Mantra
Devanagari:
नमन्ति ऋषयो देवा नमन्त्यप्सरसां गणाः
नरा नमन्ति देवेशं नकाराय नमो नमः
महादेवं महात्मानं महाध्यान परायणम्
महापाप हरं देवं मकाराय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Namanti Rishayo Deva Namantyapsarasam Ganah
Nara Namanti Devesham Nakaraya Namo Namaha
Mahadevam Mahatmanam Mahadhyana Parayanam
Mahapapa Haram Devam Makaraya Namo Namaha
Translation:
Sages, gods, and celestial Apsaras bow down in reverence,
Human beings bow to the Lord of Gods; salutations to the syllable 'Na'.
To Mahadeva, the Great Soul, supreme object of deep meditation,
The God who removes the greatest sins; salutations to the syllable 'Ma'.