Shiva Mantra || Om Namah Shivaya by Suresh Wadkar ( Full Song ) Spiritual Bhajans

Om namaha Shivaya bhajan in the voice of Suresh Wadkar Om Namah Shivaya (Sanskrit Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya ॐ नमः शिवाय) (Tamil Om Nama civaaya ஓம் நமசிவாய ) is one of the most popular Hindu mantra and the most important mantra in Shaivism. Its translation is “adoration (namas) to Śiva“, preceded by the mystical syllable “Aum“. It is also called Panchakshara, the “five-syllable“ mantra (viz., excluding the Aum). The Tamil Saivaite hymn Tiruvacakam begins with the five letters ’na’ ’ma’ ’ci’ ’vaa’ ’ya’.It is part of the Shri Rudram Chamakam, a Hindu prayer taken from the Yajurveda, and thus predates the use of Shiva as a proper name, in the original context being an address to Rudra (later Shiva), where śiva retains its original meaning as an adjective, meaning “auspicious, benign,