naagendrahaaraay trilochanaay bhasmaangaraagaay maheshvaraay .
To him whose garland is the king of serpents, the three-eyed, his body smeared with bhasma, the great lord;
nityaay shuddhaay digambaraay tasmai nakaaraay namah shivaay .
the eternal, the pure, clothed only in the directions — to him, the syllable na, salutations: namah shivaya.
mandaakineesalilachandanacharchitaay nandeeshvarapramathanaathamaheshvaraay .
To him anointed with the water of the Mandakini and with chandan, the great lord of Nandi and the pramathas;
mandaarapushpabahupushpasupoojitaay tasmai makaaraay namah shivaay .
honoured with mandara flowers and many more — to him, the syllable ma, salutations: namah shivaya.
shivaay gaureevadanaabjavrindasooryaay dakshaadhvaranaashakaay .
To Shiva, the sun to the lotus of Gauri's face, who brought Daksha's yagya to an end;
shreeneelakanthaay vrishadhvajaay tasmai shikaaraay namah shivaay .
the blue-throated, whose banner bears the bull — to him, the syllable shi, salutations: namah shivaya.
vasishthakumbhodbhavagautamaaryamuneendradevaarchitashekharaay .
To him whose crown is honoured by Vasishtha, Agastya, Gautama and the noblest sages, and by the devas;
chandraarkavaishvaanaralochanaay tasmai vakaaraay namah shivaay .
whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire — to him, the syllable va, salutations: namah shivaya.
yakshasvaroopaay jataadharaay pinaakahastaay sanaatanaay .
To him who took the form of a yaksha, who wears the matted locks, the Pinaka bow in his hand, the eternal;
divyaay devaay digambaraay tasmai yakaaraay namah shivaay .
the shining deva, clothed in the directions — to him, the syllable ya, salutations: namah shivaya.
panchaaksharamidan punyan yah pathechchhivasannidhau .
Whoever reads this Panchakshara, full of merit, near Shiv ji,
shivalokamavaapnoti shiven sah modate .
reaches Shiv ji's world and rejoices with him.