Shloka 55
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
मध्ये मृतश्चेद्भोगांते भूमौ तज्जापको भवेत् । पुनश्च पंचलक्षेण ब्रह्मसामीप्यमाप्नुयात्
madhye mṛtaścedbhogāṃte bhūmau tajjāpako bhavet | punaśca paṃcalakṣeṇa brahmasāmīpyamāpnuyāt
ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲೇ ಮರಣವಾದರೆ, ಕರ್ಮಫಲಭೋಗದ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೇ ಜಪದ ಸಾಧಕನಾಗಿ ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ನಂತರ ಮತ್ತೆ ಐದು ಲಕ್ಷ ಜಪದಿಂದ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸಾಮೀಪ್ಯ, ಅಂದರೆ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರನ ಸನ್ನಿಧ್ಯ, ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It teaches that sincere Shiva-mantra japa is never lost: even if death interrupts the practice, the aspirant returns after exhausting karmic enjoyments and resumes the same sādhanā, ultimately progressing toward liberation-like proximity to the Supreme.
Mantra-japa is a core limb of Saguna Shiva worship (often alongside Linga-pūjā). The verse emphasizes continuity of devotion—japa linked to Shiva’s accessible form and name carries the seeker forward across births until the goal is reached.
Steady mantra-japa with a fixed count (lakṣa-saṅkhyā), ideally with focused remembrance of Lord Shiva; the verse specifically highlights completing additional repetitions (five lakhs) as a disciplined sādhanā leading to higher spiritual attainment.