Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatramala Stotram
Shree shiva panchaakshara nakshatramaalaa stotram'
Shreemadaatmane gunaikasindhave namah' shivaaya
Dhaamaleshadhootakokabandhave namah' shivaaya |
Naamasheshitaanamadbhavaandhave namah' shivaaya
Paamaretarapradhaanabandhave namah' shivaaya || 1 ||
Kaalabheetaviprabaalapaala te namah' shivaaya
Shoolabhinnadusht'adakshaphaala te namah' shivaaya |
Moolakaaranaaya kaalakaala te namah' shivaaya
Paalayaadhunaa dayaalavaala te namah' shivaaya || 2 ||
Isht'avastumukhyadaanahetave namah' shivaaya
Dusht'adaityavam'shadhoomaketave namah' shivaaya |
Sri'sht'irakshanaaya dharmasetave namah' shivaaya
Asht'amoortaye vri'shendraketave namah' shivaaya || 3 ||
Aapadadribhedat'ankahasta te namah' shivaaya
Paapahaaridivyasindhumasta te namah' shivaaya |
Paapadaarine lasannamasta te namah' shivaaya
Shaapadoshakhand'anaprashasta te namah' shivaaya || 4 ||
Vyomakesha divyabhavyaroopa te namah' shivaaya
Hemamedineedharendrachaapa te namah' shivaaya |
Naamamaatradagdhasarvapaapa te namah' shivaaya
Kaamanaikataanahri'dduraapa te namah' shivaaya || 5 ||
Brahmamastakaavaleenibaddha te namah' shivaaya
Jihmagendrakund'alaprasiddha te namah' shivaaya |
Brahmane praneetavedapaddhate namah' shivaaya
Jihmakaaladehadattapaddhate namah' shivaaya || 6 ||
Kaamanaashanaaya shuddhakarmane namah' shivaaya
Saamagaanajaayamaanasharmane namah' shivaaya |
Hemakaantichaakachakyavarmane namah' shivaaya
Saamajaasuraangalabdhacharmane namah' shivaaya || 7 ||
Janmamri'tyughoraduh'khahaarine namah' shivaaya
Chinmayaikaroopadehadhaarine namah' shivaaya |
Manmanorathaavapoortikaarine namah' shivaaya
Sanmanogataaya kaamavairine namah' shivaaya || 8 ||
Yaksharaajabandhave dayaalave namah' shivaaya
Dakshapaanishobhikaanchanaalave namah' shivaaya |
Pakshiraajavaahahri'chchhayaalave namah' shivaaya
Akshiphaalavedapootataalave namah' shivaaya || 9 ||
Dakshahastanisht'hajaatavedase namah' shivaaya
Aksharaatmane namadbid'aujase namah' shivaaya |
Deekshitaprakaashitaatmatejase namah' shivaaya
Uksharaajavaaha te sataam' gate namah' shivaaya || 10 ||
Raajataachalendrasaanuvaasine namah' shivaaya
Raajamaananityamandahaasine namah' shivaaya |
Raajakorakaavatam'sabhaasine namah' shivaaya
Raajaraajamitrataaprakaashine namah' shivaaya || 11 ||
Deenamaanavaalikaamadhenave namah' shivaaya
Soonabaanadaahakri'tkri'shaanave namah' shivaaya |
Svaanuraagabhaktaratnasaanave namah' shivaaya
Daanavaandhakaarachand'abhaanave namah' shivaaya || 12 ||
Sarvamangal'aakuchaagrashaayine namah' shivaaya
Sarvadevataaganaatishaayine namah' shivaaya |
Poorvadevanaashasam'vidhaayine namah' shivaaya
Sarvamanmanojabhangadaayine namah' shivaaya || 13 ||
Stokabhaktito'pi bhaktaposhine namah' shivaaya
Maakarandasaaravarshibhaashine namah' shivaaya |
Ekabilvadaanato'pi toshine namah' shivaaya
Naikajanmapaapajaalashoshine namah' shivaaya || 14 ||
Sarvajeevarakshanaikasheeline namah' shivaaya
Paarvateepriyaaya bhaktapaaline namah' shivaaya |
Durvidagdhadaityasainyadaarine namah' shivaaya
Sharvareeshadhaarine kapaaline namah' shivaaya || 15 ||
Paahi maamumaamanojnya deha te namah' shivaaya
Dehi me varam' sitaadrigeha te namah' shivaaya |
Mohitarshikaamineesamooha te namah' shivaaya
Svehitaprasanna kaamadoha te namah' shivaaya || 16 ||
Mangal'apradaaya goturanga te namah' shivaaya
Gangayaa tarangitottamaanga te namah' shivaaya |
Sangarapravri'ttavairibhanga te namah' shivaaya
Angajaaraye karekuranga te namah' shivaaya || 17 ||
Eehitakshanapradaanahetave namah' shivaaya
Aahitaagnipaalakokshaketave namah' shivaaya |
Dehakaantidhootaraupyadhaatave namah' shivaaya
Gehaduh'khapunjadhoomaketave namah' shivaaya || 18 ||
Tryaksha deenasatkri'paakat'aaksha te namah' shivaaya
Dakshasaptatantunaashadaksha te namah' shivaaya |
Ri'ksharaajabhaanupaavakaaksha te namah' shivaaya
Raksha maam' prapannamaatraraksha te namah' shivaaya || 19 ||
Nyankupaanaye shivankaraaya te namah' shivaaya
Sankat'aabdhiteernakinkaraaya te namah' shivaaya |
Pankabheeshitaabhayankaraaya te namah' shivaaya
Pankajaasanaaya shankaraaya te namah' shivaaya || 20 ||
Karmapaashanaasha neelakant'ha te namah' shivaaya
Sharmadaaya naryabhasmakant'ha te namah' shivaaya |
Nirmamarshisevitopakant'ha te namah' shivaaya
Kurmahe nateernamadvikunt'ha te namah' shivaaya || 21 ||
Visht'apaadhipaaya namravishnave namah' shivaaya
Shisht'aviprahri'dguhaacharishnave namah' shivaaya |
Isht'avastunityatusht'ajishnave namah' shivaaya
Kasht'anaashanaaya lokajishnave namah' shivaaya || 22 ||
Aprameyadivyasuprabhaava te namah' shivaaya
Satprapannarakshanasvabhaava te namah' shivaaya |
Svaprakaasha nistulaanubhaava te namah' shivaaya
Viprad'imbhadarshitaardrabhaava te namah' shivaaya || 23 ||
Sevakaaya me mri'd'a praseeda te namah' shivaaya
Bhaavalabhyataavakaprasaada te namah' shivaaya |
Paavakaaksha devapoojyapaada te namah' shivaaya
Tavakaanghribhaktadattamoda te namah' shivaaya || 24 ||
Bhuktimuktidivyabhogadaayine namah' shivaaya
Shaktikalpitaprapanchabhaagine namah' shivaaya |
Bhaktasankat'aapahaarayogine namah' shivaaya
Yuktasanmanah'sarojayogine namah' shivaaya || 25 ||
Antakaantakaaya paapahaarine namah' shivaaya
Shantamaaya danticharmadhaarine namah' shivaaya |
Santataashritavyathaavidaarine namah' shivaaya
Jantujaatanityasaukhyakaarine namah' shivaaya || 26 ||
Shooline namo namah' kapaaline namah' shivaaya
Paaline virinchimund'amaaline namah' shivaaya |
Leeline vishesharund'amaaline namah' shivaaya
Sheeline namah' prapunyashaaline namah' shivaaya || 27 ||
Shivapanchaaksharamudraam' chatushpadollaasapadyamani ghat'itaam |
Nakshatramaalikaamiha dadhadupakant'ham' naro bhavetsomah' || 28 ||
Iti shreemachchhankaraachaarya kri'tam' shree shiva panchaaksharanakshatramaalaa stotram ||
Meaning
The “Shiva Panchakshara Nakshatramala Stotram,” composed by Adi Shankaracharya, is a garland-like hymn woven around the five-syllable mantra “Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya.” Each verse ends with “Namah Shivaya,” creating a rhythmic, mantra-like energy. The stotram praises Shiva’s countless divine qualities—his purity, compassion, cosmic power, fearlessness, and his role as protector, destroyer of sins, and giver of liberation.
The hymn portrays Shiva as the ocean of auspicious qualities, the refuge of all beings, the one who destroys demonic forces and upholds dharma, the remover of sorrow, and the eternal witness. He is the creator, preserver, and dissolver of the universe; the destroyer of Daksha’s ego; the blue-throated one who swallowed poison to save creation; the eightfold manifested deity; and the one who cleanses sins by name alone.
Shiva is described as the compassionate guardian of devotees, the destroyer of enemies, the giver of boons, the embodiment of pure consciousness, and the fulfiller of heartfelt wishes. He protects devotees from birth and death sorrows, lifts them from ignorance, and blesses them with prosperity, courage, purity, and enlightenment. The stotram encompasses his cosmic beauty, his terrifying yet compassionate nature, and his supreme role as the inner Self.
The concluding verses affirm that reciting this hymn even with simple devotion grants immense blessings—spiritual upliftment, worldly happiness, freedom from suffering, and ultimate liberation. It turns the Panchakshari mantra into a radiant garland of stars in the devotee’s heart.
Benefits
• Powerful purification of mind, body, and karma
• Protection from dangers, fears, curses, and negativity
• Removal of sins and obstacles accumulated over many births
• Prosperity, peace, clarity, spiritual growth, and divine grace
• Acts as a catalyst for liberation through steady mantra devotion
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