भगवान शिव · मंत्र एवं श्लोक

Lord Shiva Mantra & Shlokभगवान शिव मंत्र

4 mantrasSanskrit · IAST · meaning

Panchakshari MantraDaily japa, especially Mondays & Shravan

ॐ नमः शिवाय॥

Oṃ namaḥ śivāya ||

Meaning: Om, salutations to Shiva – the five-syllable mantra of surrender.

Mahamrityunjaya MantraFor health, protection and peace

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥

Oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam |
Urvārukamiva bandhanānmṛtyormukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||

Meaning: We worship the three-eyed Lord who is fragrant and nourishes all. As a ripe cucumber is freed from its vine, may he free us from death and not from immortality. (Rigveda 7.59.12)

Karpur GauramSung at the end of every aarti

कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्।
सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि॥

Karpūragauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ saṃsārasāraṃ bhujagendrahāram |
Sadā vasantaṃ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṃ bhavānīsahitaṃ namāmi ||

Meaning: I bow to Shiva with Bhavani – white as camphor, compassion incarnate, the essence of existence, wearing the king of serpents as a garland, always dwelling in the lotus of the heart.

Shiv GayatriMorning prayer

ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि।
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi |
Tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt ||

Meaning: We know the Supreme Being and meditate on Mahadev; may Rudra inspire our intellect.