Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

येन केनापि वा देवि पूजा मुक्तिं नयिष्यते । मय्यासक्तेन मनसा यत्कृतं मम सुन्दरि

Transliteration

yena kenāpi vā devi pūjā muktiṃ nayiṣyate | mayyāsaktena manasā yatkṛtaṃ mama sundari

Translation

โอ้เทวี การบูชาไม่ว่าด้วยวิธีใด ย่อมนำไปสู่โมกษะ—หากกระทำด้วยจิตที่ผูกพันอยู่ในเรา โอ้ผู้เลอโฉม

Word by Word

• येन: by which/with whatever
• येन: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• केन: by what/any (means)
• केन: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक निपात

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• नयिष्यते: will lead (to)/will be led to
• नयिष्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense: 'will be led')

• मयि: in me
• मयि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• आसक्तेन: attached/devoted
• आसक्तेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसक्त (कृदन्त; सञ्ज्/सक्त धातु-सम्बन्ध, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• मनसा: with the mind
• मनसा: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• यत्-कृतम्: whatever is done
• यत्-कृतम्: Karma (कर्म/object; relative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यत् + कृत); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (done which/whatever is done)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that the liberating power of Shiva-worship lies not in external complexity but in inner devotion—when the mind is firmly attached to Shiva (Pati), worship becomes a direct means to moksha.

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

It supports the principle that Linga-puja and other Saguna forms are effective when performed with sincere Shiva-centered consciousness; the form is a support for devotion that culminates in liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keep the mind continuously fixed on Shiva while performing simple puja—such as offering water, bilva leaves, or repeating the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—since mental absorption (āsakti) is emphasized over elaborate ritual.