{"id":564,"date":"2019-08-16T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T11:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedicsources.com\/?p=564"},"modified":"2022-05-02T04:16:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T04:16:40","slug":"om-namah-shivaya-om-shivaya-namah-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vedicsources.com\/om-namah-shivaya-om-shivaya-namah-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between \u201cOm Namah Shivaya\u201d And \u201cOm Shivaya Namah\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is considered as the most powerful deity among all. Lord Shiva is also known as \u2018Mahadev\u2019 that means Lord of the Lord as the universe is started from him and will end within him. Lord Vishnu and Lord Bramha are born from him and the trio is known as Trimurti or Tridev (including Lord Shiva). Shiva protects the universe from evil forces and demons by destroying them and hence, known as \u2018Destroyer\u2019. Therefore, he is worshiped by trillion of peoples and they please him with different types of offerings like bhaang, dhatura, milk, etc. Devotees often chant Panchaakshar mantra i.e. \u201cOm Namah Shivaya\u201d to impress him and gain his blessing.<\/p>\n

This panchakshar mantra is said to be very powerful but there is a similar mantra which is derived from this panchakshar mantra and is pronounced as \u201cOm Shivaya Namaha\u201d. Although these two mantras appear to be same there is a slight difference in their appearance and meaning too. \u201cOm Namah Shivaya\u201d is a Sthula Panchakshar and is chanted for fulfilling worldly objective whereas \u201cOm Shivaya Namaha\u201d is Sooksham Panchakshar mantra and is chanted for attaining Moksha or liberation.<\/p>\n

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Most of the people don’t realize the significance of the \u201cOm Shivaya Namaha\u201d mantra. They believe that both the mantra means \u2018Salutation to Lord Shiva\u2019 and he will be more impressed if they sing the poetic version of this mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) rather than directly saying his name.<\/p>\n

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As both these mantras are Panchakshar that means five-syllable mantras and therefore each letter has its own significance. The letter \u2018Na\u2019 represents our pride whereas \u2018Mah\u2019 represents the impurities that prevail in our minds. The letter \u2018Shi\u2019 represents Lord Shiva and \u2018Va\u2019 symbolizes Goddess Sakti or Parvati, and \u2018Ya\u2019 represents the soul or Atma. When we chant \u2018Shivaya Namah\u2019 then the Atma or the soul falls between the pride, ego or impurities of our mind and the mighty Shiva and Shakti. That means the almighty comes before our ego and impurities. Therefore the power of Shiva and Shakti removes the pride and impurities from our soul and help us in attaining moksha.
\nWhereas when we chant \u2018Namah Shivaya\u2019, our ego, pride, and impurities come before Shiv and Shakti and it shows that we value our ego more than the almighty. Thus, by chanting Namah Shivaya we can only get worldly objectives that too because we are taking the name of Shiva and Shakti but this mantra will never help us in attaining moksha. Now the choice is yours, whether you want to satisfy your ego or you want to attain liberation.<\/p>\n