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Shiva Panchakshara Stotram
nāgendrahārāya trilocanāya
नागेन्द्रहाराय त्रिलोचनाय भस्माङ्गरागाय महेश्वराय । नित्याय शुद्धाय दिगम्बराय तस्मै नकाराय नमः शिवाय ॥
nāgendrahārāya trilocanāya bhasmāṅgarāgāya maheśvarāya । nityāya śuddhāya digambarāya tasmai nakārāya namaḥ śivāya ॥
Meaning
Adorned with a serpent necklace, three-eyed, smeared with sacred ash, the great lord, eternal, pure, sky-clad — to that first syllable Na, to Shiva, I bow.
Why recite it
The opening verse of the five-syllable hymn; recited with Om Namah Shivaya to purify the mind.
Source
Shiva Panchakshara Stotram, Adi Shankaracharya