Salutations to Shiva and to that which is even more auspicious than Shiva. Salutations to the Destroyer and to that which is even more destructive. Salutations to the Beneficent and to that which is even more beneficent. Salutations to the Source of Happiness and to that which is even more blissful. Mantra 5: Namo haraaya cha harataraaya cha | Namo bhavaaya cha bhavataraaya cha | Namo rudraaya cha rudrataraaya cha | Namo mṛtyave cha mṛtyutaraaya cha |
Salutations to the Controller and to the one who is to be controlled. Salutations to Becoming and to what will become. Salutations to the White and to the Whiter. Salutations to the Past and to the Future. Mantra 8: Namaḥ śarvāya cha ṣarvāya cha | Namo jyeṣṭhāya cha jyeṣṭhatarāya cha | Namo vamśāya cha vamśatarāya cha | Namo namasye cha namastarāya cha | shivopasana mantra english pdf
Salutations to the Banner of Victory and to the Greater Banner. Salutations to the All-Pervading and to the more All-Pervading. Salutations to the Fifth and to the Fifth beyond. Salutations to the Good and to the Better than the Good. Mantra 11 (Phala Shruti – Benefit): Yo vai śivāya nāma śivatarāya dadāti | Sa sarvaṁ pāpmanāṁ tarati | Sa brahmahatyāyai tarati | Sa mṛtyoh tarati | Sa mṛtyuṁ tarati | Sarvān pāśān tarati | Sa viśvāśāṁ tarati | Sa ha sarvāḥ pāśād bhrāmyata iti | Salutations to Shiva and to that which is
That (Supreme Brahman) is whole, this (manifested universe) is whole. From the whole, the whole becomes manifest. Taking away the whole from the whole, the whole remains. Mantra 3 (Beginning of Shivopasana proper): Om. Satyena rajasā vartamāno niyacchannamṛtaṁ mṛtyunā | Ghorāṁ tapo jaghanvāṁsaḥ śivena śivaṁ vadaṁścharāmyaham || Salutations to the Source of Happiness and to
Om. May He protect us both (teacher and student). May He cause us both to enjoy the fruits of knowledge. May we both exert together. May our studies be brilliant. May we never quarrel with each other. Om peace, peace, peace. Mantra 2: Om. Pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate | Pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate ||
