Anikkattilammakshethram

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Oṃ Namaḥ Śivāya

Meaning — I bow to Shiva, the auspicious and benevolent one. The five syllables are held to represent the five elements.

Recited for: Daily japa, inner purification, peace of mind

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्॥

Oṃ Tryambakaṃ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṃ Puṣṭivardhanam, Urvārukamiva Bandhanān Mṛtyor Mukṣīya Māmṛtāt

Meaning — We worship the three-eyed one who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. As the cucumber is freed from its vine, may we be liberated from death and not from immortality.

Recited for: Health, recovery from illness, protection from untimely death

कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं संसारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम्। सदावसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानीसहितं नमामि॥

Karpūragauraṃ Karuṇāvatāraṃ Saṃsārasāraṃ Bhujagendrahāram, Sadāvasantaṃ Hṛdayāravinde Bhavaṃ Bhavānīsahitaṃ Namāmi

Meaning — I bow to Shiva, white as camphor, the embodiment of compassion, wearing the king of serpents as a garland, ever dwelling with Bhavani in the lotus of the heart.

Recited for: Dhyana before Shiva worship

ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ Tatpuruṣāya Vidmahe Mahādevāya Dhīmahi, Tanno Rudraḥ Pracodayāt

Meaning — May we know the supreme person, may we meditate on Mahadeva. May Rudra illumine our minds.

Recited for: Gayatri japa, clarity and courage

त्रिदलं त्रिगुणाकारं त्रिमूर्तिर्या त्रिदैवतम्। त्र्यक्षरं यत् स्मरेन्नित्यं स ब्रह्मा स शिवः स हरिः॥

Tridalaṃ Triguṇākāraṃ Trimūrtir Yā Tridaivatam, Tryakṣaraṃ Yat Smarennityaṃ Sa Brahmā Sa Śivaḥ Sa Hariḥ

Meaning — The three-leaf bilva stands for the three gunas, the three forms and the three deities. Whoever remembers it daily attains Brahma, Shiva and Hari.

Recited for: Bilva archana during pooja

ॐ पार्वत्यै नमः

Oṃ Pārvatyai Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to Parvati, the daughter of the mountain and the loving consort of Shiva.

Recited for: Daily japa, domestic harmony

ॐ पार्वत्यै विद्महे शिवप्रियायै धीमहि। तन्नो गौरी प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ Pārvatyai Vidmahe Śivapriyāyai Dhīmahi, Tanno Gaurī Pracodayāt

Meaning — May we know Parvati, may we meditate on the beloved of Shiva. May Gauri illumine our minds.

Recited for: Gayatri japa, auspiciousness

माता च पार्वती देवी पिता देवो महेश्वरः। बान्धवाः शिवभक्ताश्च स्वदेशो भुवनत्रयम्॥

Mātā Ca Pārvatī Devī Pitā Devo Maheśvaraḥ, Bāndhavāḥ Śivabhaktāśca Svadeśo Bhuvanatrayam

Meaning — Parvati is my mother, Shiva my father, the devotees of Shiva my kin, and the three worlds my native land.

Recited for: Refuge and family well-being

ॐ गौर्यै नमः

Oṃ Gauryai Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to Gauri, the radiant and fair one who bestows auspiciousness.

Recited for: Archana and lamp offering

ॐ कुलदेवतायै नमः

Oṃ Kuladevatāyai Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to the family deity who guards the lineage.

Recited for: Daily family prayer

ॐ इष्टदेवतायै नमः

Oṃ Iṣṭadevatāyai Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to the chosen deity of the heart.

Recited for: Japa, personal devotion

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinaḥ Sarve Santu Nirāmayāḥ, Sarve Bhadrāṇi Paśyantu Mā Kaścid Duḥkhabhāg Bhavet

Meaning — May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer.

Recited for: Closing prayer of family pooja

ॐ नमः कुलदेवताभ्यः

Oṃ Namaḥ Kuladevatābhyaḥ

Meaning — Salutations to the family deities.

Recited for: Lamp offering at the family shrine