Salutations to Shiva, who wears the king of snakes as a garland, the three-eyed god, whose body is smeared with ashes, the great lord, the eternal and pure one, who wears the directions as his garment, and who is represented by the syllable ''na ''
I bow to Shiva, who has been worshipped with water from the Ganga (Mandakini) and anointed with sandalwood paste, the lord of Nandi, the lord of the host of goblins and ghosts, the great lord, who is worshiped with Mandara and many other kinds of flowers, and who is represented by the syllable ''ma. ''
Salutations to shiva, who is all-auspiciousness, who is the sun that causes the lotus face of Gauri (Parvati) to blossom, who is the destroyer of the yajna of Daksha, whose throat is blue (Nilakantha), whose flag bears the emblem of the bull, and who is represented by the syllable ''shi. ''
Vasishhtha, Agastya, Gautama, and other venerable sages, and Indra and other gods have worshipped the head of (Shiva's linga). I bow to that Shiva whose three eyes are the moon, sun and fire, and who is represented by the syllable ''va. ''
Salutations to Shiva, who bears the form of a Yaksha, who has matted hair on his head, who bears the Pinaka bow in his hand, the primeval lord, the brilliant god, who is digambara (naked), and who is represented by the syllable ''ya. ''
Panchak-sharam idam punyam Yah pathet shiva san-nidhau Shiva lokam avapnoti Shivena saha modate
Anyone who recites this sacred five-syllable mantra, (Namah Shivaya) near the Shiva (linga), attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.
SHIVA SHADAKSHARA STOTRAM Omkaram, Bindu Samyuktham, Nithyam, dyayanthi yogina, Kamadam, mokshadam chaiva, Omkaraya Namo nama. Salutations and salutations to letter “om”, Which is meditated as a letter Om with a dot, Daily by great sages, And leads them to fulfillment of desires, And attainment of salvation.
Namanthi Rishayo deva, Namanthyapsarasa gana, Nara namanthi, devesam, Nakaraya namo nama. Salutations and salutations to letter “na”, Which is saluted by great sages, Which is saluted by groups of divine maidens, And which is saluted by men and the king of devas.
Mahadevam, Mahathmanam, Mahadyanaparayanam, Maha papa haram devam, Makaraya namonama. Salutations and salutations to letter “ma”, Which is saluted as greatest god, Which is saluted by great souls, Which is greatly meditated and read, And which is the stealer of all sins.
Shivam Shantham jagnannatham, Lokanugraha karakam, Shivamekapadam nithyam, Shikaraya namo nama. Salutations and salutations to letter “Shi”, Which is Lord Shiva, Who is the abode of peace, Who is the lord of the universe, Who is the one who blesses the world, And which is the one word that is eternal.
Vahanam Vrushabho yasya, Vasuki Kanda Bhooshanam, Vame Shakthi daram devam, Vakaraya namo namo.
Yathra yathra sthitho deva, Sarva vyapi maheswara, Yo guru sarva devanam, Yakaraya namo nama.
Shadaksharamidham sthothram, Ya padeth Shiva Sannidhou, Shivalokamavapnothi,’Shivena Saha modathe.