நாகேந்த்ரஹாராய த்ரிலோசநாய பஸ்மாங்கராகாய மஹேஶ்வராய ।
நித்யாய ஶுத்தாய திகம்பராய தஸ்மை நகாராய நமஃ ஶிவாய ॥ ௧॥
Salutations to Shiva, who wears the King of snakes as a garland, the Three-eyed God, whose body is smeared with ashes, the great Lord, the eternal and pure One, who wears the directions as His garment, and who is represented by the 'na' kAra (term).
மந்தாகிநி-ஸலிலசந்தந-சர்சிதாய நந்தீஶ்வர-ப்ரமதநாத- மஹேஶ்வராய ।
மந்தாரபுஷ்ப-பஹுபுஷ்ப-ஸுபூஜிதாய தஸ்மை மகாராய நமஃ ஶிவாய ॥ ௨॥
I bow to Shiva, who has been worshipped with water from the gangA (mandAkini) and annointed with sandalwood paste, the Lord of nandI, the Lord of the host of goblins and ghosts, the great Lord, who is worshiped with mandAra and many other kinds of flowers, and who is represented by the syllable 'ma'.
ஶிவாய கௌரீவதநாப்ஜ-வ்ரு'ந்த-ஸூர்யாய தக்ஷாத்வரநாஶகாய ।
ஶ்ரீநீலகண்டாய வ்ரு'ஷத்வஜாய தஸ்மை ஶிகாராய நமஃ ஶிவாய ॥ ௩॥
Salutations to Shiva, who is all-auspiciousness, Who is the sun that causes the lotus face of GaurI (PArvatI) to blossom, Who is the destroyer of the Yajna of dakSha, whose throat is blue (nIlakaNTha), whose flag bears the emblem of the bull, and who is represented by the syllable 'shi'.
வஸிஷ்ட-கும்போத்பவ-கௌதமார்யமுநீந்த்ர-தேவார்சிதஶேகராய ।
சந்த்ரார்க-வைஶ்வாநரலோசநாய தஸ்மை வகாராய நமஃ ஶிவாய ॥ ௪॥
VasiShTha, agastya, Gautama, and other venerable sages, and Indra and other Gods have worshipped the head of (Shiva's linga). I bow to that Shiva whose three eyes are the moon, sun and fire, and who is represented by the syllable 'va'.
யக்ஷஸ்வரூபாய ஜடாதராய பிநாகஹஸ்தாய ஸநாதநாய ।
திவ்யாய தேவாய திகம்பராய தஸ்மை யகாராய நமஃ ஶிவாய ॥ ௫॥
Salutations to Shiva, who bears the form of a YakSha, who has matted hair on His head, Who bears the pinAka bow in His hand, the Primeval Lord, the brilliant God, who is digambara (naked), and who is represented by the syllable 'ya'.
பம்சாக்ஷரமிதம் புண்யம் யஃ படேச்சிவஸந்நிதௌ ।
ஶிவலோகமவாப்நோதி ஶிவேந ஸஹ மோததே ॥
Anyone who recites this sacred five-syllabled mantra, (namaH shivAya) near the Shiva (linga), attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.
॥ இதி ஶ்ரீமச்சம்கராசார்யவிரசிதம் ஶிவபஞ்சாக்ஷரஸ்தோத்ரம் ஸமாப்தம் ॥
