Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39

मन्त्रसिद्धिः, प्रतिबन्धनिरासः, श्रद्धा-नियमाः

Mantra Efficacy, Removal of Obstacles, and the Role of Faith/Discipline

Devanagari script

दर्शनीयानि देयानि गानवाद्यादिभिस्सह । जपश्च मूलमंत्रस्य लक्षः परमसंख्यया

Transliteration

darśanīyāni deyāni gānavādyādibhissaha | japaśca mūlamaṃtrasya lakṣaḥ paramasaṃkhyayā

Translation

گانے، باجے اور دیگر سازوں کے ساتھ دیدنی و مبارک نذرانے پیش کیے جائیں۔ اور مُول منتر کا جپ اعلیٰ ترین گنتی—ایک لاکھ—بار کیا جائے۔

Word by Word

• darśanīyāni: worthy to be seen/attractive
• darśanīyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + anīya (अनीयर्)
• Form: कर्मणि-अनीयर्-कृदन्त (gerundive: "to be seen"), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies deyāni)

• deyāni: to be given (as gifts)
• deyāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + ya (यत्/य)
• Form: कर्मणि-यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive: "to be given"), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• gāna-vādya-ādibhiḥ: with singing, instruments, etc.
• gāna-vādya-ādibhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vādya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—आदि-तत्पुरुष ("with singing, instruments, etc.")

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (prepositional adverb: "together with"), तृतीया-सहयोगे प्रयुज्यते

• japaḥ: recitation (japa)
• japaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• mūla-mantrasya: of the root mantra
• mūla-mantrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ("root/primary mantra")

• lakṣaḥ: a lakh (100,000)
• lakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-शब्दः (a count: one hundred thousand)

• parama-saṃkhyayā: by the highest count (i.e., in full number)
• parama-saṃkhyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय ("supreme/maximum count")

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General pūjā-vidhi: offering (dāna/upacāra) accompanied by gīta-vādya and completion of mantra-japa to a full count (pūrṇāhuti logic applied to japa).

Significance: Establishes a ‘complete practice’ (pūrṇatā) through 100,000 japa—traditionally treated as a full puraścaraṇa-like benchmark for mantra-siddhi and Śiva’s prasāda.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that complete Shaiva worship unites outward reverent offerings and inward discipline—devotional upacharas supported by the purifying power of sustained mantra-japa, which ripens devotion and steadies the soul toward Shiva’s grace.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by encouraging visible, auspicious offerings and celebratory devotion (song and instruments) while grounding the ritual in the root-mantra, which inwardly connects the worshipper to Shiva present in the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mūla-mantra japa to a full count of one lakh (100,000), ideally alongside formal pūjā with offerings and devotional singing/music as supportive acts of bhakti.