Shloka 20
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
पुनश्च नवकोट्या तु तेजसांजयमाप्नुयात् । पुनश्च नवकोट्या तु वायोर्जयमवाप्नुयात् । आकाशजयमाप्नोति नवकोटिजपेन वै
punaśca navakoṭyā tu tejasāṃjayamāpnuyāt | punaśca navakoṭyā tu vāyorjayamavāpnuyāt | ākāśajayamāpnoti navakoṭijapena vai
પછી બીજી નવ-કોટિ (જપ)થી અગ્નિતત્ત્વ પર વિજય મળે છે. પછી બીજી નવ-કોટિથી વાયુ પર અધિકાર મળે છે. અને નવ-કોટિ જપથી નિશ્ચયે આકાશ પર પણ પ્રભુત્વ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It presents japa as a Shaiva discipline that purifies the bound soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa), where elemental “mastery” symbolizes increasing inner steadiness and yogic control gained through Shiva-mantra practice.
In the Vidyeshvara context, japa is performed with devotion to Saguna Shiva—often alongside linga-worship—so that concentration becomes one-pointed; the resulting siddhi is secondary to Shiva’s grace and the movement toward realization of Pati (Lord Shiva).
Sustained mantra-japa (commonly the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined counting and daily continuity; the verse implies long-term, vow-like repetition rather than a single-day rite.