Shiva Panchakshara Stotram in Telugu – with transliteration
Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya; the 1910 and 1953 printed editions we checked carry his name.
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
నాగేంద్రహారాయ త్రిలోచనాయ భస్మాంగరాగాయ మహేశ్వరాయ ।
నిత్యాయ శుద్ధాయ దిగంబరాయ తస్మై నకారాయ నమః శివాయ ॥ 1 ॥
nāgendrahārāya trilocanāya bhasmāṅgarāgāya maheśvarāya |
nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya tasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 1 ||
మందాకినీసలిలచందనచర్చితాయ నందీశ్వరప్రమథనాథమహేశ్వరాయ ।
మందారముఖ్యబహుపుష్పసుపూజితాయ తస్మై మకారాయ నమః శివాయ ॥ 2 ॥
mandākinīsalilacandanacarcitāya nandīśvarapramathanāthamaheśvarāya |
mandāramukhyabahupuṣpasupūjitāya tasmai makārāya namaḥ śivāya || 2 ||
శివాయ గౌరీవదనాబ్జబృందసూర్యాయ దక్షాధ్వరనాశకాయ ।
శ్రీనీలకంఠాయ వృషధ్వజాయ తస్మై శికారాయ నమః శివాయ ॥ 3 ॥
śivāya gaurīvadanābjabṛndasūryāya dakṣādhvaranāśakāya |
śrīnīlakaṇṭhāya vṛṣadhvajāya tasmai śikārāya namaḥ śivāya || 3 ||
వసిష్ఠకుంభోద్భవగౌతమార్యమునీంద్రదేవార్చితశేఖరాయ ।
చంద్రార్కవైశ్వానరలోచనాయ తస్మై వకారాయ నమః శివాయ ॥ 4 ॥
vasiṣṭhakumbhodbhavagautamāryamunīndradevārcitaśekharāya |
candrārkavaiśvānaralocanāya tasmai vakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 4 ||
యక్షస్వరూపాయ జటాధరాయ పినాకహస్తాయ సనాతనాయ ।
దివ్యాయ దేవాయ దిగంబరాయ తస్మై యకారాయ నమః శివాయ ॥ 5 ॥
yakṣasvarūpāya jaṭādharāya pinākahastāya sanātanāya |
divyāya devāya digambarāya tasmai yakārāya namaḥ śivāya || 5 ||
Phalashruti (closing verses)
పంచాక్షరమిదం పుణ్యం యః పఠేచ్ఛివసన్నిధౌ ।
శివలోకమవాప్నోతి శివేన సహ మోదతే ॥
pañcākṣaramidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau |
śivalokamavāpnoti śivena saha modate ||
In brief
Five verses, one for each syllable of 'na-maḥ-śi-vā-ya'. Each verse starts with its syllable and describes Shiva – wearing the king of serpents as a garland, worshipped with Mandakini water and sandal, the blue-throated lord with the bull banner, worshipped by Vasishtha, Agastya and Gautama, holding the Pinaka – and ends 'tasmai …kārāya namaḥ śivāya'. A closing verse says that reading it near Shiva leads to Shiva's world.
When it is commonly recited
- Weekly: Monday
- Maha Shivaratri – 2026: 15 February 2026 · 2027: 6 March 2027
- Kartika Masam – 2026: 10 November 2026 · 2027: 30 October 2027
- Karthika Somavaram – 2026: 4 days from 16 November 2026 · 2027: 4 days from 1 November 2027
- Karthika Pournami – 2026: 24 November 2026 · 2027: 14 November 2027
- Shravana Somavaram – 2026: 4 days from 17 August 2026 · 2027: 4 days from 9 August 2027
- Pradosham dates 2026 · Pradosham dates 2027
Common practice in Telugu households; dates are for Hyderabad – other cities are on each festival page.
Source of the text and how it was checked
Transcribed from public-domain editions and compared word by word with the other sources listed; every reading on this page is found in at least two of them unless noted below. The Telugu script and the transliteration are generated from the same text.
- sa.wikisource śivapañcākṣarastotram (Shankaracharya stotrani 1910 scan, rev 289329)
- sa.wikisource BSR 1953 scan (rev 320018)
- te.wikisource శివ పంచాక్షరీ స్తోత్రము (rev 19804)
Readings where the sources differ: v1 trilocanāya (te, common Telugu recitation; both printed editions read vilocanāya) · v2 mandāramukhya (1910,1953; te mandārapuṣpa) · v2 makārāya (1953,te; 1910 makāramahitāya) · v3 gaurīvadanābjabṛnda (1910,1953; te vadanāravinda) · v4 gautamārya (1910,1953; te gautamādi) · v5 yakṣasvarūpāya (1910,1953; te yajñasvarūpāya) · phala (1953, te; 1910 has none)
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FAQ
How many verses does Shiva Panchakshara Stotram have?
The text on this page has 5 numbered verses (verses: 5).
Where does Shiva Panchakshara Stotram come from?
Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya; the 1910 and 1953 printed editions we checked carry his name.
When is Shiva Panchakshara Stotram recited?
In Telugu households it is commonly recited on Monday and at Maha Shivaratri, Kartika Masam, Karthika Somavaram, Karthika Pournami, Shravana Somavaram; many people read it daily.