Shloka 26
भस्म–रुद्राक्ष–शिवनाममाहात्म्य
The Greatness of Bhasma, Rudrākṣa, and the Name of Śiva
भवंति विविधा धर्मास्तेषां सद्यः फलोन्मुखाः । येषां भवति विश्वासः शिवनामजपे मुने
bhavaṃti vividhā dharmāsteṣāṃ sadyaḥ phalonmukhāḥ | yeṣāṃ bhavati viśvāsaḥ śivanāmajape mune
圣者啊，凡于持诵湿婆圣名（Śiva-nāma-japa）生起坚固信心者，其所修诸般法行即刻趋向成果，迅速结出其果。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha
Sthala Purana: In Kāśī, Śiva as Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha grants swift spiritual fruition; nāma-japa is treated as a direct means that ripens all dharmas toward their phala through His grace.
Significance: Nāma-japa with faith is said to make all sādhana fruit-bearing and to accelerate purification leading toward liberation.
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
It teaches that śraddhā (living faith) in Śiva-nāma-japa activates and perfects one’s dharma, making spiritual effort quickly mature into tangible inner purification and grace-oriented results.
Śiva’s Name is a direct, accessible support for Saguna worship—like Linga-pūjā—because nāma-japa steadies devotion and draws the devotee’s mind toward Pati (Śiva), making other observances effective.
Daily Śiva-nāma-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with faith; it may be paired with simple Linga worship, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.