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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
श्रीमदात्मने गुणैकसिन्धवे नमः शिवाय धामलेशधूतकोकबन्धवे नमः शिवाय नामशेषितानमद्भावान्धवे नमः शिवाय पामरेतरप्रधानबन्धवे नमः शिवाय ॥१॥
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Word breakdown
- श्रीमदात्मने गुणैकसिन्धवे नमः शिवाय
- To the glorious Self, ocean of unique virtues - salutations to Shiva.
- धामलेशधूतकोकबन्धवे नमः शिवाय
- To the friend of Dhruva who scattered Kokasura's elephant - salutations to Shiva.
- नामशेषितानमद्भावान्धवे नमः शिवाय
- To the friend of the ocean of bliss freed by the remnant of the Name - salutations to Shiva.
- पामरेतरप्रधानबन्धवे नमः शिवाय
- To the chief friend of the lowly and the noble alike - salutations to Shiva.
Each line salutes Shiva as the Self and ocean of gunas whose Name alone frees devotees from worldly existence. The nakshatra garland begins where all mantras begin: in namaḥ śivāya as surrender to pure awareness.
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