Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 49
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
अपवित्रकरो ऽशुद्धो विलपन्न जपेत्क्वचित् । क्रोधं मदं क्षुतं त्रीणि निष्ठीवनविजृंभणे । दर्शनं च श्वनीचानां वर्जयेज्जपकर्मणि । आचमेत्संभवे तेषां स्मरेद्वा मां त्वया सह
apavitrakaro 'śuddho vilapanna japetkvacit | krodhaṃ madaṃ kṣutaṃ trīṇi niṣṭhīvanavijṛṃbhaṇe | darśanaṃ ca śvanīcānāṃ varjayejjapakarmaṇi | ācametsaṃbhave teṣāṃ smaredvā māṃ tvayā saha
ದೇಹ ಮತ್ತು ಆಚರಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಶುದ್ಧನಾದವನು ಅಳುತ್ತಾ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಜಪ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು. ಜಪಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರೋಧ, ಮದ/ಮತ್ತತೆ, ತும್ಮು—ಈ ಮೂರನ್ನೂ ದೂರವಿಡಬೇಕು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಉಗುಳುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಆಕಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಜಪಕರ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಯಿಗಳ ಮತ್ತು ನೀಚರ ದರ್ಶನ/ಸಂಗವನ್ನೂ ವರ್ಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಇವು ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದರೆ ಆಚಮನ ಮಾಡಿ, ನಿನ್ನೊಡನೆ (ನನ್ನ ಶಕ್ತಿಯೊಡನೆ) ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಸ್ಮರಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಜಪ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು।
Lord Shiva (teaching within the Vāyavīyasaṃhitā discourse as transmitted by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames inner and outer purity as the gateway to grace (anugraha) in mantra practice; reinforces temple-like purity even in household japa.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-japa is not merely mechanical repetition; it requires inner purity, restraint from reactive states (like anger and intoxication), and quick re-centering through purification (ācamana) and remembrance of Śiva, the Pati who removes impurity (mala).
Japa is a primary limb of Saguna Śiva worship (often alongside Linga-pūjā). The verse emphasizes maintaining śauca and steadiness so the devotee’s mind can remain anchored in the form and presence of Śiva; when disturbed, one purifies and returns to remembrance rather than continuing inattentively.
Avoid japa while emotionally distraught and avoid disruptions like spitting/yawning; if sneezing or similar faults occur, perform ācamana and then resume japa by recollecting Śiva together with Śakti—supporting focused repetition of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) where applicable.