ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namaḥ Śivāya
Pañcākṣarī mantra · Yajur Veda Rudraṃ · 1:35 · Sanskrit chant · English captions
मन्त्रThe mantra
ॐ नमः शिवाय
oṃ namaḥ śivāya
Pañcākṣarī mantra · Yajur Veda Rudraṃ
अर्थPada-by-pada
na
न
Earth · the Lord of all creation.
ma
म
Water · the bringer of life.
śi
शि
Fire · the destroyer of impurity.
vā
वा
Air · the breath of all beings.
ya
य
Ether · the consciousness underlying all.
How to sit with it
Repeat with the breath — one syllable per breath cycle.
Remember: the mantra needs no temple. Five syllables. Anywhere.
About the chant
Sanskrit chant from Internet Archive · Mantra Meditation collection. Visuals + composition by DhyanHQ.