Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18
पञ्चाक्षर-षडक्षरमन्त्र-माहात्म्यम् | The Greatness of the Pañcākṣara/Ṣaḍakṣara Mantra
सर्वज्ञः परिपूर्णश्च शिवो ज्ञेयश्शिवागमे । तस्याभिधानमन्त्रो ऽयमभिधेयश्च स स्मृतः
sarvajñaḥ paripūrṇaśca śivo jñeyaśśivāgame | tasyābhidhānamantro 'yamabhidheyaśca sa smṛtaḥ
Dans les Śaiva-āgama, Śiva doit être connu comme l’Omniscient et le Parfait accompli. Voici le mantra de Son Nom, et Lui-même est rappelé comme Celui que ce mantra désigne.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It establishes Śiva as Pati—the all-knowing, all-complete Supreme Lord—and teaches that mantra is not mere sound but a sacred means by which the seeker recognizes and approaches the very Reality it denotes.
By stating that Śiva is both the one denoted (abhidheya) and the one known through scriptural means, it supports Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā and mantra-japa—as valid gateways to realizing the Supreme Śiva taught in the Āgamas.
Mantra-japa with understanding (bhāva) is implied: repeat Śiva’s name-mantra while contemplating that the mantra points to Śiva Himself, the omniscient Lord who grants liberation.