Thevara Tevaram (Selected)
About this stotra
Thevara Tevaram (तेवारम्) - selected verses from the Tamil Shaiva canonical hymns, sung by the Nayanar saints. These verses express the ecstatic devotion of the Tamil Shaiva tradition.
|| तेवारम् (चयनित श्लोकाः) ||
Verse 1
सिवनाम सिवनाम सिवनामै परं सुखम् । सिवनाम सिवनाम सिवनामै परं बलम् ॥ १ ॥
śivanāma śivanāma śivanāmai paraṃ sukham | śivanāma śivanāma śivanāmai paraṃ balam || 1 ||
The name of Shiva, the name of Shiva, the name of Shiva is the highest joy. The name of Shiva, the name of Shiva, the name of Shiva is the highest strength.
Verse 2
नमसिवाय वाचकः नमसिवाय चित्तकः । नमसिवाय प्राणकः नमसिवाय सर्वकः ॥ २ ॥
namaśivāya vācakaḥ namaśivāya cittakaḥ | namaśivāya prāṇakaḥ namaśivāya sarvakaḥ || 2 ||
Let my speech say ‘Namah Shivaya.’ Let my mind think ‘Namah Shivaya.’ Let my breath whisper ‘Namah Shivaya.’ Let everything be ‘Namah Shivaya.’