Sunday 5 June 2016

Shiva-Panchaakshara Stotram



Salutations to the ashes-clad, three-eyed Lord, embodied as the first letter ‘Na’, who is pure, nude and eternal, and whose garland is the Lord of serpents.

I bow to Him, embodied as ‘Makara’, who is adorned with innumerable divine flowers as Mandara and the like, who is the Sovereign King of the Pramatha Ganas, and whose body is anointed with the holy waters of the celestial Ganga.

To the blue-necked Lord, embodied as the letter ‘Si’, the destroyer of Daksha’s sacrifice and the resplendent Sun of Gauri’s lotus-face, whose banner bears the emblem of a bull, may our salutations be.

I prostrate before the God of  gods, embodied as ‘Vakara’, whose eyes are the sun, moon and the fire, and whom the gods and the great sages like Vasishtha, Agastya and Gautama ever pray and worship.

Prostrations to that Ancient Naked God, embodied as the letter ‘Ya’, the incarnated Yaksha whose hair are long and matted, and who holds Pinaka in His hand.

Whoever repeats this prayer, composed with the five holy letters before Lord Shiva, attains that supreme abode of His and enjoys there with Him the eternal bliss.

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