Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
पञ्चाक्षरमाहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of the Pañcākṣarī (Five-Syllable) Mantra
अरुद्रो वा सरुद्रो वा सूक्तेन शिवमर्चयेत् । यः सकृत्पतितो वापिमूढो वा मुच्यते नरः
arudro vā sarudro vā sūktena śivamarcayet | yaḥ sakṛtpatito vāpimūḍho vā mucyate naraḥ
Qu’on soit sans discipline de Rudra ou doté de la puissance de Rudra, qu’on adore Śiva par cet hymne ; car même l’homme tombé une seule fois—ou l’homme égaré—est délivré.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Affirms universal eligibility (adhikāra) for Śiva-bhakti: even the fallen (patita) and deluded (mūḍha) can be released through sincere stuti/arcana, highlighting Śiva’s grace over prior disqualification.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches Śiva’s role as Pati (the Liberator): sincere stuti and arcana invoke grace that cuts the pāśa (bondage), so even the morally fallen or intellectually deluded can be purified and led toward mokṣa.
The verse emphasizes worship through a sūkta (hymn) and arcana—typical of Saguna Śiva devotion—often performed before the Śiva-liṅga, where praise and offering become a direct channel for Śiva’s saving compassion.
Regular stotra-pāṭha (recitation of the prescribed hymn) together with Śiva-arcana (offerings/worship), ideally with steady remembrance of Śiva’s name and form, as a practical means of purification and release.