Shiva
Om Namah Shivaya
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya is the Panchakshara — the five-syllable mantra of Lord Shiva. One of the most sacred mantras in Shaivism, it is chanted for purification, liberation, and union with Shiva. Each of the five syllables (Na-Ma-Shi-Va-Ya) represents one of the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) and one of Shiva's five acts of creation.
ॐ नमः शिवाय भगवान शिव का पञ्चाक्षर मन्त्र है — पाँच अक्षरों वाला सर्वोच्च शैव मन्त्र। शुद्धि, मुक्ति और शिव के साथ एकता के लिए जपा जाता है। पाँच अक्षर (न-म-शि-वा-य) पाँच तत्त्वों (पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु, आकाश) और शिव की पाँच क्रियाओं का प्रतिनिधित्व करते हैं।
ॐ नमः शिवाय ।
Translation
Om. Salutations to Shiva — the auspicious, the ever-gracious one. I bow to Shiva: embodiment of the five elements, Lord of creation and liberation, the one to whom I surrender completely.
नकारो भूमिरित्युक्तो मकारस्तोयमुच्यते । शिकारस्तु हुताशोऽसौ वकारो वायुरुच्यते । यकारः ख-मिति प्रोक्तः पञ्चवर्णात्मकः शिवः ॥
Translation
Na is said to be earth, Ma is called water, Shi is fire, Va is wind, Ya is ether — Shiva is the embodiment of all five syllables and all five elements.