Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
नात्यन्तं करणीयन्तु मुमुक्षोर्मन्त्रसाधनम् । कृतन्तु तदिहान्यत्र तास्यापि शुभदं भवेत्
nātyantaṃ karaṇīyantu mumukṣormantrasādhanam | kṛtantu tadihānyatra tāsyāpi śubhadaṃ bhavet
মোক্ষকামী সাধকের জন্য মন্ত্রসাধনায় অতিরিক্ত আসক্তি করা উচিত নয়। তবু যদি তা এখানে বা অন্যত্র করা হয়, তবে সেটিও তার জন্য শুভ ও কল্যাণকর হয়।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches balance for the mumukṣu: liberation is not gained by mechanical excess, but by right understanding and devotion to Pati (Shiva); still, sincere mantra practice remains inherently auspicious and purifying.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship (such as Linga-pūjā with the Panchākṣarī) supports purification and grace; the verse cautions against obsession with technique while affirming that such worship and mantra-japa still yield śubha (good) results.
Moderate, sincere mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—done with bhakti and steadiness; it implies quality over quantity rather than abandoning mantra practice.