Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 126
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
पुनश्च पंचलक्षेण मंत्रक्षत्त्रिय उच्यते । पुनश्च पंचलक्षेण क्षत्त्रत्वमपनेष्यति
punaśca paṃcalakṣeṇa maṃtrakṣattriya ucyate | punaśca paṃcalakṣeṇa kṣattratvamapaneṣyati
さらに、五十万回のジャパを満たせば「マントラ・クシャトリヤ」—真言により力を授かった霊的戦士—と称される。さらに別の五十万回によって、そのクシャトリヤの位さえも捨て去られ、行者は真言のいっそう深い成熟によりその同一視を超えてゆく。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vidyeshvara Saṃhitā teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Emphasizes mantra-sādhana as an inner tīrtha: disciplined japa ripens the paśu toward Śiva’s grace beyond social/spiritual identities.
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It presents mantra-japa as a graded inner transformation: sustained repetition first empowers the seeker (mantra-kṣatriya), and further repetition matures that power into detachment, where even spiritual titles are transcended in the movement toward liberation under Shiva’s grace.
In Vidyeshvara teaching, japa is typically performed with devotion to Saguna Shiva—often in connection with Linga-worship—so the mantra becomes a vehicle for purification and focused bhakti, eventually leading the mind toward Shiva’s higher, formless reality.
A disciplined count-based japa practice (lakṣa-japa), ideally with sankalpa, purity of conduct, and steady daily repetition of the Panchakshara mantra; the emphasis is on consistency until mantra-power arises and then on transcending egoic identification with that attainment.