• Shivaya – this means, of course, Shiva; but more than that, it means the inner self. „Namaḥ Sivaya is the most sacred name of God Siva, recorded at the very center of the Vedas and elaborated in the Saiva Agamas. Na is the Lord’s concealing grace, Ma is the creation, Si stands for Siva, Va is His revealing grace, Ya is the soul.