శ్రీ శివ పంచాక్షరీ స్తోత్రమ్

నాగేంద్రహారాయ త్రిలోచనాయ
భస్మాంగరాగాయ మహేశ్వరాయ
నిత్యాయ శుద్ధాయ దిగంబరాయ
తస్మై "న" కారాయ నమశివాయ

మందాకినీ సలిల చందన చర్చితాయ
నందీశ్వర ప్రమథనాథ మహేశ్వరాయ
మందార ముఖ్య బహుపుష్ప పూజితాయ
తస్మై "మ" కారాయ నమశివాయ

శివాయ గౌరీ వదనారవింద
సూర్యాయ దక్షాధ్వర నాశనాయ
శ్రీ నీలకంఠాయ వృషభద్వజాయ
తస్మై "శి" కారాయ నమశివాయ

వశిష్ఠ కుంభోద్భవ గౌతమాది
మునీంద్ర దేవార్చిత శేఖరాయ
చంద్రార్క వైశ్వానర లోచనాయ
తస్మై "వ" కారాయ నమశివాయ

యక్షస్వరూపాయ జటాధరాయ
పినాకహస్తాయ సనాతనాయ
సుదివ్యదేహాయ దిగంబరాయ
తస్మై "య" కారాయ నమశివాయ

పంచాక్షరమిదం పుణ్యం యః పఠేచ్ఛివ సన్నిధౌ
శివలోక మవాప్నోతి శివేన సహ మోదతే

'Nagendra haraya Trilochanaya
Bhasmanga ragaya maheswaraya
Nithyaya shudhaya digambaraya
Tasmai nakaraya namah shivaya'

(My salutations to the syllable “NA” , which is Shiva)
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 Namah shivaya

'Mandakini salila chandana charchithaya
Nandeeswara pramadha natha maheswaraya
Mandra mukhyabahu pushpa supoojithaya
Tasmai makara mahitaya namah shivaya'

(My salutations to the syllable “MA” , which is Shiva)
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 Namah shivaya

'Shivaya gowri vadanabja brinda
Sooryaya daksha dhwaranaasa kaya
Shri neelakantaya vrisha dhwajaaya
Tasmai shikaraya namah shivaya'

(My salutations to the syllable “SHI” , which is Shiva)
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 Namah shivaya

'Vasishta kumbhodh bhava gowthamarya
Munindra devarchitha shekharaya
Chandrarka vaiswa nara lochanaya
Tasmai vakaraya namah shivaya'

(My salutations to the syllable “VA” , which is Shiva)
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 Namah shivaya

'Yaksha swaroopaya jadadharaya
Pinaka hasthaya sanathanaya
Divyaya devaya digambaraya
Tasmai yakaraya namah shivaya'

(My salutations to the syllable “YA” , which is Shiva)
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 Namah shivaya

Phalasruthi:

'Panchaksharamidham punyam
Ya padeth Shiva sannidhou
Shivalokam avapnothi
Shive na saha modathe'

Anyone who recites this sacred five-syllabled mantra, (namah shivaya) near the Shiva (linga), attains the abode of Shiva and rejoices there with Shiva.