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Shiva Purana — Vidyesvara Samhita, Shloka 14

रुद्राक्ष-माहात्म्य

Rudrākṣa Māhātmya — The Greatness of Rudraksha

ॐ ह्रीं नमः १ ॐ नमः २ ॐ क्लीं नमः ३ ॐ ह्रीं नमः ४ ॐ ह्रीं नमः ५ ॐ ह्रीं हुं नमः ६ ॐ हुंनमः ७ ॐ हुं नमः ८ ॐ ह्रीं हुं नमः ९ ॐ ह्रीं नमः नमः १० ॐ ह्रीं हुं नमः ११ ॐ क्रौं क्षौं रौं नमः १२ ॐ ह्रीं नमः १३ ॐ नम

oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ 1 oṃ namaḥ 2 oṃ klīṃ namaḥ 3 oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ 4 oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ 5 oṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ 6 oṃ huṃnamaḥ 7 oṃ huṃ namaḥ 8 oṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ 9 oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ namaḥ 10 oṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ 11 oṃ krauṃ kṣauṃ rauṃ namaḥ 12 oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ 13 oṃ nama

应当以这些种子真言反复奉献顶礼,行供养并作内置(nyāsa): “唵 hrīṃ 那摩ḥ”、“唵 那摩ḥ”、“唵 klīṃ 那摩ḥ”、“唵 hrīṃ hūṃ 那摩ḥ”,以及“唵 krauṃ kṣauṃ rauṃ 那摩ḥ”;由此在林伽之中并于自身身心觉知之内,召请并礼敬主湿婆(毗湿韦湿伐罗)。

oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ/प्रणव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), sacred syllable (प्रणव)
hrīṃhrīṃ (seed syllable)
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya usage of neuter noun namas; indeclinable salutation particle (नमः-प्रयोगः)
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
klīṃklīṃ (seed syllable)
klīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootklīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
huṃhuṃ (seed syllable)
huṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothuṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
huṃhuṃ
huṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothuṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
huṃhuṃ
huṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothuṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
huṃhuṃ
huṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothuṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle (repetition)
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
huṃhuṃ
huṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothuṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
krauṃkrauṃ
krauṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkrauṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
kṣauṃkṣauṃ
kṣauṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkṣauṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
rauṃrauṃ
rauṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootrauṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed (बीजाक्षर)
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
hrīṃhrīṃ
hrīṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्राङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothrīṃ (बीजमन्त्र)
FormAvyaya-like mantra seed
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle
oṃOṃ
oṃ:
Sambandha (मन्त्रारम्भ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormAvyaya, sacred syllable
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Sambandha (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation particle

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s worship-method as taught in the Vidyeshvara Samhita)

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: As Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha, Śiva is praised as Lord of the universe and bestower of liberation; the mantra-nyāsa frames the liṅga as the locus where grace descends and bondage is cut.

Significance: Darśana and worship of Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha is held to grant purification, removal of obstacles, and (in the Kashi frame) strong orientation toward mokṣa through Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra: oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ; oṃ namaḥ; oṃ klīṃ namaḥ; oṃ hrīṃ huṃ namaḥ; oṃ krauṃ kṣauṃ rauṃ namaḥ

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

S
Shiva
L
Linga
S
Shakti

FAQs

It emphasizes mantra as a disciplined act of surrender (namaḥ) and inner consecration (nyāsa), aligning the devotee’s body-mind with Śiva as Pati (the Lord) who grants purification and liberation.

The sequence functions as an invocation and honoring of Śiva’s accessible (saguṇa) presence in the Liṅga, while also internalizing that presence through nyāsa so worship becomes both external ritual and inward realization.

Japa of the listed bīja-mantras with namaḥ, applied as nyāsa (placing the mantra in parts of the body) before or during Liṅga-pūjā; it can be paired with traditional Shaiva supports like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where prescribed.