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Chandrashekhara Mantra – Meaning, Benefits & Significance

Chandrashekhara Mantra

ॐ चन्द्रशेखराय नमः

चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर पाहि माम्।

चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर चन्द्रशेखर रक्ष माम्॥

Transliteration

Om Chandrashekhara Namah

 

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Paahi Maam

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Maam

 

Mantra Type Chandrashekhara Mula Mantra and Protective Shloka
Deity Lord Chandrashekhara — Shiva with the crescent moon (Chandra) on his head
Japa Count 108 times daily. Especially powerful on full moon (Purnima) and Mondays.

Meaning

Salutation to Lord Chandrashekhara — O Chandrashekhara, Chandrashekhara, Chandrashekhara, protect me! O Chandrashekhara, Chandrashekhara, Chandrashekhara, guard me!

Word-by-Word Meaning

Benefits

  1. Chandrashekhara wears the crescent moon — invoking him calms the mind and emotions
  2. Reduces anxiety, mental agitation, and emotional turbulence
  3. Harmonizes the lunar energy (Ida nadi) within the body
  4. Grants peaceful sleep and removes insomnia and nightmares
  5. Bestows beauty, grace, and charm — associated with the moon’s aesthetic qualities
  6. Powerful for healing fever and heat-related diseases (moon = cooling energy)
  7. Activates the Ajna and Sahasrara chakras — deepens meditation
  8. The crescent moon on Shiva’s head also represents the measure of time — chanting brings mastery over time

When to Chant

Monday evenings (Somavar — Soma = moon). Full moon and Pradosham. Daily after sunset. During Shivaratri.

Historical & Scriptural Significance

The crescent moon (Chandra) on Shiva’s head is not merely ornamental — it carries deep symbolic meaning. In Hindu tradition, the moon is the container of Soma (the divine nectar of immortality). Shiva wearing it on his head signifies that he has conquered death (Soma = amrita/immortality) and controls the flow of time. The Chandrashekhara Ashtakam is a powerful eight-verse hymn in his praise.

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

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