Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
ஶிவ பம்ʼசாக்ஷர ஸ்தோத்ர
The Sanskrit text in Tamil script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
நாகே³ந்த்ர³ஹாராய த்ரிலோசநாய ப⁴ஸ்மாங்கரா³கா³ய மஹேஶ்வராய।
நித்யாய ஶுத்³தா⁴ய தி³க³ம்பரா³ய தஸ்மை நகாராய நம꞉ ஶிவாய॥Nagendraharaya trilochanaya bhasmangaragaya Maheshvaraya. Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya tasmai nakaraya namah Shivaya.
To the great Lord who wears the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes and is smeared with ash; eternal, pure, clothed in the sky: to him, the syllable “na”, salutations to Shiva.
மந்தா³கிநீஸலிலசந்த³நசர்சிதாய நந்தீ³ஶ்வரப்ரமத²நாத²மஹேஶ்வராய।
மந்தார³புஷ்பப³ஹுபுஷ்பஸுபூஜிதாய தஸ்மை மகாராய நம꞉ ஶிவாய॥Mandakini salila chandana charchitaya Nandishvara pramathanatha Maheshvaraya. Mandara pushpa bahu pushpa supujitaya tasmai makaraya namah Shivaya.
To the great Lord anointed with Ganga water and sandalwood, master of Nandi and the ganas, worshipped with mandara and many other flowers: to him, the syllable “ma”, salutations to Shiva.
ஶிவாய கௌரீ³வத³நாப்³ஜவ்ருʼந்த³ஸூர்யாய த³க்ஷாத்⁴வரநாஶகாய।
ஶ்ரீநீலகண்டா²ய வ்ருʼஷத்⁴வஜாய தஸ்மை ஶிகாராய நம꞉ ஶிவாய॥Shivaya Gauri vadanabja vrinda suryaya Dakshadhvara nashakaya. Shri Neelakanthaya vrishadhvajaya tasmai shikaraya namah Shivaya.
To the auspicious one, the sun that makes Gauri’s lotus face bloom, destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice, the blue-throated one whose banner bears a bull: to him, the syllable “shi”, salutations to Shiva.
வஸிஷ்ட²கும்போ⁴த்³ப⁴வகௌ³தமார்யமுநீந்த்ர³தே³வார்சிதஶேகரா²ய।
சந்த்ரார்³கவைஶ்வாநரலோசநாய தஸ்மை வகாராய நம꞉ ஶிவாய॥Vasishtha kumbhodbhava Gautamarya munindra devarchita shekharaya. Chandrarka vaishvanara lochanaya tasmai vakaraya namah Shivaya.
To him whose head is worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya, Gautama and other great sages and gods, whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire: to him, the syllable “va”, salutations to Shiva.
யக்ஷஸ்வரூபாய ஜடாதரா⁴ய பிநாகஹஸ்தாய ஸநாதநாய।
தி³வ்யாய தே³வாய தி³க³ம்பரா³ய தஸ்மை யகாராய நம꞉ ஶிவாய॥Yaksha svarupaya jatadharaya pinaka hastaya sanatanaya. Divyaya devaya digambaraya tasmai yakaraya namah Shivaya.
To him who appeared as a yaksha, who wears matted hair and holds the Pinaka bow; the eternal, divine god clothed in the sky: to him, the syllable “ya”, salutations to Shiva.
பஞ்சாக்ஷரமித³ம்ʼ புண்யம்ʼ ய꞉ படே²ச்சி²வஸந்நிதௌ⁴।
ஶிவலோகமவாப்நோதி ஶிவேந ஸஹ மோத³தே॥Panchaksharamidam punyam yah pathech Shiva sannidhau. Shivalokam avapnoti Shivena saha modate.
Whoever recites this sacred five-syllable hymn near Shiva reaches Shiva’s abode and rejoices with him.