Om Namah Shivaya Ca

• Pronunciation:

  Ohm nuh-MUH she-VIE-uh CHUH

• Deity:

  Shiva

• Usage:

  Protection

• Meaning:

  "The one who eliminates all in-auspiciousness, to that auspicious one, I offer my prostrations."
  
  Known as the Sivapancaksari-Mantrah, this is the sacred five-syllable mantra that honors Lord Shiva, representing the five elements that create everything. It is from the Vedic Taittiriya-Samhita (4.5.18).

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