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The term Shiva means “auspicious. ” The God Shiva is allauspiciousness . The mantra namaH ShivAya, used to offer salutations to Shiva, is an effective prayer to propitiate Shiva . This mantra appears in many places in Vedic and Puranic literature. For example, the famous shrI Rudram hymn from the Yajur Veda, commonly employed to perform the worship of the Shiva linga, says: नमः शिवाय च । The dAridrya dahana stotra of VasiShTha says: दारिद्र्यदुह्खदहनाय नमः शिवाय । Salutations to Shiva who burns up the grief caused by poverty! Here poverty does not necessarily mean material poverty; it also means spiritual poverty. This pa.nchAkShara (five syllabled) mantra namaH ShivAya is sometimes called the mUla mantra or basic mantra of Shiva. Each of the five syllables, na, ma, shi, vA, and ya, is held to be so sacred that it represents Shiva even by itself. The following is the Shiva panchAkShara stotra composed by Adi SankarAchArya . One may worship the Shiva linga by reciting this stotra and offering bilva leaves.

शिवपंचाक्षरस्तोत्र:
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय ।
नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ १॥

मन्दाकिनिसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथ महेश्वराय ।
मन्दारपुष्प बहुपुष्प सुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ २॥

शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय ।
श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ३॥

वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भव गौतमार्यमुनीन्द्र देवार्चितशेखराय ।
चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ४॥

यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय ।
दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥ ५॥

shivapaMchAkSharastotra

nAgendrahArAya trilochanAya bhasmA~NgarAgAya maheshvarAya |
nityAya shuddhAya digambarAya
tasmai nakArAya namaH shivAya || 1||

mandAkinisalilachandanacharchitAya
nandIshvarapramathanAtha maheshvarAya |
mandArapuShpabahupuShpasupUjitAya
tasmai makArAya namaH shivAya || 2||

shivAya gaurIvadanAbjavRRinda
sUryAya dakShAdhvaranAshakAya |
shrInIlakaNThAya vRRiShadhvajAya
tasmai shikArAya namaH shivAya || 3||

vasiShThakumbhodbhavagautamArya
munIndradevArchitashekharAya |
chandrArkavaishvAnaralochanAya
tasmai vakArAya namaH shivAya || 4||

yakShasvarUpAya jaTAdharAya
pinAkahastAya sanAtanAya |
divyAya devAya digambarAya
tasmai yakArAya namaH shivAya || 5||

ஶிவபஞ்சாக்ஷரஸ்தோத்ர

நாகே³ந்த்³ரஹாராய த்ரிலோசநாய
ப⁴ஸ்மாங்க³ராகா³ய மஹேஶ்வராய ।
நித்யாய ஶுத்³தா⁴ய தி³க³ம்ப³ராய
தஸ்மை நகாராய நம: ஶிவாய ॥ 1॥

மந்தா³கிநிஸலிலசந்த³நசர்சிதாய
நந்தீ³ஶ்வரப்ரமத²நாத² மஹேஶ்வராய ।
மந்தா³ரபுஷ்பப³ஹுபுஷ்பஸுபூஜிதாய
தஸ்மை மகாராய நம: ஶிவாய ॥ 2॥

ஶிவாய கௌ³ரீவத³நாப்³ஜவ்ருʼந்த³
ஸூர்யாய த³க்ஷாத்⁴வரநாஶகாய ।
ஶ்ரீநீலகண்டா²ய வ்ருʼஷத்⁴வஜாய
தஸ்மை ஶிகாராய நம: ஶிவாய ॥ 3॥

வஸிஷ்ட²கும்போ⁴த்³ப⁴வகௌ³தமார்ய
முநீந்த்³ரதே³வார்சிதஶேக²ராய ।
சந்த்³ரார்கவைஶ்வாநரலோசநாய
தஸ்மை வகாராய நம: ஶிவாய ॥ 4॥

யக்ஷஸ்வரூபாய ஜடாத⁴ராய
பிநாகஹஸ்தாய ஸநாதநாய ।
தி³வ்யாய தே³வாய தி³க³ம்ப³ராய
தஸ்மை யகாராய நம: ஶிவாய ॥ 5॥