In the Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism tradition the five letters also represents : Its total meaning is that 'universal consciousness is one'. In Siddha Shaivism and Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism traditions, Namah Shivaya is considered as Pancha Bodha Tatva of Lord Shiva and his universal oneness of five elements: Namah Shivaya means 'O salutations to the auspicious one!', or “adoration to Lord Shiva' preceded by the devotional syllable 'Om'. In the Rudrashtadhyayi, the mantra appears in the 5th chapter (also known as Namakam) verse 41 as Namah shivaya ca shivataraya (Sanskrit: नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च). This mantra also appears in the Rudrashtadhyayi which is a part of the Shukla Yajurveda. It means 'Salutations unto Śiva the auspicious one, unto Śivatara the one than whom none more auspicious can exist'. Om Namah Shivaya mantra appears without OM in eighth hymn of Namakam(TS 4.5.8.1) as Namah shivaya ca shivataraya (Sanskrit: नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च IAST: Namaḥ śivāya ca śivatarāya ca). Name of both chapters are Namakam (chapter five) and Chamakam (chapter seven) respectively. Each chapter consist of eleven anuvaka or hymns. Shri Rudram hymn is taken from two chapters in fourth book of Taittiriya Samhita (TS 4.5, 4.7) of Krishna Yajurveda. This mantra is present in the Shri Rudram hymn which is part of the Krishna Yajurveda.
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