Shloka 15

पञ्चकृत्यलक्षणनिर्णयः

Definition of Śiva’s Five Cosmic Acts—Pañcakṛtya

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मज्ज्ञानसिद्ध्यर्थं मंत्रमओंकारनामकम् । इतः परं प्रजपतं मामकं मानभंजनम्

Transliteration

tasmānmajjñānasiddhyarthaṃ maṃtramaoṃkāranāmakam | itaḥ paraṃ prajapataṃ māmakaṃ mānabhaṃjanam

Translation

Therefore, for the attainment of knowledge of Me, you should henceforth recite the mantra called Oṁkāra—My own mantra—which shatters pride (ego) and brings the soul toward liberation.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान/Reason-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं)

• mat-jñāna-siddhi-artham: for the attainment of my knowledge
• mat-jñāna-siddhi-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mat + jñāna + siddhi + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa chain: mama jñānam → mat-jñānam; mat-jñānasya siddhiḥ; siddheḥ arthaḥ = purpose; used adverbially as 'for the sake of'

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• oṃkāra-nāmakam: named ‘Oṃkāra’
• oṃkāra-nāmakam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: oṃkāra + nāmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: oṃkāra iti nāma yasya; agrees with mantram

• itaḥ: hence/thereafter
• itaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल-देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'from here/thereafter'

• param: afterwards
• param: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), Accusative singular neuter form functioning as avyaya: 'afterwards/next'

• prajapatam: (you) should be reciting
• prajapatam: Kriya (क्रिया/Instruction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jap (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ/कृत्) used as imperative-like instruction; Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग) addressing implied 'you' (tvam)

• māmakam: my
• māmakam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); possessive adjective 'mine'; agrees with implied 'mantram'

• māna-bhaṃjanam: (that) breaks pride
• māna-bhaṃjanam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māna + bhaṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: mānasya bhaṃjanam; agrees with implied 'mantram'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Oṃkāra is presented as Śiva’s own liberating mantra; the verse naturally resonates with the Oṃkāreśvara-kṣetra where the Praṇava is central and Śiva is worshipped as the embodiment of Oṃ.

Significance: Japa of Praṇava and darśana of Oṃkāreśvara are held to reduce ahaṅkāra (māna) and orient the jīva toward Śiva-jñāna and grace.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Oṃ (Praṇava / Oṃkāra)

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Om (Omkara)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse teaches that realization of Shiva (Pati) arises through mantra-upāsanā: japa of Oṁkāra purifies the pashu (individual soul) by breaking māna (ego), enabling true knowledge of Shiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Oṁkāra is a primary sonic form of Shiva and is used in Linga worship as the mantra-bīja that steadies the mind; through Saguna worship (Linga-upāsanā) supported by Oṁ-japa, the devotee is led toward Shiva-knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily japa of Oṁ (Oṁkāra) with concentration and humility is implied; it may be integrated with Shiva-pūjā—such as Linga abhiṣeka and mantra repetition—specifically as a discipline to dissolve ego and cultivate devotion.