The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Śivapañcākṣaranakṣatramālāstotram

Verse 6

ब्रह्ममस्तकावलीनिबद्ध ते नमः शिवायजिह्मगेन्द्रकुण्डलप्रसिद्ध ते नमः शिवाय ।ब्रह्मणे प्रणीतवेदपद्धते नमः शिवायजिंहकालदेहदत्तपद्धते नमः शिवाय ॥ ६ ॥

In plain words

You who wear Brahmā's skulls strung across you — to you, homage to Śiva. You known everywhere by the serpent-king coiled at your ear — to you, homage to Śiva. You who handed the whole path of the Veda to Brahmā — homage to Śiva. You who set your foot down on the body of crooked Death — homage to Śiva.

Close to the Sanskrit

O you bound with the garland of Brahmā's skulls — to you, homage to Śiva. O you renowned for the serpent-king worn as an earring — to you, homage to Śiva. O you whose Vedic path was set forth to Brahmā — homage to Śiva. O you whose tread was set upon the body of crooked Death — homage to Śiva.