Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 14
पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga
पूजयेन्मां स मुच्येत नात्र कार्या विचारणा । अरुद्रो वा सरुद्रो वा सकृत्पञ्चाक्षरेण यः
pūjayenmāṃ sa mucyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | arudro vā sarudro vā sakṛtpañcākṣareṇa yaḥ
អ្នកណាដែលបូជាខ្ញុំ គេបានរួចផុត—មិនចាំបាច់សង្ស័យ ឬពិចារណាអ្វីទៀតឡើយ។ មិនថាមិនមែនរុទ្រ ឬជារុទ្រ ក៏ដោយ អ្នកណាដែលសូត្រមន្ត្របញ្ចអក្សរ សូម្បីតែម្តង ក៏ទទួលព្រះគុណនេះ។
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthāla) passage; it is a doctrinal assurance that Śiva’s grace (anugraha) is accessible through worship and the pañcākṣarī, irrespective of status.
Significance: Frames mantra-worship as equivalent in salvific power to pilgrimage: even a single sincere engagement with the pañcākṣarī is said to open the path to liberation.
Mantra: नमः शिवाय (namaḥ śivāya)
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
It declares Śiva’s anugraha (saving grace): sincere worship and even a single engagement with the Pañcākṣarī is presented as a direct cause for liberation, emphasizing devotion over doubt and over mere status.
The verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching Śiva through worship (pūjā) and mantra. In Purāṇic practice this commonly includes Liṅga-pūjā, where mantra-japa and offering are united as a concrete means to receive Śiva’s liberating grace.
Pañcākṣarī-japa (“namaḥ śivāya”) along with Śiva-pūjā (often Liṅga worship). The key takeaway is consistency and sincerity—even one heartfelt repetition is praised, while regular japa and pūjā are implied as the ideal discipline.