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Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatra Mala Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरनक्षत्रमालास्तोत्रम्
ŚivapañcākṣaranaKṣatramālāstotram
Chant
ब्रह्ममस्तकावलीनिबद्ध ते नमः शिवाय जिह्मगेन्द्रकुण्डलप्रसिद्ध ते नमः शिवाय ब्रह्मणे प्रणीतवेदपद्धते नमः शिवाय जिंहकालदेहदत्तपद्धते नमः शिवाय ॥६॥
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Word breakdown
- ब्रह्ममस्तकावलीनिबद्ध ते नमः शिवाय
- To you bound with Brahma's skull-garland - salutations to Shiva.
- जिह्मगेन्द्रकुण्डलप्रसिद्ध ते नमः शिवाय
- To you famed for crooked Indra's-ear serpent-coil - salutations to Shiva.
- ब्रह्मणे प्रणीतवेदपद्धते नमः शिवाय
- To the path of Vedas revealed for Brahma - salutations to Shiva.
- जिंहकालदेहदत्तपद्धते नमः शिवाय
- To the path given by feet that scorned crooked Death's body - salutations to Shiva.
Skull-garland and Vasuki earring mark the Lord who transcends even Brahma's creation and conquers Death by foot. The Vedas' path flows from feet that teach the Self is beyond birth and decay.
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