Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
शिशुकस्य शिवशास्त्रप्राप्तिः (Śiśuka’s Attainment of Śaiva Teaching and Grace)
सप्रसादाश्च ते मंत्राः स्वाधिकाराद्यपेक्षया । सर्वाधिकारस्त्वेको ऽयं मंत्र एवेश्वराज्ञया
saprasādāśca te maṃtrāḥ svādhikārādyapekṣayā | sarvādhikārastveko 'yaṃ maṃtra eveśvarājñayā
Ces mantras accordent certes la grâce, chacun selon l’aptitude et la condition de celui qui les pratique. Pourtant, par l’ordre du Seigneur, ce seul mantra est d’autorité universelle, convenant à tous.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: (Implied) Namaḥ Śivāya as the universally eligible mantra
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that while many mantras bear fruit according to a seeker’s qualification, the Lord grants one Shiva-mantra a universal scope—accessible for all as a direct means to receive grace and progress toward liberation.
A universally authorized Shiva-mantra supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-puja—by giving a single, dependable practice that any devotee can employ to invoke Shiva’s presence and prasada without complex restrictions.
Regular mantra-japa of the universally sanctioned Shiva-mantra (commonly understood in the Purana’s Shaiva context as the Panchakshara) with devotion, ideally alongside simple Shiva worship such as Linga-archana and remembrance of Shiva’s grace.