Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 37
मन्त्रसिद्ध्यर्थं गुरुपूजा–आज्ञा–पौरश्चर्यविधिः / Guru-Authorization, Offerings, and Puraścaraṇa for Mantra-Siddhi
त्रिंशदक्षैः कृता माला धनदा जपकर्मणि । सप्तविंशतिसंख्यातैरक्षैः पुष्टिप्रदा भवेत् । पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यातैः कृता मुक्तिं प्रयच्छति । अक्षैस्तु पञ्चदशभिरभिचारफलप्रदा
triṃśadakṣaiḥ kṛtā mālā dhanadā japakarmaṇi | saptaviṃśatisaṃkhyātairakṣaiḥ puṣṭipradā bhavet | pañcaviṃśatisaṃkhyātaiḥ kṛtā muktiṃ prayacchati | akṣaistu pañcadaśabhirabhicāraphalapradā
Tràng hạt ba mươi hạt, dùng trong japa, ban tài lộc. Tràng hai mươi bảy hạt ban sự nuôi dưỡng và thịnh vượng. Tràng hai mươi lăm hạt ban giải thoát. Còn tràng mười lăm hạt cho quả của nghi thức abhicāra (pháp thuật cưỡng bức/hại).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a sthala-purāṇa passage; it is a ritual-technical teaching on rudrākṣa-mālā bead-counts and their phala (results) in japa.
Significance: General: emphasizes disciplined japa with rudrākṣa as a means to prosperity and ultimately mokṣa; warns against abhicāra-oriented usage.
FAQs
It teaches that even external aids like a japa-mālā have specific ritual “fruits,” but the highest aim is mukti—liberation through Shiva-oriented practice—showing a graded movement from worldly gain to spiritual freedom.
Japa is a primary mode of Saguna Shiva worship—repeating Shiva-mantras (commonly the Panchakshara) with a Rudraksha mālā as a disciplined support, directing the mind toward Pati (Shiva) and away from pasha (bondage).
Mantra-japa using a Rudraksha mālā, with attention to the bead-count tradition: 30 for wealth-oriented japa, 27 for prosperity, 25 for liberation-oriented practice, while avoiding 15-bead malas intended for abhicāra (harmful rites).