Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 43
पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga
पीतः कृष्णस्तथा धूम्रः स्वर्णाभो रक्त एव च । पृथक्प्रयोज्या यद्येते बिंदुनादविभूषिताः
pītaḥ kṛṣṇastathā dhūmraḥ svarṇābho rakta eva ca | pṛthakprayojyā yadyete biṃdunādavibhūṣitāḥ
Jaune, noir, couleur de fumée, doré et rouge : si chacun est employé séparément et orné de bindu et de nāda, il devient apte à des usages rituels distincts dans la discipline de Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: (pañca-varṇa) pīta, kṛṣṇa, dhūmra, svarṇābha, rakta — biṃdu-nāda-vibhūṣita
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra is not merely sound but a structured spiritual instrument; when properly “sealed” with bindu (seed-point of consciousness) and nāda (inner resonance), its forms become suitable for specific Shaiva sādhanā aimed at purification and liberation under Pati (Śiva).
In Saguna worship, Śiva is approached through precise ritual and mantra-forms; the verse indicates that differentiated mantra-forms (symbolized by colors) have distinct uses, and when empowered by bindu-nāda they become effective offerings and contemplations directed to the Liṅga as Śiva’s accessible manifestation.
It points to disciplined mantra-japa/nyāsa where the mantra is visualized or written with bindu and nāda, and applied in a specific, separate manner according to the intended rite—supporting focused meditation on the inner sound (nāda) culminating in steadiness of awareness.