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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
शूलिने नमो नमः कपालिने नमः शिवाय पालिने विरिञ्चितुण्डमालिने नमः शिवाय लीलिने विशेषरुण्डमालिने नमः शिवाय शीलिने नमः प्रपुण्यशालिने नमः शिवाय ॥२७॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- शूलिने नमो नमः कपालिने नमः शिवाय
- Salutations to the trident-bearer - salutations to Shiva.
- पालिने विरिञ्चितुण्डमालिने नमः शिवाय
- To the protector wearing Brahma's skull-garland - salutations to Shiva.
- लीलिने विशेषरुण्डमालिने नमः शिवाय
- To the player wearing special skull-garlands - salutations to Shiva.
- शीलिने नमः प्रपुण्यशालिने नमः शिवाय
- To the virtuous one, salutations - exceedingly holy one - salutations to Shiva.
The closing verse gathers śūlin, pālin, līlin, and śīlin - weapon, protector, player, and virtue itself. The garland of nakshatras ends where it began: in namaḥ śivāya as the name of what cannot be divided.
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