Aum Namaḥ Śivāya (IAST transliteration, refer to Sanskrit for pronunciation, Devanagari: ॐ नमः शिवाय, Kannada: ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ, Malayalam: ഓം നമഃ ശിവായ, Tamil: ஓம் நம சிவாய, Telugu: ఓం నమః శివాయ, Bengali: ওঁ নমঃ শিবায়, Gujarati: ૐ નમઃ શિવાય, Punjabi: ਓਮ ਨਮ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ ) is among the foremost mantras. Its general translation is 'adoration (namas) to Śiva', preceded by the mystical syllable Aum. It is called Panchakshara, or 'having five syllables'. Śaivite mystics hold that within its celestial tones and hues resides all of the intuitive knowledge of Śaivism. The Aum namah Śivāya mantra appears for the first time, still without the Aum, in a traditional Vedic prayer to Rudra called Śri Rudram (Rudra is considered an earlier aspect and name of Lord Śiva). In this context, śiva retains its original meaning as an adjective meaning 'auspicious, benign, friendly', a euphemistic epithet of Rudra.
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Om Namah Shivaya is the great, powerful and effective mantra for God Shiva.
Benefits of chanting Om namah shivaya is so incredible that will change the way of your living.
It is for God Shiva who is the great, who know everything, who is omnipresent and who protect the whole world.
It is for giving respect and invocation to Lord Shiva.
Om namah shivay mantra give incredible power and effect if you chanted 108 times.
It give exponentially benefits to who, who chanted it 1008 times.
It is way to get unimaginable knowledge and power.
Power and effect of mantra is infinite that is impossible to even describe.
God help him every time.
God is with him everywhere who worshipping and chanting Om namah shivaya every time.
Benefits and effect of chanting Om namah shivay
Have you ever wondered that:
'How does uttering/reciting 'Om Namah Shivaya' mantra benefit us scientifically?'
'What happens when you chant Lord Shivas mantra om or om namah shivay japa?'
'What is benefits and miracles of chanting Om namah shivaya 1008 times?'
We all heard that chanting is important for us but is there any scientific evidence?
In this massive article, I show 25+ benefits of chanting Om namah shivaya with detailed explanation and research. I will also show that how writing and listening also benefits us.
This all is because of magic, miracle and Glory of mantra Om Namah Shivaya.
This is for quick overview into all parts.
- Scientific benefits of mantra
- Spiritual effect and experience
- Health benefits of Shiva stotram
- Conclusion
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Chanting effects backed by Science
Meditation with chanting increase concentration and memory
neurons in brain affected by chanting mantra |
It is scientificallyproven the benefits of meditation and chanting on concentration ability and focusing ability.
Research published in time in which experiment is done to know that how meditation work on mind and effect by which it increase concentration.
Researchers study the 60 people which divided in 30-30 group.
After experiments and study of this people, they find correlation between meditation and ability to focus, concentrate and remembering.
Because by chanting and meditate, Brain is significantly change.
As this happen when worshipping, and chanting energetic mantra of God Shiva.
Om Namah Shivaya meditation affect Brain at molecular level
Science find that our brain is made from neurons.
Here's what science say:
Neurons made millions of millions connection to each other.
Neurons interact with electric signal when brain processes to see, speak or hearing.
Brain work in way that allow concentration, remembering ability, capability to understand and interpretation by making complex connection of neurons.
Ability to remember or learn is not in full control of human.
Why not?
Because it is incredibly difficult to make brain more powerful to remember and increase capacity.
But, As the research find effect of meditation on brain by diffusion tensor imaging and cortical thickness mapping.
As there is many changes done by meditation brain structure and neuron construction. Which prove power of om namah shivaya meditation and proof that mantra meditation work scientifically!
Chanting Om has potential role in clinical practices
A study of neurohemodynamic correlate chanting 'Om': functional image magnetic resonance prove benefit of Om.
In the study, 12 volunteers chant OM which is first syllable of Om namah shivay and researcher study effect.
After research, they find correlation between chanting OM and effect on brain by fMRI.
It has an effect on brain that can be used in treatment of distress, epilepsy and other brain disease.
Research paper also discuss that chanting has potential in clinical practices and become easy way to treat in dangerous brain problems.
From research paper:
Chanting Om altered genes that affect energy metabolism
Research published at wbur.org show that meditation and om chanting trigger change in genes in a way that it affect body's immune function, energy metabolism and insulin secretion.
A study involve 52 people in which 26 people tried chanting and meditation while other 26 not use any technique.
After using advanced method of genes finding, researcher find significant change in genes. Chanting Om mantra result in a way that small subset of biological pathway will altered.
Benson who is author of research even use this technique to treatment in cancer.
From the wbur.org:
Om Namah Shivay chanting Reduce hypertension
According to study published at Ijpsr, om namah shivay chanting significantly affect mind and resulting in hypertension reduction.
They chant Om Namah Shivaya for 108 times for many days. Rules of chanting is only the faith (shraddha) in supreme God.
With meditation, they chant 108 times slowly by concentration and confidence.
Researchers learn effect on mind by medical devices and modern instruments.
What they find:
Proof of Effect of Om namah shivay!
At end of study, there is proof to significant reduction in hypertension.
It is sufficient to show power and miracle of Om namah Shivaya.
Chanting Om increase oxygen level in blood
Chanting change the way of fundamental thinking process
In time of 1990, scientists find that IQ and EQ is not sufficient to explain brain.
They write:
'While Computers have IQ and Animals have EQ'
'But human have SQ from which they differentiates from animals and computers.'
What is this SQ?
It is stand for spiritual quotient.
For mathematics and computation, your brain use IQ. For emotional decision, it use EQ.
But SQ help in fundamental thinking that make use decision in a way that we have ability to question in fundamental way. Chanting affect subconscious mind.
By chanting, listening and writing mantra of Lord Shiva, our SQ is improved.
One who chant beej mantra 1008 times daily in morning then he is clearly differentiate from other people because of his improved SQ.
By the high level of spiritual intelligence, thinking is done at fundamental level.
Spiritual benefits: Chanting, writing, listening power
We get rid of anxiety and grief by chanting
Modern life is very fast and complex.
Most of us have job problem.
Students have study tension.
And tension to get good mark and high score in exam.
But not all student can be successful.
Not all people achieve success in job.
It create anxiety and grief.
It reduce our performance.
But Chanting Om Namah Shivaya 1008 time or only 108 time remove grief and anxiety from our life.
We get steady mind and supernatural intelligence to achieve peace
Om namah shivay vibration benefits us to get supernatural intelligence to achieve peace.
Such an peace never feel before.
Which you can't even imagine.
Something can't explained by word, you have to experience it.
This will be ultimate experience of your life and change your world!
Worshipping god while following assigned duties
We may not worship God much time.
As we know Worshipping god is very important for us.
By chanting Om Namah Shivay 108 times only in a day we do it.
And also we can do it while we follow our duties.
It take a very small amount of time.
But result is too large that make important difference.
Find fullness of life
What you think:
What is mean of success?
Most people think about material things like job and goal.
But it is not true.
Think scientifically..
Our body is made from DNA, RNA and various other chemicals.
Then why we live a life?
What is reason of living life?
You have to find ultimate reason for life.
How to find it?
Simple answer:
You may not believe it first.
But try it.
Start by writing Om namah Shivaya or by chanting 108 times mantra.
Read Shiva Purana to know in detail.
If you chant first time then, first listen it to understand benefits of Om namah Shivaya.
After meditation and chanting, you feel such an effect that never felt before.
For getting mantra siddhi, 5 lakh times uttering of panchakshari mahamantra done. For fulfilling any wishes, 1008 times chanting daily is helpful.
Find region, meaning, work and salvation
Our ultimate goal is not material success which is temporary.
Our ultimate goal is God.
There is way to reach.
Here's how:
And this is done by breathing, chanting panchakshari mantra for supreme God Parameshwar.
We can take shelter of spiritual master that may be impossible by other way
Supreme God who create our whole universe..
Lord Shiva who create space, time, water, gravity and everything.
We take ourselves to surrender to God.
Because..
It is very difficult to overcome all problem.
But God Shiva know everything.
By holy name of Lord Shiva, one can take shelter of the spiritual master who can solve all of our problems and give a way to live great life.
Even sinner can cross ocean of sorrow
By chanting or writing, it remove all sins from us.
It become possible to be free from sins.
We can cross ocean of sorrow and free from whole sins. As result of chant, mantra siddhi is achieved.
By continuing reciting, we able to achieve spiritual success and Lord Shiva please to us. (Shiva sahasranama in ling purana)
Man can free from trap of suffering
See here:
'I fail in study'
'I loss my job'
'I can't get any job'
Is it sound familiar?
Do you have also such problem?
But this all change after applying this formula.
Why there is too much problem?
Because this is the material world and here too much suffering.
But I promise you.
If you chant Om namah shivay 1008 times with concentrating god, you will free from all suffers.
Because I have confidence on God that they will give protection against negative energy and suffering.
Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya
It is definitive source of peace
In normal Life, there is almost no peace.
We want to get material success and achievement.
But it is temporary and not stay after death.
Also major people can't get it.
What they get instead?
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Only work, tension and stress.
Why this happen?
Because they go in wrong direction!
They think that job, work and material success is everything in life.
But it is not source of peace, it is source of problems and suffers.
Then what to do instead?
The secret is:
Involve with God
Connect with God
The easiest way to get mentally peace and happiness is by chanting om namah shivay.
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Om Namah Shivay is ultimate source of peace.
It is ocean of peace that never end or dry.
Chanting Mantra bring eternal happiness
When we get money that what we want?
Why we want to get lot of money, job?
To get happiness.
But unfortunately it doesn't happen every time.
When first time you get something good then you happy too much. But second time, your happiness by that is reduced i.e. 0.75x.
Third time, forth time, and after hundred of times, it does not give you happiness.
This happen for almost all things except chanting or worshiping God.
When we write om namah shivaya then our mind become spiritual and we connect to God.
It bring eternal happiness to our life that last forever.
It doesn't end even if we write most powerful mantra of lord shiva om namah shivay 108 times, 1008 times daily.
Each time of chanting and writing, we get happiness and peace that not reduced anytime but increasing every time of jaap.
Health benefits
Chanting can improve and optimize neural networks (Significantly)
Working of brain is very complicated. But by great miraculous mantra and worshipping god, neural network is improving and function better.
Constant chanting make us more creative and smarter
Here's How:
It also help in study, preration, interview and job.
It will change process of thinking.
Process of working brain is completely change.
Not it change random way but in a way that benefit us like miracle done around you.
Balance our emotions by meditation and chanting
NO controll over feelings?
Start listening and chanting.
Because Om Namah Shivay jaap can help us connect to ourself and balance our emotions.
Chanting Om Namah Shivaya will improve Heart health
Modern medical research try to find the way to save life from it.
But probability of living is still low in such case.
Why is this problem arisen?
Because of weaken heart system.
What's solution?
Writing and chanting mantra Om Namah Shivaya for protection.
If someone chant mantra only 108 times in morning, then it is beneficial to our heart system.
Our heart system become strong and better that chance of attack is almost zero.
Increase in mental alertness
It will eventually help for weath, job and success. Listening to mantra om and pachakshar stotram help to achieve high level of spirituality.
Listen and watch youtube video of om Namah Shivay for better chanting and meditation.
It help in detoxifying our body
Constant chanting with deep breathing can detoxifying our body at biological level.
Chanting Om Namah Shivay purify environment around us
Environment around us is changing and become in such a way that it help us in positive way.
You will identify the change of situation, change of behavior of people after chanting.
You will see that how more and more people help you.
How you overcome difficult situation so easily.
Life will become positive and better after connected with God.
Improve your voice by chanting Om
Chanting Om as well as Om namah shivaya result in large difference to our speech.Aum Namah Shivaya Mantra Lyrics
It give strength to our vocal cords and muscle around it.
Our voice and speaking is significantly improve.
This become in improved voice and better speech.
Chanting Om is powerful and wonderful way to improve your voice without paying anything.
Chanting help to reduce blood pressure
You will feel magical effect that never feel before
Unbelievable effect!
An effect and experience that is impossible to worded or explain to other who do not know this mantra.
You can't speak colour to who, who never see colour in life.
This is same thing:
You experience it, but can't speak.
Such an great effect and power that you never feel before because of chanting only 108 times Om Namah Shivaya, Shiva Pachakshari mantra.
It is universally recognized mantra
Om Namah Shivay is finite and infinite at same time.
Meaning of mantra is 'I bow to supreme God Mahadeva'.
In Om Namah Shivaya, OM is first syllable that alone is proved in scientific way in the neurohemodynamic study.
Om has frequency of 432 Hz. This frequency is extremely fine tuned.
Namah means giving respect. In Sanskrit language, Namah is used for giving respect and invocation to someone.
Shivay means for Ultimate Lord Shiva.
It is for creator of universe and supreme being.
It show respect to divine and supernatural, formless, shapeless and creator of universe and infinite God Shiva.
Therefore, it is universally recognized mahamantra and beej mantra.
It benefit thyroid gland and throat
Mantra Om Namah Shivay create an effect which is too beneficial for throat and thyroid gland.
It is important to learn mantra for improving throat and it done without problem.
Chanting help to get rid of diseases
Mantra chanting help in diseases by spiritual energy and vibration.
Reciting mantra to solve all disease problem quickly and effective manner.
Even medical research accept result of chanting and yoga on body and health.
By get rid of dangerous problems, we able to get happiness and success.
For your small time investment in God, give you return thousand time or even millions times.
It is too much great if chanting done 108 times.
In the day, try to chant Om Namah Shivay. Try to chant 108 times Mantra or try 1008 times. Write mantra and make a writing book of aum namah shivay to achieve siddhi in spirituality.
Start by listening; after good concentration, chant and see the difference, whole world is change for you by God.!!
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Panchakshari is the greatest of all Mantras. One wonders what this has to do with Omkar. There suspicion is valid when you spell the word 'Om Nam-ah Shiva-ya ' you agree with the positive and auspicious aspect of SadaShiv at the same time when you add the word 'Om' along Nam-ah-Shiva-ya' you are quite convinced Shiv is the father of this universe without any second thought.
More information from Wikipedia
A Hindu Śaivite view
The meaning of the Namaḥ Śivāya mantra was explained by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami:
Namaḥ Śivāya is the most holy name of God Śiva, recorded at the very center of the Vedas and elaborated in the Śaiva Agamas.Na is the Lord's concealing grace, Ma is the world, Śi stands for Śiva, Va is His revealing grace, Ya is the soul. The five elements, too, are embodied in this ancient formula for invocation. Na is earth, Ma is water, Śi is fire, Vā is air, and Ya is ether, or Ākāśa. Many are its meanings.
Namaḥ Śivaya has such power, the mere intonation of these syllables reaps its own reward in salvaging the soul from bondage of the treacherous instinctive mind and the steel bands of a perfected externalized intellect. Namaḥ Śivāya quells the instinct, cuts through the steel bands and turns this intellect within and on itself, to face itself and see its ignorance. Sages declare that mantra is life, that mantra is action, that mantra is love and that the repetition of mantra, japa, bursts forth wisdom from within.
The holy Natchintanai proclaims, 'Namaḥ Śivāya is in truth both Āgama and Veda. Namah Śivāya represents all mantras and tantras. Namaḥ Śivaya is our souls, our bodies and possessions. Namaḥ Śivāya has become our sure protection.'
The book The Ancient Power of Sanskrit Mantra and Ceremony, Volume I defines Om Namah Shivaya as:
'Na' refers to the Gross Body (annamayakosa), 'Ma' refers to Pranic Body (pranamayakosa), 'Shi' or 'Chi' refers to Mental Body (manonmayakosa), 'Va' refers to Intellectual Body (vignanamayakosa) and 'Ya' refers to Blissful Body (anandamayakosa) and 'M' or the 'silence' beyond these syllables refers to the Soul or Life within.
Further Information:
- Adi Shankaracharya says that the name 'Shiva' means 'the one who purifies the one that repeats His name.'
- The Universe is said to be made up of vibrations. Vibrations give rise to form. As the name 'Rama' gives rise to the form of Rama, similarly, the name 'Shiva, in Aum Namah Shivaya' gives rise to the form of Shiva (Maheshwara). (Sivananda)
- Namaḥ Shivaya is called Panchakshari (5 syllable mantra) whilst Aum Namah Shivaya is called Sadakshari (6 syllabled mantra). Namah Shivaya is recommended to be chanted by householders, whereas the prefix 'Aum' is added to the mantra by those who have renounced the world. However, according to Sivananda, Aum Namaḥ Shivaya is also alright for practise by worldly people, as gradual repetition makes the mind proceed from the gross to the subtle.
- Upamanyu said that if you practise this mantra enough so that it vibrates continuously in your heart, then you don't need to do any yoga or further practises like pranayam.
- Brahmamuhurta, or the time at around 4 o'clock in the morning is the peak optimum time for spiritual practises like japa because at that time the whole world is asleep and the mind is like a blank sheet of paper on which any impressions to be made last long.
- Variations of Panchakshari:
- Namah Shivaya
- Namaha Shiva
- Shivaya Shiva
- Shivaya Namah
- Shiva Shambo
This pacifying mantra goes back literally thousands of years and is the most important form of devotion to the Shaivism sect of Hinduism.
Shiva is the supreme reality, the inner self; the name given to consciousness that resides within our own selves. Shiva ultimately represents consciousness, the true reality, your inner self, your true identity.
A reflection of sincere devotion, respect, and faith for the divine to which we are all connected to and from which we came.
Om Namah Shivaya translation:
„Salutations to Shiva.”
Om Namah Shivaya meaning:
This mantra is a love song, to ourselves, to our higher self. A love song we sing to our own deepest true nature. In this mantra, we recognize that we are the true source, like a hologram, a piece of God that also represents the whole creation.
- Om – before there was a universe, there was a vibration-less void of pure existence. Out of this void came the vibration which created the universe, which is recognized as Om (or Aum).
- Namah – this literally translate to bow.
- Shivaya – this means, of course, Shiva; but more than that, it means the inner self.
„Namaḥ Sivaya is the most sacred name of God Siva, recorded at the very center of the Vedas and elaborated in the Saiva Agamas. Na is the Lord’s concealing grace, Ma is the creation, Si stands for Siva, Va is His revealing grace, Ya is the soul.
The 5 elements, too, are embodied in this ancient sacred formula for invocation or prayer. Na is earth, Ma is water, Si is fire, Va is air, and Ya is ether, or Akasa.” – Satguru Subramuniyaswamis quote.
Chanting benefits:
108 times chanting of this mantra, helps you to inquire deep within, taking you to meditativeness, a sublime journey to your inner being.
It’s said that regular practice of this healing mantra will bring you very close to the divine inner nature within all of us. Sages consider that the chanting of these syllables is sound therapy for the body and nectar for the Atman (soul).
This healing mantra can be chanted by anyone, anywhere and at anytime for it is truly a mantra of purification and manifestation.
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