Lord Shiva

śiva ṣaḍakṣarī stotram

(Shiva Shadakshari Stotram in English (IAST))

From Krishna Yajurveda

The Shiva Shadakshari Stotram is a profound devotional hymn dedicated to the Panchakshara mantra, Om Namah Shivaya. Originating from the Krishna Yajurveda, each of the six verses of this stotram is devoted to one of the six syllables of the sacred mantra, starting with the Pranava Om. Chanting this powerful stotra invokes the blessings of Lord Shiva, the destroyer of ignorance and bestower of liberation. It is believed that regular recitation purifies the mind, removes worldly obstacles, grants mental peace, and guides the devotee toward spiritual enlightenment and the ultimate realization of the divine self.

||oṃ oṃ||

oṅkārabindu saṃyuktaṃ nityaṃ dhyāyanti yoginaḥ |
kāmadaṃ mokṣadaṃ tasmādoṅkārāya namonamaḥ || 1 ||
||oṃ naṃ||
namanti munayaḥ sarve namantyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ |
narāṇāmādidevāya nakārāya namonamaḥ || 2 ||
||oṃ maṃ||
mahātatvaṃ mahādeva priyaṃ jñānapradaṃ param |
mahāpāpaharaṃ tasmānmakārāya namonamaḥ || 3 ||
||oṃ śiṃ||
śivaṃ śāntaṃ śivākāraṃ śivānugrahakāraṇam |
mahāpāpaharaṃ tasmācchikārāya namonamaḥ || 4 ||
||oṃ vāṃ||
vāhanaṃ vṛṣabhoyasya vāsukiḥ kaṇṭhabhūṣaṇam |
vāme śaktidharaṃ devaṃ vakārāya namonamaḥ || 5 ||
||oṃ yaṃ||
yakāre saṃsthito devo yakāraṃ paramaṃ śubham |
yaṃ nityaṃ paramānandaṃ yakārāya namonamaḥ || 6 ||
ṣaḍakṣaramidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchiva sannidhau |
tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ nāsti hyapamṛtyubhayaṃ kutaḥ ||
śivaśiveti śiveti śiveti vā
bhavabhaveti bhaveti bhaveti vā |
harahareti hareti hareti vā
bhajamanaśśivameva nirantaram ||
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsa parivrājakācārya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavatpādapūjyakṛta śivaṣaḍakṣarīstotraṃ sampūrṇam |

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