Japa Yogaḥ
जप योगः
The Yoga of
Incantation
The five-lettered Pañchākshara is the Lord’s abode. Pañchākshara’s manifest form is Namaḥ Śivāya. Its subtle form is Śivāya Namaḥ. Thus is He in that mantra, manifest and subtle.§
Tirumantiram 919§