mantra

Panchakshara Mantra

Shiva's five-syllable mantra — na ma śi vā ya — the root Name for japa.

PANCHAKSHARA-TRAD · The five syllables namah śivāya are pan-Śaiva (Yajurvedic Śatarudrīya contains namah śivāya). ॐ is the praṇava prefixed in japa. Cross-checked standard recitations; no variant in the five akṣaras.