𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 is a compact but deeply layered hymn composed by Adi Shankaracharya on the five-syllabled mantra 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯. Each major verse worships one syllable of the mantra: 𑌨, 𑌮, 𑌶𑌿, 𑌵, and 𑌯. The chant is cherished in Shaiva worship because it turns mantra-recitation into a full meditation on Shiva's form, qualities, cosmic functions, and grace.

Adi Shankaracharya is remembered as the great Advaita Vedanta teacher who restored the centrality of Upanishadic knowledge while also giving devotees powerful stotrams for daily worship. In this hymn, he joins 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 and 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨: the devotee worships Shiva's visible forms, yet each image quietly points toward the pure, auspicious Self beyond fear, impurity, and limitation.

𑌓𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌓𑌂
𑌓𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌓𑌂

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Om. Salutations to Shiva. Salutations again to the auspicious Lord Shiva. May the whole mind bow into the presence of Shiva.

𑌨𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌯
𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 "𑌨" 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ 1 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to Shiva in the syllable 𑌨: the great eternal and pure Lord, three-eyed, garlanded with the king of serpents, adorned with sacred ash, and clothed only in the directions.

𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌨 𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯
𑌨𑌂𑌦𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌰 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌯
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 "𑌮" 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ 2 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to Shiva in the syllable 𑌮: the great Lord worshipped with Ganga water, sandal paste, and many flowers; the Lord of Nandi and the divine attendants.

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌗𑍌𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜 𑌬𑍃𑌂𑌦
𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌕𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌂𑌠𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌾𑌯
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 "𑌶𑌿" 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ 3 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to Shiva in the syllable 𑌶𑌿: the auspicious Lord who is like the sun to the lotus-face of Gauri, who destroyed Daksha's sacrifice, who bears the blue throat, and whose banner is the bull.

𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵 𑌗𑍌𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰 𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌯
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 "𑌵" 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ 4 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to Shiva in the syllable 𑌵: the crowned Lord worshipped by great sages and gods, whose three eyes are the moon, the sun, and fire.

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌟𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌯 [𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷-]
𑌪𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌕 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌯 ।
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌯
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 "𑌯" 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌯 ॥ 5 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to Shiva in the syllable 𑌯: the eternal, radiant Lord whose form is sacrifice, who bears matted locks, who holds the Pinaka bow, and who is clothed in the directions.

𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌵 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍌 ।
𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌤𑍇 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever recites this sacred five-syllabled hymn in Shiva's presence attains the realm of Shiva and rejoices with Shiva.

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