Shiva Panchakshara Stotra

[1] Comprising five stanzas, it is regarded to have been composed by the philosopher Adi Shankara.

The panchakshara (Sanskrit: पञ्चाक्षर) literally means "five syllables" in Sanskrit,[2] referring to the five syllables of na, ma, śi, vā, and ya forming the mantra Om Namah Shivaya.

[4] According to some texts, these five syllables are regarded to represent the five elements of the human body, the chanting of which is believed to energise them.

Na is associated with prithvi (earth), ma is associated with jala (water) śi is associated with agni (fire) va is associated with vayu (air), and ya is associated with akasha (space).

नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनायभस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय।नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बरायतस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय॥ nāgēndrahārāya trilōcanāyabhasmāṅgarāgāya mahēśvarāyanityāya śuddhāya digambarāyatasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya To the one wearing a garland of the chief of serpents, to the three-eyed oneTo the one with the beauty of ashes on his body, to the great lordTo the eternal, to the immaculate, to the one clothed in spaceTo him, to the one with the letter "na", salutations to Shiva!