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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
मङ्गलप्रदाय गोतुरङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय गङ्गया तरङ्गितोत्तमाङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय सङ्गरप्रवृत्तवैरिभङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय अङ्गजारये करेकुरङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय ॥१७॥
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Word breakdown
- मङ्गलप्रदाय गोतुरङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय
- To the giver of auspiciousness, bull-rider - salutations to Shiva.
- गङ्गया तरङ्गितोत्तमाङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय
- To the supreme head rippling with Ganga's waves - salutations to Shiva.
- सङ्गरप्रवृत्तवैरिभङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय
- To the breaker of enemies risen in battle - salutations to Shiva.
- अङ्गजारये करेकुरङ्ग ते नमः शिवाय
- To Love's enemy with deer-mark in hand - salutations to Shiva.
Bull-rider, Ganga-crowned, battle-breaker, deer-handed - each epithet maps outer glory onto the Lord who grants mangala within. The kuranga in hand marks the still point where the mind is gently restrained.
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