Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
अंगुष्ठं मोक्षदं विद्यात्तर्जनीं शत्रुनाशिनीम् । मध्यमां धनदां शांतिं करोत्येषा ह्यनामिका । अष्टोत्तरशतं माला तत्र स्यादुत्तमोत्तमा । शतसंख्योत्तमा माला पञ्चाशद्भिस्तु मध्यमा
aṃguṣṭhaṃ mokṣadaṃ vidyāttarjanīṃ śatrunāśinīm | madhyamāṃ dhanadāṃ śāṃtiṃ karotyeṣā hyanāmikā | aṣṭottaraśataṃ mālā tatra syāduttamottamā | śatasaṃkhyottamā mālā pañcāśadbhistu madhyamā
พึงรู้ว่า นิ้วหัวแม่มือเป็นผู้ประทานโมกษะ และนิ้วชี้เป็นผู้ทำลายศัตรู นิ้วกลางประทานทรัพย์ ส่วน นิ้วนางนำความสงบมาโดยแท้ ในการปฏิบัตินี้ ประคำ 108 เม็ดเป็นยอดแห่งยอด ประคำ 100 เม็ดจัดว่ายอดเยี่ยม และประคำ 50 เม็ดเป็นชั้นกลาง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined mantra-japa as a Shaiva sadhana: the body and its instruments (fingers and mala) are sanctified for inner purification, leading toward śānti and ultimately mokṣa through Shiva’s grace (Pati).
Japa—commonly of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is a direct form of Saguna Shiva worship, often performed before the Shiva-linga with devotion; the verse standardizes the practical method (mala counts and finger-associations) that supports steady concentration.
Mantra repetition using a mālā, ideally of 108 beads (or 100/50 as alternatives), with mindful counting; it also implies finger-based counting/nyāsa-style awareness where each finger is contemplated for a specific spiritual fruit (mokṣa, obstacle-removal, prosperity, peace).