Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 27
पञ्चाक्षरीविद्यायाḥ कलियुगे मोक्षोपायः | The Pañcākṣarī Vidyā as a Means of Liberation in Kali Yuga
मुनीन्दश ससर्जादौ मानसानमितौजसः । तेषां सिद्धिविवृद्ध्यर्थं मां प्रोवाच पितामहः
munīndaśa sasarjādau mānasānamitaujasaḥ | teṣāṃ siddhivivṛddhyarthaṃ māṃ provāca pitāmahaḥ
ในปฐมกาล ปิตามหได้สร้างมหามุนีผู้ประเสริฐสิบองค์—กำเนิดจากจิต มีรัศมีอันหาประมาณมิได้ เพื่อให้สิทธิของท่านทั้งหลายเจริญยิ่งขึ้น ปิตามหจึงตรัสกับเราในกาลต่อมา.
Narada
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: early sṛṣṭi phase: creation of mānasaputras (ten sages) to populate and regulate worlds
FAQs
It establishes that even exalted, mind-born sages require right instruction (upadeśa) for the maturation of siddhi—implying that spiritual attainment ripens through divine guidance aligned with the Supreme Pati (Śiva).
Brahmā’s role as instructor points toward structured Shaiva practice: sages are directed toward methods that culminate in Śiva-realization, commonly expressed in the Purāṇa through devotion to Saguna Śiva and Linga-upāsanā as accessible supports for inner awakening.
The takeaway is guru-given discipline for “siddhi-vivṛddhi”: steady japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī), meditation on Śiva as Pati, and Shaiva observances such as bhasma and rudrākṣa where prescribed in the surrounding teaching.