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Shloka 23

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

वेदः सर्वस्ततो जज्ञे ततो वै मंत्रकोटयः । तत्तन्मंत्रेण तत्सिद्धिः सर्वसिद्धिरितो भवेत्

vedaḥ sarvastato jajñe tato vai maṃtrakoṭayaḥ | tattanmaṃtreṇa tatsiddhiḥ sarvasiddhirito bhavet

ومنـه حقًّا وُلدت الفيدا كلّها، ومن ذلك نشأت كُرورٌ من المانترا. وبكلّ مانترا مخصوصة يتحقّق نيلُ ما يوافقها؛ وهكذا من هذا الانضباط في المانترا تنشأ جميع أنواع السِدّهي (الإنجازات الروحية).

वेदःthe Veda
वेदः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
सर्वःentire/all
सर्वः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘वेदः’
ततःtherefrom/then
ततः:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय), ‘from there/thereafter’
जज्ञेwas born/arose
जज्ञे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
ततःthen/from that
ततः:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय)
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha/Avadhāraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis/assurance
मन्त्रकोटयःcrores of mantras
मन्त्रकोटयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मन्त्राणां कोटयः’
तत्that (each)
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); used distributively with following ‘तत्’
तत्that (each)
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); distributive ‘each and every’
मन्त्रेणby (that) mantra
मन्त्रेण:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
तत्that
तत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘सिद्धिः’
सिद्धिःattainment/success
सिद्धिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
सर्वसिद्धिःall success
सर्वसिद्धिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वा सिद्धिः’
इतःfrom this/thereby
इतः:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतस् (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय), ‘from here/from this’
भवेत्would be/should occur
भवेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Suta Goswami

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Type: stotra

Role: liberating

Cosmic Event: Emanation chain culminates: Śiva → Veda → innumerable mantras; mantra as instrument for specific siddhis and ultimately sarva-siddhi (including mokṣa)

S
Shiva

FAQs

It presents Shiva as the ultimate source of Vedic revelation and mantra-power, teaching that mantra is a direct, structured means to attain specific results—culminating in the highest aim, liberation, when aligned with Shaiva devotion and right understanding.

In the Vidyeshvara context, mantras are applied in Saguna worship—especially Linga-puja—where specific Shiva-mantras (notably the Panchakshara) are recited with offerings, making worship a mantra-grounded path to grace and siddhi.

Regular japa of a chosen Shiva-mantra (especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined worship—such as Linga-archana and contemplative repetition—since each mantra yields its corresponding siddhi when practiced correctly.