Cherai Gowreeshwara Temple

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 सुब्रह्मण्याय नमः

Oṃ Subrahmaṇyāya Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to Subrahmanya, the auspicious and ever-youthful lord.

Recited for: Daily japa, courage and wisdom

ॐ सुब्रह्मण्याय विद्महे शक्तिपाणये धीमहि। तन्नो स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्॥

Oṃ Subrahmaṇyāya Vidmahe Śaktipāṇaye Dhīmahi, Tanno Skandaḥ Pracodayāt

Meaning — May we know Subrahmanya, may we meditate on the one who holds the spear. May Skanda illumine our minds.

Recited for: Gayatri japa, protection

ॐ शरवणभवाय नमः

Oṃ Śaravaṇabhavāya Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to the one born in the reeds, the eternal youth of the sacred grove.

Recited for: Japa during Skanda Shasti

ॐ षण्मुखाय नमः

Oṃ Ṣaṇmukhāya Namaḥ

Meaning — I bow to the six-faced Lord who sees in all directions.

Recited for: Archana and kavadi offering