Shloka 91
प्रणवार्थ-शिवतत्त्व-निर्णयः
The Determination of Śiva as the Meaning of Praṇava
सम्मितं च ततः पञ्चसंवत्सरमयं ततः । समाम्नायस्समाम्नातः अथ शिक्षां वदेत्पुनः । प्रवक्ष्यामीत्युदीर्याथ वृद्धिरादैच्च सम्वदेत्
sammitaṃ ca tataḥ pañcasaṃvatsaramayaṃ tataḥ | samāmnāyassamāmnātaḥ atha śikṣāṃ vadetpunaḥ | pravakṣyāmītyudīryātha vṛddhirādaicca samvadet
അതിനുശേഷം അഞ്ചുവർഷം മിതനിയമത്തോടെ പാഠശാസനം പാലിക്കണം. സമാമ്നായം യഥാവിധി ഗ്രഹിച്ച് സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ടാൽ വീണ്ടും ശിക്ഷാ (ഉച്ചാരണശാസ്ത്രം) ഉപദേശിക്കണം. “ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കും” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു വൃദ്ധിയും ഐ-ഔവും കൂടി വിശദീകരിക്കണം।
Lord Shiva (teaching in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā discourse tradition)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that sacred sound must be received through disciplined training and correct transmission; in Shaiva understanding, purified śabda supports purification of the mind and steadiness in japa and yoga, which in turn prepares the seeker for Shiva-realization.
Linga-worship commonly includes mantra-japa and Vedic/Agamic recitation; the verse emphasizes that such worship becomes spiritually effective when the mantra and recitation are learned and articulated correctly, honoring Shiva as the Lord of mantra and sound.
A practical takeaway is disciplined mantra study and japa under guidance—learning correct pronunciation (śikṣā) and maintaining measured recitation, especially when doing Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in daily worship.