Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 20
उपमन्युतपः-निवारणप्रसङ्गः / Śiva restrains Upamanyu’s tapas (Śiva disguised as Indra)
वायुरुवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा प्राह स मुनिर्जपन्पञ्चाक्षरं मनुम् । मन्यमानो धर्मविघ्नं प्राह तं कर्तुमागतम्
vāyuruvāca | tacchrutvā prāha sa munirjapanpañcākṣaraṃ manum | manyamāno dharmavighnaṃ prāha taṃ kartumāgatam
வாயு கூறினார்—அதைக் கேட்ட அந்த முனி பஞ்சாட்சர மந்திரத்தை இடையறாது ஜபித்தபடியே பேசினார். தர்மத்திற்கு தடையிட வந்தவன் என எண்ணி அவனை நோக்கி உரைத்தார்.
Vayu
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: नमः शिवाय
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse highlights that steady Panchākṣara-japa aligns the seeker (paśu) with Shiva (Pati) and strengthens dharma, allowing the devotee to recognize and withstand forces that obstruct righteous living and inner clarity.
Panchākṣara-japa is a core Saguna Shiva practice: the devotee approaches Shiva through name and mantra, which supports Linga-worship by purifying the mind and turning attention toward Shiva as the accessible, grace-giving Lord.
Continuous mantra-japa of the five-syllabled Shiva mantra (Panchākṣara) is implied—performed with focused awareness as a protective sadhana against dharma-vighna (obstacles to spiritual discipline).