Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga
पूजयेन्मां स मुच्येत नात्र कार्या विचारणा । अरुद्रो वा सरुद्रो वा सकृत्पञ्चाक्षरेण यः
pūjayenmāṃ sa mucyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | arudro vā sarudro vā sakṛtpañcākṣareṇa yaḥ
যে আমাকে পূজা করে, সে মুক্ত হয়—এ বিষয়ে আর কোনো সন্দেহ বা বিচার দরকার নেই। অরুদ্র হোক বা সরুদ্র, যে একবারও পঞ্চাক্ষর মন্ত্রে জপ করে, সে এই কৃপা লাভ করে।
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; it is a doctrinal assurance that Śiva’s grace (anugraha) is accessible through worship and the pañcākṣarī, irrespective of status.
Significance: Frames mantra-worship as equivalent in salvific power to pilgrimage: even a single sincere engagement with the pañcākṣarī is said to open the path to liberation.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (namaḥ śivāya)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): sincere worship and even a single engagement with the Pañcākṣarī is presented as a direct cause for liberation, emphasizing devotion over doubt and over mere status.
The verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through worship (pūjā) and mantra. In Purāṇic practice this commonly includes Liṅga-pūjā, where mantra-japa and offering are united as a concrete means to receive Śiva’s liberating grace.
Pañcākṣarī-japa (“namaḥ śivāya”) along with Śiva-pūjā (often Liṅga worship). The key takeaway is consistency and sincerity—even one heartfelt repetition is praised, while regular japa and pūjā are implied as the ideal discipline.