Shloka 105
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
पुनश्चैवंविधेनैव जपेन सुसमाहितः । शिवलोकादिभूतं हि कालचक्रमवाप्नुयात्
punaścaivaṃvidhenaiva japena susamāhitaḥ | śivalokādibhūtaṃ hi kālacakramavāpnuyāt
Lại nữa, với tâm chuyên nhất, nhờ japa được thực hành đúng theo cách này, người ấy đạt đến bánh xe Thời gian (kālacakra) khởi từ cõi Śiva và các cõi cao thượng—nhờ ân sủng của Śiva mà vượt khỏi thời gian phàm tục.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the teaching of Śiva-worship to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Mahākāla is famed as the Lord who governs and transcends time; the verse’s ‘kālacakra’ rooted in Śivaloka mirrors Mahākāla theology where time is Śiva’s power and is overcome by His grace.
Significance: Associated with mastery over time-bound fear and karmic cycles; devotion is believed to orient the practitioner toward Śivaloka and beyond saṃsāric temporality.
Type: panchakshara
Role: liberating
Cosmic Event: kālacakra (cycle of time) as a cosmic principle rooted in higher lokas
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined, concentrated japa aligns the soul (paśu) with Śiva (Pati), enabling one to rise beyond mundane time-bound existence and approach Śiva’s higher state/realm through grace.
In the Vidyeśvara context, japa is typically performed alongside Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (often with the Liṅga as the support), where focused repetition purifies bonds (pāśa) and leads the devotee toward Śiva’s supreme reality.
Perform mantra-japa repeatedly “in this very manner” with steady concentration (samādhāna); the practical takeaway is sustained daily japa—classically of the Pañcākṣarī—joined with inner composure and devotion.