Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 30
पञ्चाक्षर-षडक्षरमन्त्र-माहात्म्यम् | The Greatness of the Pañcākṣara/Ṣaḍakṣara Mantra
बहुत्वेपि हि मंत्राणां सर्वज्ञेन शिवेन यः । प्रणीतो विमलो मन्त्रो न तेन सदृशः क्वचित्
bahutvepi hi maṃtrāṇāṃ sarvajñena śivena yaḥ | praṇīto vimalo mantro na tena sadṛśaḥ kvacit
Obgleich die Mantras wahrlich unzählbar sind, hat das makellose Mantra, das Shiva, der allwissende Herr, verfasst hat, nirgends seinesgleichen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It proclaims the unsurpassed power and purity of Shiva’s own mantra: because it originates from the all-knowing Pati (Shiva), it is uniquely capable of removing bondage (pāśa) and leading the soul (paśu) toward liberation.
In Shaiva practice, mantra is the subtle form of Saguna Shiva accessible to devotees; chanting Shiva’s mantra supports Linga-worship by fixing mind and devotion on Shiva as the indwelling Lord and the sanctified form worshipped in the Linga.
Regular Shiva-mantra japa—especially the Panchakshara—done with purity of conduct and steady devotion; it may be supported by traditional aids like bhasma (Tripundra) and rudrāksha as part of Shaiva discipline.