Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
The complete selected edition with Roman transliteration and Hindi / English editorial sense summaries.
शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्र
Open interactive reader · पाठ, Roman, bookmarksComplete selected original: 6 reading units. Sri Vani Vilas Press 1910 recension, Ambuda CC0 transcription: 5 verses + complete colophon. This witness does not contain the benefit verse found in other recensions.
Sri Vani Vilas Press 1910 recension, Ambuda CC0 transcription: 5 verses + complete colophon. This witness does not contain the benefit verse found in other recensions.
Scholarly review pending. Hindi and English editorial sense summaries accompany every unit; these are separate from the original.
Reading unit 1
नागेन्द्रहाराय विलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय । नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ १ ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
nāgendrahārāya vilocanāya bhasmāṅgarāgāya maheśvarāya | nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya tasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 1 ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
Salutations to the “na” aspect of Shiva, adorned with a serpent garland and ash, eternal and pure.
सर्पहार, भस्म, शाश्वत शुद्ध स्वरूप वाले महेश्वर के “न” रूप को नमस्कार।
Reading unit 2
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय । मन्दारमुख्यबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकारमहिताय नमः शिवाय ॥ २ ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
mandākinīsalilacandanacarcitāya nandīśvarapramathanāthamaheśvarāya | mandāramukhyabahupuṣpasupūjitāya tasmai makāramahitāya namaḥ śivāya || 2 ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
Salutations to the “ma” aspect, worshipped with Ganga water, sandalwood and flowers, lord of Nandi and the hosts.
गंगा और चंदन से पूजित, नंदी और गणों के स्वामी शिव के “म” रूप को नमस्कार।
Reading unit 3
शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द- सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय । श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ३ ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
śivāya gaurīvadanābjavṛnda- sūryāya dakṣādhvaranāśakāya | śrīnīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣadhvajāya tasmai śikārāya namaḥ śivāya || 3 ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
Salutations to the “shi” aspect: the sun to Gauri’s lotus face, destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice, blue-throated and bearing the bull banner.
गौरी के मुखकमल के सूर्य, नीलकंठ और वृषभध्वज शिव के “शि” रूप को नमस्कार।
Reading unit 4
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य- मुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय । चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ४ ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
vasiṣṭhakumbhodbhavagautamārya- munīndradevārcitaśekharāya | candrārkavaiśvānaralocanāya tasmai vakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 4 ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
Salutations to the “va” aspect, honoured by sages and gods, with Moon, Sun and fire as eyes.
ऋषियों और देवताओं द्वारा पूजित, चंद्र-सूर्य-अग्नि नेत्र वाले शिव के “व” रूप को नमस्कार।
Reading unit 5
यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय । दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ५ ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
yakṣasvarūpāya jaṭādharāya pinākahastāya sanātanāya | divyāya devāya digambarāya tasmai yakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 5 ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
Salutations to the “ya” aspect, the eternal divine bearer of matted hair and the Pinaka bow.
यक्षरूप, जटाधारी, पिनाकधारी सनातन शिव के “य” रूप को नमस्कार।
Reading unit 6
इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छंकरभगवतः कृतौ शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम् ॥
Roman transliteration · उच्चारण
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṃkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau śivapañcākṣarastotraṃ saṃpūrṇam ||
Editorial sense · भाव-सार
The colophon attributes the completed hymn to Shankara, disciple of Govinda Bhagavatpada.
समापन में गोविंदभगवत्पाद के शिष्य शंकर को रचना का श्रेय दिया गया है।
Edition & acknowledgements · संस्करण और आभार
Edition and reuse
Ambuda electronic text is CC0 1.0 Universal, based on the 1910 Sri Vani Vilas Press edition. New layout and summaries are identified separately.
New Eternal Vedic editorial sense summaries and Roman transliteration. Reusable under CC BY-SA 4.0; no modern publisher translations or recordings reproduced.