Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 18

पञ्चाक्षरमाहात्म्यम् / The Greatness of the Pañcākṣarī (Five-Syllable) Mantra

Devanagari script

धनं चातृप्तिपर्यन्तं शिवपूजाविधेः फलम् । ये वाञ्छन्ति महाभोगान्राज्यं च त्रिदशालये

Transliteration

dhanaṃ cātṛptiparyantaṃ śivapūjāvidheḥ phalam | ye vāñchanti mahābhogānrājyaṃ ca tridaśālaye

Translation

ผลแห่งการประกอบพิธีบูชาพระศิวะโดยถูกต้อง คือทรัพย์อันอุดมจนความขาดแคลนสิ้นไป; และผู้ใดปรารถนาความสุขอันยิ่งใหญ่ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ครองอำนาจในที่พำนักของเหล่าเทพสามสิบสาม (สวรรค์) ด้วย۔

Word by Word

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: विधेय (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (as part of predicate list)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अतृप्तिपर्यन्तम्: up to (the point of) non-satiation / insatiably
• अतृप्तिपर्यन्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘धनम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतृप्ति + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अतृप्तेः पर्यन्तम् = up to non-satiation)

• शिवपूजाविधेः: of the rite/procedure of Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजाविधेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + पूजा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य पूजा- विधिः)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• वाञ्छन्ति: desire
• वाञ्छन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• महाभोगान्: great enjoyments
• महाभोगान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भोगः)

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• त्रिदशालये: in the abode of the gods (heaven)
• त्रिदशालये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्रिदशानाम् आलयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Articulates sakāma-phala of Śiva-pūjā (wealth, enjoyments, svarga-sovereignty), while implicitly placing these within Śiva’s governance of karmic fruits.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere, properly performed Śiva-pūjā yields tangible karmic fruits—abundance and higher realms—while implying that devotion (bhakti) aligned with right method purifies desire and gradually turns the seeker toward Śiva as the supreme goal (Pati).

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

The verse praises śiva-pūjā-vidhi (the prescribed mode of worship), which in the Purāṇic context commonly centers on Saguna Śiva worship through the Śiva-liṅga with offerings, mantra, and reverence—producing both worldly and heavenly results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to following the established śiva-pūjā-vidhi—regular Liṅga worship with mantra-japa (often the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), purity of conduct, and disciplined offerings—performed with devotion rather than mere bargaining for results.