Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, 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
फिर अन्य नव-कोटि (जप) से अग्नि-तत्त्व पर विजय प्राप्त होती है। फिर अन्य नव-कोटि से वायु पर अधिकार मिलता है। और नव-कोटि जप से निश्चय ही आकाश पर भी प्रभुत्व प्राप्त होता है।
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.