Shloka 33
पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः
Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya
ज्ञानं च सुस्थिरं भाग्यं सर्वं भवति शाश्वतम् । आद्रा र्यां च चतुर्दश्यां तज्जाप्यं त्वक्षयं भवेत्
jñānaṃ ca susthiraṃ bhāgyaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati śāśvatam | ādrā ryāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ tajjāpyaṃ tvakṣayaṃ bhavet
المعرفةُ والحظُّ الراسخُ يصيران دائمين. وفي اليوم القمري الرابع عشر (تشاتورداشي) تحت نَكشَترا آردرا، يكون تكرارُ ذلك المانترا (جَپا) ذا ثوابٍ لا يفنى.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a phala-śruti style statement linking mantra-japa to enduring jñāna and bhāgya, and specifying an auspicious astronomical timing.
Significance: Emphasizes that merit becomes ‘akṣaya’ when practice aligns with sacred time; encourages vrata-like discipline around caturdaśī/pradoṣa rhythms.
Mantra: (tad) praṇava-japa (Oṃ-japa)
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined Shiva-mantra japa stabilizes jñāna (inner clarity) and bhāgya (auspicious unfolding), and that japa performed on specially sacred time-junctions yields śāśvata—enduring—spiritual merit.
In the Vidyeśvara/Viśveśvara context, mantra-japa is typically performed with Linga-upāsanā (Saguna Shiva as the worshipful form). The verse highlights that time sanctifies devotion: japa offered to the Linga on Chaturdaśī (a Shiva-tithi) becomes akṣaya, strengthening the devotee’s bond with Pati (Shiva).
Perform Shiva-mantra japa (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) especially on Chaturdaśī, ideally when Ārdrā nakṣatra coincides; support it with vrata-like purity, Linga worship, and steady meditation on Shiva as the bestower of jñāna.