Vishweshwara-samhita - Chapter 17 - Verse 33
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 17 · Verse 33
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Sanskrit Original
शिवनाम नमःपूर्वं चतुर्थ्यां पंचतत्त्वकम् । स्थूलप्रणवरूपं हि शिवपंचाक्षरं द्विजाः ३३ ।
zivanAma namaHpUrvaM caturthyAM paMcatattvakam । sthUlapraNavarUpaM hi zivapaMcAkSaraM dvijAH 33 ।
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O brahmins, the five-syllabled mantra of Śiva is the gross Praṇava. The name Śiva is used in the dative case with Namaḥ prefixed. (Namaḥ Śivāya—Homage to Śiva) It implies the five principles.