Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
मंत्रं च ते मया दत्तं गृहाण मदनुज्ञया । अनेनैवाशु जप्तेन रक्षा तव भविष्यति
maṃtraṃ ca te mayā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa madanujñayā | anenaivāśu japtena rakṣā tava bhaviṣyati
„Nimm, mit meiner Erlaubnis, das Mantra an, das ich dir gegeben habe. Durch das rasche Wiederholen eben dieses Mantras als Japa wird dir gewiss Schutz zuteil.“
Lord Shiva (inferred, Vāyavīyasaṃhitā teaching context where Shiva grants mantra for protection)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Highlights mantra as Śiva’s direct protective agency; receiving and practicing it with guru/Īśvara-anugraha is itself rakṣā.
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It presents mantra as Shiva’s grace (anugraha): when received with the guru/deity’s sanction and repeated with faith, it becomes a living protection that removes fear and loosens bondage (pāśa) around the soul (paśu).
In Saguna Shiva worship, the mantra is a direct means to invoke Shiva’s presence—often alongside Linga-pūjā—so that the devotee is guarded inwardly (mind, prāṇa) and outwardly (obstacles), aligning devotion with divine protection.
Mantra-japa done promptly and consistently—ideally after receiving authorization (anujñā), with purity, focus, and devotional intent; it may be paired with Shaiva supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where customary.