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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रम्
Śivapañcākṣarastotram
Chant
वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्यमुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥४॥
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- वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्यमुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय
- To him whose crest is worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya, Gautama, great sages, and Indra.
- चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय
- To him whose eyes are moon, sun, and fire; to that Va-kara, salutations to Shiva.
Moon, sun, and fire as eyes signify that Shiva illumines the three states of waking, dream, and deep sleep. The Va-kara is the expansive consciousness in which all the gods and sages find their ground.
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