Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

हुत्वा च विधिवत्पश्चात्पूजाशेषं समापयेत् । कृत्वा प्रयोगं विधिवद्यावन्मन्त्रं जपं ततः

Transliteration

hutvā ca vidhivatpaścātpūjāśeṣaṃ samāpayet | kṛtvā prayogaṃ vidhivadyāvanmantraṃ japaṃ tataḥ

Translation

Sau khi dâng lễ hiến đúng pháp, người ấy nên kết thúc phần nghi thức thờ phụng còn lại một cách trang nghiêm. Rồi, thực hành đúng trình thức đã định, hãy tiến vào việc trì tụng thần chú như lời truyền dạy.

Word by Word

• hutvā: having offered
• hutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (absolutive/gerund): ‘having offered (oblations)’

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

• vidhivat: according to the rite
• vidhivat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to rule’

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• pūjā-śeṣam: the remainder of the worship
• pūjā-śeṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pūjāyāḥ śeṣaḥ)

• samāpayet: should conclude/complete
• samāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kṛtvā: having performed
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (absolutive/gerund): ‘having done’

• prayogam: the procedure/application (rite)
• prayogam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• vidhivat: duly, as prescribed
• vidhivat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वत्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb)

• yāvat: as long as / up to
• yāvat: Avadhi (अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (limit/extent marker)

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• japam: repetition/chanting
• japam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘thereafter/from that’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer ritual (homa and orderly completion of pūjā) should culminate in inner discipline—mantra-japa—so the devotee’s attention becomes steady in Śiva (Pati), loosening bondage (pāśa) through regulated practice.

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

The verse reflects standard liṅga-pūjā sequencing: offerings are made and the worship is formally concluded, after which the devotee turns to mantra repetition—honouring Saguna Śiva through rite while moving toward deeper recollection of His reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the worship and oblations exactly as prescribed, complete the remaining pūjā steps, and then undertake mantra-japa (commonly the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for the stated count or duration.