Shloka 15
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
शिवः शक्तिस्तयोरैक्यं मकारं तु त्रिकात्मकम् । ह्रस्वमेवं हि जाप्यं स्यात्सर्वपापक्षयैषिणाम्
śivaḥ śaktistayoraikyaṃ makāraṃ tu trikātmakam | hrasvamevaṃ hi jāpyaṃ syātsarvapāpakṣayaiṣiṇām
शिव, शक्ती आणि त्या दोघांचे ऐक्य—हे त्रिरूप ‘म’ अक्षरात व्यक्त होते। म्हणून सर्व पापक्षय इच्छिणाऱ्यांनी याचा ह्रस्वरूपाने जप करावा।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s mantra-teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ardhanārīśvara
Significance: The verse’s ‘sarva-pāpa-kṣaya’ theme aligns with tīrtha-yātrā logic: mantra-japa as inner pilgrimage that burns pāśa (bondage) through Śiva’s grace.
Mantra: (Implied) ‘ma’ as a compact praṇava/seed used for japa; no full mantra is quoted in the verse.
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva and Shakti are inseparable and that mantra-syllables encode this truth; japa performed with this understanding becomes a means to purify karmic impurity (pāpa) and move toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
In the Vidyeshvara context, Linga-worship is supported by mantra-japa: the devotee approaches Saguna Shiva (worshipful form) while contemplating the deeper unity of Shiva-Shakti indicated by the mantra’s syllabic meaning.
It recommends mantra-japa—specifically repeating the indicated syllable in its short (hrasva) form—done with devotional focus and the insight of Shiva-Shakti unity, as a purificatory discipline.