His peaceful state of mind was disturbed only due to extreme reasons, but otherwise, He would always be in a higher state of consciousness. He was called a ”Maha Yogi” because He meditated for many hours for the well-being of the universe. Lord Shiva is transcendent, limitless, unchanging and formless. Lord Shiva is the destroyer and also has a positive side in that destruction usual leads to new types of existence. This Shiva mantra goes back literally thousands of years and is the most important form of devotion to the Shaivism sect of Hinduism.Īccording to Hindu scriptures, there are 3 Gods who run this creation: Lord Brahma – who creates the universe, Lord Vishnu – who preserves the universe and Lord Shiva – who in the end destroys the universe. Gurus, spiritual teachers, and preachers in the Hindu dharma consider that the recitation of these syllables, “Om Namah Shivaya” is a sound therapy for the body and nectar for the Atman or the soul to feed upon.Om Namah Shivaya is a panchakshari mantra, meaning it’s made up of five syllables or literally the five holy letters na – mah – shi – vaa – ya, preceded by Aum or Om. Soulful recitation of this mantra brings peace to the heart and joy to the Atman or soul, calms the mind and brings spiritual insight or knowledge. Traditionally for the religious followers of the Hindu dharma, this mantra whose nature is the calling upon the higher self, the Supreme Lord is a powerful healing mantra as it associated with qualities of prayer, divine-love, grace, truth, and blissfulness. As, the religious followers of the Hindu dharma believe that the movements and relative positions of celestial objects have a significant role in the fate of human affairs and terrestrial events (the science of which is called astrology or the Jyotish Shastra in Sanskrit), the chanting of this mantra is also said to nullify the negative impacts of the planets. They also believe that by mere repetition of the mantra, the powerful phonetic vibrations will start doing a miracle for you the chanting of the mantra is said to nullify most of the negative energy generated in the human body and mind. The devotees believe if the mantra ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ which also translates to “I bow to Shiva” is repeated with respect and the realization of one’s true inner self and absolute reality is the Supreme Lord himself, the repetition is equivalent to being merged in his very being of the Supreme Lord. Also, it represents the three universal course of actions the birth, existence and the death.Īlso Read : Everything you need to know about Rudraksha - Tear of Lord Shiva The syllable “Om” or “A-U-M” that precedes the mantra “Namah Shivaya” is a devotional sound that encompasses the three psychological states of human mind conscious, subconscious and unconscious. In their totality, the five syllables mean that the “Universal Consciousness is One”. The “Na” represents the earth, the syllable “Ma” represents water, “Śi” the fire, “Vā” sound represents Pranic(relating to life force or energy) air and “Ya” sound represents sky or ether.

It is in this tradition, ‘Nama Shivaya’ is considered as Pancha Bodha Tatva of Lord Shiva and its five syllables the five elements of universal oneness.

Shivaism co-exists alongside Vaishnavism, Shaktism, and Smartism the other major traditions of the Hindu dharma. Though one of the most popular mantras in the entire of the Hindu dharma (religion), the mantra Om ‘Namah Shivaya’ finds its eminence in the Shivaism one of the major traditions of Hindu Dharma that reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being. Yajurveda is one of the four ancient Vedic texts the other three being the Rig-Veda, the Arthaveda, and the Yajurveda. Also referred to as the Panchakshara Mantra, as it has the five syllables reportedly ‘Na’ ‘Ma’ ‘Śi’ ‘Vā’ and ‘Ya’ Om Namah Shivaya is at the heart of Vedas and Tantras (ancient Scriptures) and finds its mention in the Yajurveda in the Shri Rudram hymn. Om Namah Shivaya(of Sanskrit origin ॐ नमः शिवाय), which in its literal translation means ‘adorations (the English equivalent of Namahs) to Lord Shiva’, is one of the most popular Lord Shiva mantras (a sacred text or charm).

Om namo shivaya