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Śiva Pañcākṣara Stotram

The Hymn of the Five Syllables — Ma

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मूल Original text
मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चितायनन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजितायतस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
mandākinī-salila-candana-carcitāyanandīśvara-pramatha-nātha-maheśvarāya |mandāra-puṣpa-bahu-puṣpa-supūjitāyatasmai ma-kārāya namaḥ śivāya ||
अनुवाद Translation — by Om Namah Shivay

To the one anointed with the water of the Mandākinī and with sandal paste, the Great Lord, master of Nandī and of the gaṇas; worshipped with mandāra and many other flowers — to him who is the syllable “Ma”, salutation to Śiva.

भाष्य Explanation — our commentary, not scripture

The second verse of the hymn, for the syllable “Ma”.

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Śiva Pañcākṣara Stotram
Verse 2
Attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya (by tradition)
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Original text

मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय

नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।

मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय

तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥

mandākinī-salila-candana-carcitāya

nandīśvara-pramatha-nātha-maheśvarāya |

mandāra-puṣpa-bahu-puṣpa-supūjitāya

tasmai ma-kārāya namaḥ śivāya ||

Translation

To the one anointed with the water of the Mandākinī and with sandal paste, the Great Lord, master of Nandī and of the gaṇas; worshipped with mandāra and many other flowers — to him who is the syllable “Ma”, salutation to Śiva.

Translation by: Om Namah Shivay

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