Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 75
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
तथापि नैव क्षुद्रेषु फलेषु प्रति योगिषु । सहसा विनियुंजीत तस्मादेष महाबलः । उपमन्युरुवाच । एवं साक्षान्महादेव्यै महादेवेन शूलिना । हिता य जगतामुक्तः पञ्चाक्षरविधिर्यथा
tathāpi naiva kṣudreṣu phaleṣu prati yogiṣu | sahasā viniyuṃjīta tasmādeṣa mahābalaḥ | upamanyuruvāca | evaṃ sākṣānmahādevyai mahādevena śūlinā | hitā ya jagatāmuktaḥ pañcākṣaravidhiryathā
Même ainsi, un yogin ne doit jamais l’employer brusquement pour des fruits insignifiants. C’est pourquoi cette pratique/mantra est d’une grande puissance. Upamanyu dit : Ainsi, directement à Mahādevī, Mahādeva, le Porteur du trident, enseigna, pour le bien des mondes, la juste méthode du mantra aux cinq syllabes, telle qu’elle doit être accomplie.
Upamanyu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Adds ethical-teleological framing: the Pañcākṣarī is not to be deployed for kṣudra-phala; it is taught ‘for the welfare of the worlds,’ aligning mantra-sādhana with liberation and loka-saṅgraha.
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Mahādevī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches mantra-ethics: the Panchakshara is a great spiritual power meant for purification and liberation, not for impulsive, small worldly gains—aligning the yogin with Pati (Śiva) rather than strengthening pāśa (bondage).
By highlighting the “method” (vidhi) taught by Śiva to Devī, it frames Saguna worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord (Śūlin)—through disciplined japa and devotion, which culminates in inner realization beyond mere external aims.
Disciplined Panchakshara mantra-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) according to proper vidhi—performed steadily and reverently, avoiding impulsive application for quick, trivial results.