracharya . One may worship the Shiva linga by reciting this stotra and offering bilva leaves.
ಶಿವಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರಸ್ತೋತ್ರ
ನಾಗೇನ್ದ್ರಹಾರಾಯ ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನಾಯ ಭಸ್ಮಾಂಗರಾಗಾಯ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಾಯ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಾಯ ಶುದ್ಧಾಯ ದಿಗಮ್ಬರಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ನಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 1॥
Salutations to Shiva, who wears the King of snakes as a garland, the Three-eyed God, whose body is smeared with ashes, the great Lord, the eternal and pure One, who wears the directions as His garment, and who is represented by the “na ” kara (term).
ಮನ್ದಾಕಿನಿ-ಸಲಿಲಚನ್ದನ-ಚರ್ಚಿತಾಯ ನನ್ದೀಶ್ವರ-ಪ್ರಮಥನಾಥ- ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಾಯ ।
ಮನ್ದಾರಪುಷ್ಪ-ಬಹುಪುಷ್ಪ-ಸುಪೂಜಿತಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಮಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 2॥
I bow to Shiva, who has been worshipped with water from the ganga (mandakini) and anointed with sandalwood paste, the Lord of nandi, the Lord of the host of goblins and ghosts, the great Lord, who is worshiped with mandara and many other kinds of flowers, and who is represented by the
syllable “ma. ”
ಶಿವಾಯ ಗೌರೀವದನಾಬ್ಜ-ವೃನ್ದ-ಸೂರ್ಯಾಯ ದಕ್ಷಾಧ್ವರನಾಶಕಾಯ ।
ಶ್ರೀನೀಲಕಂಠಾಯ ವೃಷಧ್ವಜಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಶಿಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 3॥
Salutations to Shiva, who is all-auspiciousness, Who is the sun that causes the lotus face of Gauri (ParvatI) to blossom, Who is the destroyer of the Yajna of daksha, whose throat is blue (nilakantha), whose flag bears the emblem of the bull, and who is represented by the syllable “shi. ”
ವಸಿಷ್ಠ-ಕುಮ್ಭೋದ್ಭವ-ಗೌತಮಾರ್ಯಮುನೀನ್ದ್ರ-ದೇವಾರ್ಚಿತಶೇಖರಾಯ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕ-ವೈಶ್ವಾನರಲೋಚನಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ವಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 4॥
Vasishtha, agastya, Gautama, and other venerable sages, and Indra and other Gods have worshipped the head of (Shiva’s linga). I bow to that Shiva whose three eyes are the moon, sun and fire, and who is represented by the syllable “va. ”
ಯಕ್ಷಸ್ವರೂಪಾಯ ಜಟಾಧರಾಯ ಪಿನಾಕಹಸ್ತಾಯ ಸನಾತನಾಯ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಾಯ ದೇವಾಯ ದಿಗಮ್ಬರಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಯಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 5॥
Salutations to Shiva, who bears the form of a Yaksha, who has matted hair on His head, Who bears the pinaka bow in His hand, the Primeval Lord, the brilliant God, who is digambara (naked), and who is represented by the syllable “ya. ”
ಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರಮಿದಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇಚ್ಛಿವಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ।
ಶಿವಲೋಕಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಶಿವೇನ ಸಹ ಮೋದತೇ ॥
Anyone who recites this sacred five-syllabled mantra, (namah shivaya) near the Shiva (linga), attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.
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ಶಿವಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರಸ್ತೋತ್ರ
ನಾಗೇನ್ದ್ರಹಾರಾಯ ತ್ರಿಲೋಚನಾಯ ಭಸ್ಮಾಂಗರಾಗಾಯ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಾಯ ।
ನಿತ್ಯಾಯ ಶುದ್ಧಾಯ ದಿಗಮ್ಬರಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ನಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 1॥
ಮನ್ದಾಕಿನಿ-ಸಲಿಲಚನ್ದನ-ಚರ್ಚಿತಾಯ ನನ್ದೀಶ್ವರ-ಪ್ರಮಥನಾಥ- ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಾಯ ।
ಮನ್ದಾರಪುಷ್ಪ-ಬಹುಪುಷ್ಪ-ಸುಪೂಜಿತಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಮಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 2॥
ಶಿವಾಯ ಗೌರೀವದನಾಬ್ಜ-ವೃನ್ದ- ಸೂರ್ಯಾಯ ದಕ್ಷಾಧ್ವರನಾಶಕಾಯ ।
ಶ್ರೀನೀಲಕಂಠಾಯ ವೃಷಧ್ವಜಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಶಿಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 3॥
ವಸಿಷ್ಠ-ಕುಮ್ಭೋದ್ಭವ-ಗೌತಮಾರ್ಯಮುನೀನ್ದ್ರ-ದೇವಾರ್ಚಿತಶೇಖರಾಯ ।
ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕ-ವೈಶ್ವಾನರಲೋಚನಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ವಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 4॥
ಯಕ್ಷಸ್ವರೂಪಾಯ ಜಟಾಧರಾಯ ಪಿನಾಕಹಸ್ತಾಯ ಸನಾತನಾಯ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಾಯ ದೇವಾಯ ದಿಗಮ್ಬರಾಯ ತಸ್ಮೈ ಯಕಾರಾಯ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ॥ 5॥
ಪಂಚಾಕ್ಷರಮಿದಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಯಃ ಪಠೇಚ್ಛಿವಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ।
ಶಿವಲೋಕಮವಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಶಿವೇನ ಸಹ ಮೋದತೇ ॥