OM NAMAH SHIVAYA: (lit., Om, salutations to Shiva) The Sanskrit mantra of the Siddha Yoga lineage; known as the great redeeming mantra because of its power to grant both worldly fulfilment and spiritual realisation. Om is the primordial sound; Namah is to honour or bow to; Shivaya denotes divine Consciousness, the Lord who dwells in every heart.