Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 10
साधक-दीक्षा तथा मन्त्रसाधन
Puraścaraṇa and the Discipline of the Mantra-Sādhaka
नात्यन्तं करणीयन्तु मुमुक्षोर्मन्त्रसाधनम् । कृतन्तु तदिहान्यत्र तास्यापि शुभदं भवेत्
nātyantaṃ karaṇīyantu mumukṣormantrasādhanam | kṛtantu tadihānyatra tāsyāpi śubhadaṃ bhavet
Für den nach Befreiung Strebenden soll die Mantra‑Sādhana nicht in übermäßigem Maße betrieben werden. Doch wenn diese Übung — hier oder anderswo — vollzogen wird, erweist sie sich dennoch als glückverheißend und heilsam für ihn.
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.