Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 44
अनेन मनुना वापि पूजयेच्छंकरं सुधीः । सुभक्त्या च भ्रमं त्यक्त्वा भक्त्यैव फलदः शिवः
anena manunā vāpi pūjayecchaṃkaraṃ sudhīḥ | subhaktyā ca bhramaṃ tyaktvā bhaktyaiva phaladaḥ śivaḥ
ဤမန္တရဖြင့်လည်း ပညာရှိသည် ရှင်ကရာကို ပူဇော်သင့်၏။ ကောင်းမြတ်သော ဘက္တိဖြင့် မောဟကို စွန့်ပစ်လျက်၊ ရလဒ်ကို ပေးတော်မူသူမှာ ဘက္တိတစ်ခုတည်းကြောင့်သာ ရှိဝဖြစ်ကြောင်း သိမြင်ရ၏။
Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of Shiva-worship to the sages of Naimisharanya within the Vidyeshvara context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Emphasizes bhakti as the decisive condition for Śiva’s phala; pilgrimage and ritual are fruitful when they mature into devotion that removes bhrama (delusion).
Mantra: anena manunā vāpi pūjayecchaṃkaraṃ sudhīḥ | subhaktyā ca bhramaṃ tyaktvā bhaktyaiva phaladaḥ śivaḥ
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra is a support for worship, but the decisive power is pure bhakti that removes भ्रम (delusion) and makes Śiva’s grace-fruit manifest.
Worship “by this mantra” implies ritual and contemplative upāsanā directed to Śaṅkara in a worshipable form (Saguna, including the Liṅga), while affirming that the inner efficacy comes from devotion rather than mere external correctness.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (classically the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and cultivate single-pointed bhakti—using the rite to drop भ्रम and rely on Śiva’s grace for फल (spiritual and worldly results).