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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
अन्तकान्तकाय पापहारिणे नमः शिवाय शान्तमायदन्तिचर्मधारिणे नमः शिवाय सन्तताश्रितव्यथाविदारिणे नमः शिवाय जन्तुजातनित्यसौख्यकारिणे नमः शिवाय ॥२६॥
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Word breakdown
- अन्तकान्तकाय पापहारिणे नमः शिवाय
- To destroyer of Death, remover of sin - salutations to Shiva.
- शान्तमायदन्तिचर्मधारिणे नमः शिवाय
- To wearer of elephant-skin, of peaceful Māyā - salutations to Shiva.
- सन्तताश्रितव्यथाविदारिणे नमः शिवाय
- To tearer of constant devotees' anguish - salutations to Shiva.
- जन्तुजातनित्यसौख्यकारिणे नमः शिवाय
- To giver of lasting joy to all born beings - salutations to Shiva.
Antakāntaka who wears elephant-skin and peaceful māyā ends pain for śritas eternally. His saukhya is not fleeting pleasure but the steady bliss of knowing the Self beyond death.
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