Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3
मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः
Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline
तत्र संसाधयेत्पूर्वं मन्त्रं मन्त्रार्थवित्तमः । दृष्टसिद्धिकरं कर्म नान्यथा फलदं यतः
tatra saṃsādhayetpūrvaṃ mantraṃ mantrārthavittamaḥ | dṛṣṭasiddhikaraṃ karma nānyathā phaladaṃ yataḥ
នៅទីនោះ អ្នកដឹងន័យពិតនៃមន្ត្រ គួរធ្វើឲ្យមន្ត្រសម្រេចជាមុនដោយត្រឹមត្រូវ។ ព្រោះអំពើពិធីកិច្ចនឹងផ្តល់សិទ្ធិជោគជ័យដែលមើលឃើញបាន តែដោយសារនោះប៉ុណ្ណោះ; បើមិនដូច្នោះទេ វាមិនឲ្យផលឡើយ។
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual-philosophical teaching as preserved in the Vayu Samhita)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a shrine narrative; a doctrinal-ritual principle: mantra must be ‘accomplished’ (saṃsādhita) by one who knows its meaning; only then does karma yield dṛṣṭa-siddhi.
Significance: Shifts focus from mere performance to right understanding (mantrārtha-jñāna) and disciplined mantra-sādhana—key to transforming bondage into efficacy.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra is not mere sound: when joined with its meaning (mantra-artha) and properly perfected through sadhana, it becomes spiritually potent; only then do practices bear fruit, aligning the seeker (paśu) toward Shiva (Pati) beyond bondage (pāśa).
Linga worship becomes efficacious when preceded by mantra-sadhana—typically Shaiva mantras such as the Panchakshara—performed with understanding and devotion; without that inner preparation, external offerings remain mechanically done and are said to be less fruit-bearing.
Prioritize mantra-japa with comprehension of the mantra’s meaning, then proceed to worship; in Shaiva practice this commonly supports disciplined japa, dhyana on Shiva, and then puja (often with bhasma/tripundra and rudraksha where prescribed).