Shri Shiva
Panchakshari Mantra
Krishna Yajurveda — Taittiriya Samhita 4.5.8 (as part of Shri Rudram); universally revered across all Shaiva traditions.
The supreme mantra of Shiva devotion, consisting of five sacred syllables: Na-Ma-Śi-Vā-Ya. Each syllable corresponds to one of the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, space) and to one of Shiva's five cosmic actions (creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment, and liberation). Recitation of this mantra, ideally 108 or 1008 times, is held to purify karma, bestow grace, and lead to liberation.
नमः शिवाय ॥
namaḥ śivāya ||
Namah Shivaya ||
शिव को नमन — पाँच अक्षरों (न-म-शि-वा-य) का पञ्चाक्षर मूल मन्त्र।
Salutation to Shiva. (The five syllables Na-Ma-Śi-Vā-Ya are each identified with one of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and space — and with the five actions of Shiva: creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment, and liberation.)
ॐ नमः शिवाय ॥
oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||
Om Namah Shivaya ||
ॐ, शिव को नमन — प्रणव सहित पञ्चाक्षर, सर्वाधिक प्रचलित रूप।
Om — salutation to Shiva. The Panchakshari preceded by the Pranava, the form most commonly recited by devotees.
शिवाय नमः ॥
śivāya namaḥ ||
Shivaya Namah ||
शिव को नमन — नमस्कार व अर्चना में प्रयुक्त षडक्षर रूप।
To Shiva, salutation. An alternative arrangement used in namaskara and archana rites.
Panchakshari Mantra (पञ्चाक्षरी मन्त्र) is a mantra dedicated to Shiva. A Mantra is a sacred sound or formula, often Vedic, repeated in worship and meditation to invoke a deity and focus the mind.
The Panchakshari Mantra is dedicated to Shiva.
Yes. On Adiveda the Panchakshari Mantra is given verse by verse in Devanagari (the original Hindi/Sanskrit script) with Roman (IAST) transliteration, simple phonetics and a clear English meaning, so you can read, pronounce and understand every line.
The Panchakshari Mantra is drawn from Krishna Yajurveda — Taittiriya Samhita 4.5.8 (as part of Shri Rudram); universally revered across all Shaiva traditions..
Yes - the Panchakshari Mantra is free to read online at Adiveda, formatted for mobile, for devotees in India and around the world.