Aum Namah Shivaya Poem by C. P. Sharma

(Shiv Panchakshar Stotram)
Serpents are whose necklace
Who is three eyed, and
smeared with ashes,
the Lord of lords
Never wrapped
ever purged
To that Shiva with syllable 'NA', I bow.
He who is bathed in Mandakini waters
and anointed with sandal paste
Who is the lord of Nandi, and
the goblin-like spirits
the Lord of lords
Who is offered
Mander and
many other
flowers
To that Shiva with syllable 'MAH', I bow
He who is propitious, and
promising like the rising sun
for the full bloomed face of Gauri
Who destroyed the oblations of Daksh
Who is blue-throated, and whose flag
bears the symbol of the Bull
To that Shiva with syllable 'SHI', I bow
He whose head has been
worshiped by sages like
Vashisth, Augustya,
Gautam, etc, and
gods like Indra
The moon,
the fire,
and the sun are
whose eyes
To that Shiva with syllable 'VA', I bow
The embodiment of yajna,
with matted hair locks,
the trident in hand
who is God with
eternal natural
halo of divinity
around Him
To that Shiva with syllable 'YA', I bow