Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
संसारमूलभूतानां पातकानां महामुने । शिवनामकुठारेण विनाशो जायते ध्रुवम्
saṃsāramūlabhūtānāṃ pātakānāṃ mahāmune | śivanāmakuṭhāreṇa vināśo jāyate dhruvam
O großer Weiser, die Sünden, die die eigentliche Wurzel der weltlichen Gebundenheit sind, werden gewiss durch die Axt des Namens Śivas vernichtet.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Frames Śiva-nāma as the decisive instrument that cuts the root of bondage (pāśa) rather than merely trimming its branches—emphasizing karmic root-destruction through grace.
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that the deepest cause of bondage—root-level pātakas that sustain saṃsāra—can be cut down through sincere remembrance and repetition of Śiva’s Name, emphasizing bhakti as a direct purifier and liberator.
Nama-japa is a Saguna practice: the devotee approaches Śiva through His accessible form as ‘Śiva’ and through Linga-worship, where the Name, form, and devotion work together to dissolve karmic impurities and turn the mind toward Śiva.
Daily Śiva-nāma japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with steadiness and devotion; it may be paired with simple Linga-pūjā and mindful repentance to uproot sin and habitual bondage.