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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram Opening
Sanskrit
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय
Transliteration
Nagendraharaya Trilochanaya Bhasmangaragaya Maheshwaraya
Meaning
To the one who wears the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes, who is smeared with sacred ash — to that Maheshwara I bow.
History & Significance
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, each verse of this stotra begins with one of the five syllables of the Panchakshara mantra.