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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
दीनमानवालिकामधेनवे नमः शिवाय सूनबाणदाहकृत्कृशानवे नमः शिवाय स्वानुरागभक्तरत्नसानवे नमः शिवाय दानवान्धकारचण्डभानवे नमः शिवाय ॥१२॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- दीनमानवालिकामधेनवे नमः शिवाय
- To the wish-cow for humble beggars - salutations to Shiva.
- सूनबाणदाहकृत्कृशानवे नमः शिवाय
- To the fire who burned Love's arrow - salutations to Shiva.
- स्वानुरागभक्तरत्नसानवे नमः शिवाय
- To the mountain of gems for devoted loving bhaktas - salutations to Shiva.
- दानवान्धकारचण्डभानवे नमः शिवाय
- To the fierce sun destroying demonic darkness - salutations to Shiva.
Kāmadhenu for the poor, burner of Kāma's arrow, gem-mountain for bhaktas - Shiva gives without measure. The fierce sun that dispels demonic darkness is the same grace that answers the smallest offering.
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