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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Guide - Om Namah Shivaya
Guide to Shiva Panchakshara Stotram: five verses on Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya, English meaning, and how to chant Shankaracharya's hymn to the five syllables.
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram (शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्रम्) is ideal for Shivaratri and daily Shiva remembrance. Five verses, five syllables, one pointed teaching: the Name carries the Lord. The first line, Nagendra haraya trilochanaya, is how many people search for the hymn. Use Reading settings for Telugu or other regional script transliteration of the same Sanskrit.
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Common questions
- What is Shiva Panchakshara Stotram?
- It is a five-verse hymn on the five syllables Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya (Om Namah Shivaya), traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. Verse 1 opens with Nagendra haraya trilochanaya. Panchakshar and Shiv Panchakshar are the same hymn.
- How is it related to Om Namah Shivaya?
- Each verse meditates on one syllable and its significance. The stotra is a devotional expansion of the panchakshara mantra.