Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 59

पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga

Devanagari script

तेषां सर्वेषु शास्त्रेषु मयेव नियमः कृतः । तत्रादौ संप्रवक्ष्यामि मन्त्रसंग्रहणं शुभम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ sarveṣu śāstreṣu mayeva niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ | tatrādau saṃpravakṣyāmi mantrasaṃgrahaṇaṃ śubham

Translation

ആ എല്ലാ ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിലും നിയമം ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ് സ്ഥാപിച്ചത്. അവിടെ ആദ്യം മന്ത്രങ്ങളെ ശുഭമായി സമാഹരിച്ച് സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന വിധി ഞാൻ വ്യക്തമായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കും।

Word by Word

• teṣām: of those
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying śāstreṣu

• śāstreṣu: in the scriptures
• śāstreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• niyamaḥ: rule/regulation
• niyamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṛtaḥ: made/established
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); from √kṛ (कृ)

• tatra: there/in that context
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), locative adverb (देशवाचक)

• ādau: at the beginning
• ādau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially ‘at first’

• saṃpravakṣyāmi: I shall explain fully
• saṃpravakṣyāmi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada; from √vac with prefix pra + sam- (intensive/collective nuance)

• mantrasaṃgrahaṇam: collection/compilation of mantras
• mantrasaṃgrahaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgrahaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष-समासः (मन्त्राणां संग्रहणम्)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying mantrasaṃgrahaṇam

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

Shiva declares Himself as the supreme authority behind scriptural discipline and introduces mantra-saṅgrahaṇa—showing that mantra practice must be received, ordered, and applied under dharmic regulation for purity and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Mantras are the primary means to approach Saguna Shiva in Linga worship—invocation, offering, and inner contemplation—so Shiva’s “rule” indicates that correct mantra procedure safeguards the sanctity and efficacy of Linga-upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to disciplined mantra reception and practice—gathering the proper Shiva mantras (such as the Panchakshara) and using them in japa/meditation according to prescribed rules, ideally under guidance.