ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya
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नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनायभस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय ।नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बरायतस्मै न_काराय नमः शिवाय ॥१॥ मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चितायनन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय ।मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजितायतस्मै म_काराय नमः शिवाय ॥२॥ शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्द_ सूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय ।श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजायतस्मै शि_काराय नमः शिवाय ॥३॥ वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्य_मूनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय ।चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनायतस्मै व_काराय नमः शिवाय ॥४॥ यज्ञस्वरूपाय यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधरायपिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय ।दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बरायतस्मै य_काराय नमः शिवाय ॥५॥ पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसंनिधौ ।शिवलोकमावाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते ॥६॥
About this mantra — Shiva
A Mantra is a sacred sound formula — a concentrated invocation of divine energy in a few syllables. Mantras are the oldest layer of Vedic practice: repeated with attention (japa), they steady the breath, focus the mind and create a protective spiritual vibration around the chanter. Simple mantras can be repeated 11, 21, 54 or 108 times using a mala (prayer beads).
How to chant
Choose a fixed time and place for japa. Sit with a straight spine, hold a mala in your right hand, and repeat the mantra once per bead, rolling each bead with the thumb and middle finger (the index finger is not used). Complete 108 repetitions — one full mala — without breaking concentration. A calm, unhurried pace is more effective than speed.