May we always worship Maheshwara (the god of gods) who shines like a silver mountain and is adorned with the beautiful arc of the new moon; he whose body is resplendent as if it has been smeared with the essence of the rarest of rare gems; he who is seated on deer skin and wields an axe-like weapon; he whose gestures bestow blessings and assure fearlessness to his devotees; he who is happy, is seated in a lotus posture and is praised by various devatas who surround him; he who is attired in tiger skin and is the originator of the universe; he who is worshiped by all and annihilates all fears and he who has five faces and three eyes.
Transliteration of the Shiva Dhyāna Mantra
dhyāyennityaṃ maheśaṃ rajatagirinibhaṃ cārucandrāvataṃsaṃ
ratnākalpojjcalāṅgaṃ paraśumṛgavarābhītihastaṃ prasannam ।
padmāsīnaṃ samantāt stutamamaragaṇairvyāghrakṛttiṃ vasānaṃ
viśvādyaṃ viśvabījaṃ nikhilabhayaharaṃ pañcavaktram trinetram ॥
