Sahasrakotirudra Samhita
It highlights the power of chanting the name of Lord Shiva and the benefits it brings.
The mantra "Om Namaste Astu Bhagavan" is a powerful Sanskrit invocation that pays deep homage to Lord Shiva, the Supreme Being known as the destroyer of ignorance and the transformer in the Hindu trinity.
➡️ Full Mantra (commonly chanted form):
ॐ नमस्ते अस्तु भगवन् विश्वेश्वराय महादेवाय त्र्यम्बकाय त्रिपुरान्तकाय त्रिकालाग्निकालाय कालाग्निरुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय मृत्युंजयाय सर्वेश्वराय सदाशिवाय श्रीमन्महादेवाय नमः॥
Meaning:
✅ Om – The primordial sound, representing universal consciousness.
✅ Namaste Astu Bhagavan – Salutations and reverence to the divine Lord.
✅ Vishweshwaraya – Lord of the Universe.
✅ Mahadevaya – The Great God, Lord Shiva.
✅ Tryambakaya – The three-eyed one, symbolizing spiritual wisdom and insight.
✅ Tripurantakaya – The destroyer of the three cities (representing ego, illusion, and ignorance).
✅ Trikalagnikalaya – Master of past, present, and future; controller of time.
✅ Kalagnirudraya – Fierce form of Rudra, destroyer of time itself.
✅ Neelakanthaya – The blue-throated one, symbolizing Shiva’s act of consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean (Samudra Manthan).
✅ Mrityunjayaya – The conqueror of death.
✅ Sarveshwaraya – Lord of all beings.
✅ Sadashivaya – The eternal, benevolent form of Shiva.
✅ Shriman Mahadevaya Namah – Salutations to the glorious, great Lord Shiva.
➡️ Spiritual Significance:
Chanting this mantra invokes Shiva's protection, wisdom, and transformative energy. It is often recited during prayers, meditation, or difficult times to seek inner peace, spiritual awakening, and divine guidance. The mantra reminds devotees of Shiva's omnipresence, his mastery over time and death, and his role as the eternal benefactor.