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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
कालभीतविप्रबालपाल ते नमः शिवाय शूलभिन्नदुष्टदक्षफाल ते नमः शिवाय मूलकारणाय कालकाल ते नमः शिवाय पालयाधुना दयालवाल ते नमः शिवाय ॥२॥
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Word breakdown
- कालभीतविप्रबालपाल ते नमः शिवाय
- To you, protector of Brahma-children fearing Time - salutations to Shiva.
- शूलभिन्नदुष्टदक्षफाल ते नमः शिवाय
- To you who split the wicked Daksha's head with the trident - salutations to Shiva.
- मूलकारणाय कालकाल ते नमः शिवाय
- To the root cause, Time of times - salutations to Shiva.
- पालयाधुना दयालवाल ते नमः शिवाय
- Protect me now, O ocean of mercy - salutations to Shiva.
Shiva as protector of the fearful and destroyer of Daksha's pride is time's master, not its victim. The plea 'protect me now' turns the nakshatra verse into living refuge in the Lord beyond kāla.
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