Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti

Devanagari script

नियुतं मानसं जप्त्वा मुच्यते नात्र संशयः गुरुतल्परतो वापि मातृघ्नो वा नराधमः

Transliteration

niyutaṃ mānasaṃ japtvā mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ gurutalparato vāpi mātṛghno vā narādhamaḥ

Translation

Kapag naisagawa ang japa sa loob ng isip (mānasa) sa bilang na niyuta, siya ay napapalaya—walang pag-aalinlangan. Kahit ang taong nalubog sa pinakamabigat na kasalanan—lumalapastangan sa higaan ng guro, o pumatay sa ina, ang pinakababa—ay maaaring mapakawalan mula sa pāśa sa pamamagitan ng panloob na pagbigkas na nakatuon kay Śiva.

Word by Word

• नियुतम्: a niyuta (a great fixed number, traditionally ten lakhs)

• मानसम्: mental, inward

• जप्त्वा: having repeated (japa) / having recited

• मुच्यते: is freed, is released (from bondage)

• न: not

• अत्र: here (in this teaching)

• संशयः: doubt

• गुरुतल्परतः: engaged in violating the guru’s bed (grave transgression)

• वा अपि: or even

• मातृघ्नः: slayer of one’s mother

• वा: or

• नराधमः: the lowest of men, most fallen person

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puranic teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya; presenting the doctrine of manasa-japa as a Shaiva means of release)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It elevates inner worship—mānasa-japa—as a direct Shaiva sādhana: even without external ritual, remembrance of Pati (Śiva) burns pāśa and can lead the paśu (bound soul) toward mokṣa.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is implied as Pati, the supreme liberator whose grace-operating through His name and contemplation—can cut even the most hardened karmic bonds, indicating His transcendence over sin and purity-impurity dualities.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mānasa-japa (mental repetition), aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline: concentrated recitation that purifies saṃskāras and loosens pāśa through sustained remembrance.