ॐ नमः शिवाय ✦ जय श्री राम ✦ राधे राधे ✦ हरे कृष्ण हरे राम ✦ ॐ नमः शिवाय ✦ जय श्री राम ✦ राधे राधे ✦ हरे कृष्ण हरे रा म ✦ ॐ नमः शिवाय ✦ जय श्री राम ✦ राधे राधे ✦ हरे कृष्ण हरे राम ✦ ॐ नमः शिवाय ✦ जय श्री राम ✦ राधे राधे ✦ हरे कृष्ण हरे रा म ✦

Shiva Gayatri Mantra – Om Panchavaktraya Vidmahe – Meaning, Benefits & Significance

Shiva Gayatri Mantra

ॐ पञ्चवक्त्राय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि।

तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्॥

Transliteration

Om Panchavaktraya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi

Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat

 

Mantra Type Gayatri Mantra of Shiva (Panchavaktra form)
Deity Lord Shiva as Panchavaktra (Five-Faced Sadashiva)
Japa Count 108 times

Meaning

We know and meditate upon the five-faced Shiva (Sadashiva), the Great God. May Lord Rudra illuminate and guide our intellect and consciousness.

Word-by-Word Meaning

Benefits

  1. Invokes all five aspects of Sadashiva simultaneously
  2. Grants all-round protection — physical, mental, and spiritual
  3. Purifies the five elements (Pancha Bhuta) within the body
  4. Awakens the five prana forces within the body
  5. Deepens concentration and meditation practice
  6. Removes all forms of planetary and karmic doshas
  7. Grants liberation through the grace of Mahadeva

When to Chant

During Shiva puja, Abhisheka, and daily morning meditation. Especially powerful on Mondays and during Shivaratri.

Historical & Scriptural Significance

The five faces of Sadashiva represent five cosmic functions: creation (Sadyojata), preservation (Vamadeva), dissolution (Aghora), concealment (Tatpurusha), and liberation (Ishana). They correspond to the five elements, five directions, and five sheaths of the human body (Pancha Kosha).

Also read this:- Gayatri mantra 

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadashiva

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