Shloka 19
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
पुनश्च नवकोट्या तु पृथिवीजयमाप्नुयात् । पुनश्च नवकोट्या तु ह्यपांजयमवाप्नुयात्
punaśca navakoṭyā tu pṛthivījayamāpnuyāt | punaśca navakoṭyā tu hyapāṃjayamavāpnuyāt
फिर नव-कोटि (जप) के पुण्य से पृथ्वी पर विजय प्राप्त होती है; और फिर नव-कोटि से निश्चय ही जल-तत्त्व पर भी विजय प्राप्त होती है।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It teaches that sustained Shiva-oriented merit can bestow elemental mastery (earth and water), indicating Shiva’s lordship over the tattvas; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such powers are secondary and should be subordinated to devotion and liberation.
The verse frames the fruits of disciplined worship directed to Saguna Shiva (often through Linga-upasana), where the Lord graciously grants worldly victories; the deeper aim is to turn such grace toward purification and union with Pati (Shiva).
It implies repeated, count-based practice—such as Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga worship—performed with vrata-like discipline; the emphasis is on accumulation of merit through steady repetition.