Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 16
पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga
स ब्रह्मांगेन मां भक्त्या पूजयेद्यदि मुच्यते । पतितो ऽपतितो वापि मन्त्रेणानेन पूजयेत्
sa brahmāṃgena māṃ bhaktyā pūjayedyadi mucyate | patito 'patito vāpi mantreṇānena pūjayet
വിധിപൂർവം ബ്രഹ്മാംഗത്തോടുകൂടി ഭക്തിയോടെ എന്നെ പൂജിച്ചാൽ അവൻ മോചിതനാകുന്നു. പതിതനായാലും അപതിതനായാലും, ഇതേ മന്ത്രംകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ പൂജിക്കണം।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: General prescription: worship with 'brahmāṅga' (a prescribed ritual limb/adjunct) plus mantra and bhakti; not linked to a particular shrine.
Significance: Emphasizes that correct ritual framing (aṅga) plus devotion makes worship efficacious anywhere, not only at famed tīrthas.
Mantra: (implied) नमः शिवाय / ॐ नमः शिवाय
Type: panchakshara
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shiva’s grace is accessed through bhakti and mantra, and that liberation (moksha) is not restricted by one’s prior impurity; sincere worship itself becomes the purifying means.
It supports Saguna worship—approaching Shiva through a concrete ritual form and mantra—affirming that disciplined, devotional pūjā (often centered on the Shiva-linga) can lead to release when performed with faith.
Regular mantra-japa and mantra-based pūjā are emphasized; the verse implies using the prescribed ritual adjuncts (brahmāṅga) along with devotion, making mantra worship a direct sādhana toward purification and moksha.