नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय। नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

Nagendra-haraya trilochanaya bhasmanga-ragaya Maheshvaraya, Nityaya shuddhaya digambaraya tasmai Na-karaya namah Shivaya.

To the great Lord who wears the king of serpents as a garland, who has three eyes, whose body is smeared with sacred ash, eternal, pure and clad in the sky: to Shiva, the syllable Na, salutations.

मन्दाकिनीसलिलचन्दनचर्चिताय नन्दीश्वरप्रमथनाथमहेश्वराय। मन्दारपुष्पबहुपुष्पसुपूजिताय तस्मै मकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

Mandakini-salila-chandana-charchitaya Nandishvara-pramatha-natha-Maheshvaraya, Mandara-pushpa-bahu-pushpa-supoojitaya tasmai Ma-karaya namah Shivaya.

To him anointed with Ganga water and sandal, the great Lord of Nandi and the ganas, worshipped with mandara and many other flowers: to Shiva, the syllable Ma, salutations.

शिवाय गौरीवदनाब्जवृन्दसूर्याय दक्षाध्वरनाशकाय। श्रीनीलकण्ठाय वृषध्वजाय तस्मै शिकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

Shivaya Gauri-vadanabja-vrinda-suryaya Dakshadhvara-nashakaya, Shri-Neelakanthaya vrisha-dhvajaya tasmai Shi-karaya namah Shivaya.

To the auspicious one, the sun that makes the lotus of Gauri's face bloom, destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, the blue-throated one whose banner bears the bull: to Shiva, the syllable Shi, salutations.

वसिष्ठकुम्भोद्भवगौतमार्यमुनीन्द्रदेवार्चितशेखराय। चन्द्रार्कवैश्वानरलोचनाय तस्मै वकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

Vasishtha-kumbhodbhava-Gautamarya-munindra-devarchita-shekharaya, Chandrarka-vaishvanara-lochanaya tasmai Va-karaya namah Shivaya.

To him whose head is worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya, Gautama and the great sages and gods, whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire: to Shiva, the syllable Va, salutations.

यक्षस्वरूपाय जटाधराय पिनाकहस्ताय सनातनाय। दिव्याय देवाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै यकाराय नमः शिवाय॥

Yaksha-svaroopaya jatadharaya Pinaka-hastaya sanatanaya, Divyaya devaya digambaraya tasmai Ya-karaya namah Shivaya.

To him who appeared as the Yaksha, who wears matted locks and holds the Pinaka bow, the eternal, divine, sky-clad god: to Shiva, the syllable Ya, salutations.

पञ्चाक्षरमिदं पुण्यं यः पठेच्छिवसन्निधौ। शिवलोकमवाप्नोति शिवेन सह मोदते॥

Panchaksharam-idam punyam yah pathech-Chhiva-sannidhau, Shivalokam-avapnoti Shivena saha modate.

Whoever recites this holy Panchakshara hymn in Shiva's presence attains Shiva's abode and rejoices with Shiva.