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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
शिवपञ्चाक्षरस्तोत्रम्
Śivapañcākṣarastotram
Chant
यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥५॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय
- To the Yaksha-formed one, bearer of matted locks, with Pinaka in hand, the primeval one.
- दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय
- To the divine God, sky-clad; to that Ya-kara, salutations to Shiva.
The Ya-kara completes the fivefold mantra and returns the mind to the primeval Lord beyond time. Sky-clad Digambara Shiva is Brahman without attributes, the final refuge into which the five syllables dissolve.
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