ॐ नमः शिवायOm Namah Shivaya

Meaning

Om, salutations to Shiva.

Practice details

About this mantra

The Panchakshara, the five-syllable salutation to Shiva, preceded by the pranava Om, and among the most widely recited of all Shaiva mantras. Its single line is repeated on a mala, murmured during abhisheka and puja, or held silently in the mind; it is chanted daily and with particular devotion on Mondays and at Mahashivaratri.

Also for Shiva

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  महामृत्युंजय मन्त्र

  Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra