നാഗേന്ദ്രഹാരായ ത്രിലോചനായ ഭസ്മാങ്ഗരാഗായ മഹേശ്വരായ ।
നിത്യായ ശുദ്ധായ ദിഗമ്ബരായ തസ്മൈ നകാരായ നമഃ ശിവായ ॥ ൧॥
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 'na' kAra (term).
മന്ദാകിനി-സലിലചന്ദന-ചര്ചിതായ നന്ദീശ്വര-പ്രമഥനാഥ- മഹേശ്വരായ ।
മന്ദാരപുഷ്പ-ബഹുപുഷ്പ-സുപൂജിതായ തസ്മൈ മകാരായ നമഃ ശിവായ ॥ ൨॥
I bow to Shiva, who has been worshipped with water from the gangA (mandAkini) and annointed 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'.
ശിവായ ഗൌരീവദനാബ്ജ-വൃന്ദ-സൂര്യായ ദക്ഷാധ്വരനാശകായ ।
ശ്രീനീലകണ്ഠായ വൃഷധ്വജായ തസ്മൈ ശികാരായ നമഃ ശിവായ ॥ ൩॥
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'.
വസിഷ്ഠ-കുമ്ഭോദ്ഭവ-ഗൌതമാര്യമുനീന്ദ്ര-ദേവാര്ചിതശേഖരായ ।
ചന്ദ്രാര്ക-വൈശ്വാനരലോചനായ തസ്മൈ വകാരായ നമഃ ശിവായ ॥ ൪॥
VasiShTha, 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'.
യക്ഷസ്വരൂപായ ജടാധരായ പിനാകഹസ്തായ സനാതനായ ।
ദിവ്യായ ദേവായ ദിഗമ്ബരായ തസ്മൈ യകാരായ നമഃ ശിവായ ॥ ൫॥
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'.
പംചാക്ഷരമിദം പുണ്യം യഃ പഠേച്ഛിവസന്നിധൌ ।
ശിവലോകമവാപ്നോതി ശിവേന സഹ മോദതേ ॥
Anyone who recites this sacred five-syllabled mantra, (namaH shivAya) near the Shiva (linga), attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.
॥ ഇതി ശ്രീമച്ഛംകരാചാര്യവിരചിതം ശിവപഞ്ചാക്ഷരസ്തോത്രം സമാപ്തമ് ॥
