Namaste!
Everyone know the panchakshara mantra, which is most important in shaivism, made up of five letters (na mah shi va ya)
I want to know its meaning, I know some meanings like-
1. Namah means salutation, so it simply means salutation to Shiva, (Shiva means auspicious n perfect god)
2. Na- not mah-mine means not mine, means everything is not belongs to me but to lord Shiva, means everything is of lord Shiva.. It decrease ur ego by saying its not mine but Shivay.
3.Om the holy letter also bow to Shiva.
In which I am confuse in 1 and 2... What actually Om Namah Shivay means?
As I always recite mantra by feeling its meaning, so which is most correct and fruitful in 1 and 2...
Pranam