Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 123
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
स्त्रीत्वापनयनार्थं तु पंचलक्षं जपेत्पुनः । मंत्रेण पुरुषो भूत्वा क्रमान्मुक्तो भवेद्बुधः
strītvāpanayanārthaṃ tu paṃcalakṣaṃ japetpunaḥ | maṃtreṇa puruṣo bhūtvā kramānmukto bhavedbudhaḥ
Upang alisin ang kalagayan ng pagkababae, dapat ulitin muli ang mantra nang limang daang libong beses. Sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng mantra na iyon, sa pagiging isang lalaki (na karapat-dapat), ang matalino ay unti-unting mapapalaya.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Frames japa as a means to transcend embodied/social limitations; interpreted theologically as removal of upādhi (limiting adjuncts) rather than literal denigration of women.
Mantra: (implied) namaḥ śivāya
Type: panchakshara
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that sustained Shiva-mantra japa purifies embodied limitations and, through gradual inner transformation, leads the wise seeker toward moksha under Shiva’s grace.
In the Vidyeshvara context, mantra-japa is a central limb of Saguna Shiva worship (often alongside Linga devotion), where sound (mantra) becomes the means to steady the mind and mature devotion into liberating knowledge.
A disciplined count of mantra-japa—five lakhs of repetitions—performed as focused repetition (japa), ideally with purity of conduct and devotional intent toward Lord Shiva.