Panchakshara Mantra
Significance & Meaning
I bow to Shiva, the auspicious one
This is the Panchakshara (five-syllable) mantra, originating from the Krishna Yajurveda.
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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
We worship the three-eyed one (Shiva), who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. As the cucumber is freed from its bondage to the vine, may we be liberated from death, not from immortality.
Shiva Gayatri
Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
We meditate on the Supreme Being, the great god; may Rudra inspire us
Shiva Rudra Mantra
Om Namo Bhagavate Rudraya
ॐ नमो भगवते रुद्राय
Salutations to the divine Rudra