Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Uttara Bhaga — Chapter 14
SiP 7.2 14.1
ॐ इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे सप्तम्यां वायवीयसंहितायामुत्तरखण्डे पञ्चाक्षरमाहात्म्यवर्णनं नाम त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् १४ ईश्वर उवाच आज्ञाहीनं क्रियाहीनं श्रद्धाहीनं वरानने आज्ञार्थं दक्षिणाहीनं सदा जप्तं च निष्फलम्
oṃ iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe saptamyāṃ vāyavīyasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṇḍe pañcākṣaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter 14 īśvara uvāca ājñāhīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ śraddhāhīnaṃ varānane ājñārthaṃ dakṣiṇāhīnaṃ sadā japtaṃ ca niṣphalam
Oṃ. Thus, in the glorious Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, in the seventh (section), in the Vāyavīya Saṃhitā, in the latter part, the thirteenth chapter, called the Description of the Greatness of the Five-Syllabled (Mantra). Chapter 14. The Lord said: What lacks authorisation, what lacks (proper) rite, what lacks faith, fair-faced one, and what lacks the fee (given) for the sake of authorisation — that, though always recited, is fruitless.
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SiP 7.2 14.2
आज्ञासिद्धं क्रियासिद्धं श्रद्धासिद्धं ममात्मकम् एवं चेद्दक्षिणायुक्तं मंत्रसिद्धिर्महत्फलम्
ājñāsiddhaṃ kriyāsiddhaṃ śraddhāsiddhaṃ mamātmakam evaṃ ceddakṣiṇāyuktaṃ maṃtrasiddhirmahatphalam
Accomplished by authorisation, accomplished by rite, accomplished by faith, having me as its essence — if it is thus, and joined with the (guru's) fee, then there is success of the mantra and great fruit.
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SiP 7.2 14.3
५५९ब् उपगम्य गुरुं विप्रमाचार्यं तत्त्ववेदिनम् जापितं सद्गुणोपेतं ध्यानयोगपरायणम्
559b upagamya guruṃ vipramācāryaṃ tattvavedinam jāpitaṃ sadguṇopetaṃ dhyānayogaparāyaṇam
(559b) Having approached a guru who is a brahmin, a teacher, a knower of the truths, one who has himself recited (the mantra), endowed with good qualities, devoted to meditation and yoga,
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SiP 7.2 14.4
तोषयेत्तं प्रयत्नेन भावशुद्धिसमन्वितः वाचा च मनसा चैव कायेन द्रविणेन च
toṣayettaṃ prayatnena bhāvaśuddhisamanvitaḥ vācā ca manasā caiva kāyena draviṇena ca
one should gratify him with effort, possessed of purity of intention — by speech and by mind and by body and by wealth.
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SiP 7.2 14.5
आचार्यं पूजयेद्विप्रः सर्वदातिप्रयत्नतः हस्त्यश्वरथरत्नानि क्षेत्राणि च गृहाणि च
ācāryaṃ pūjayedvipraḥ sarvadātiprayatnataḥ hastyaśvaratharatnāni kṣetrāṇi ca gṛhāṇi ca
A brahmin should always honour the teacher with the utmost effort: elephants, horses, chariots, jewels, and fields and houses,
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SiP 7.2 14.6
भूषणानि च वासांसि धान्यानि च धनानि च एतानि गुरवे दद्याद्भक्त्या च विभवे सति
bhūṣaṇāni ca vāsāṃsi dhānyāni ca dhanāni ca etāni gurave dadyādbhaktyā ca vibhave sati
and ornaments and garments and grains and riches — these he should give to the guru with devotion, when he has means.
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SiP 7.2 14.7
वित्तशाठ्यं न कुर्वीत यदीच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः पश्चान्निवेद्य स्वात्मानं गुरवे सपरिच्छदम्
vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kurvīta yadīcchetsiddhimātmanaḥ paścānnivedya svātmānaṃ gurave saparicchadam
He should not practise miserliness with money, if he desires success for himself; afterwards, having offered his own self, together with his belongings, to the guru,
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SiP 7.2 14.8
एवं संपूज्य विधिवद्यथाशक्तित्ववंचयन् आददीत गुरोर्मंत्रं ज्ञानं चैव क्रमेण तु
evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivadyathāśaktitvavaṃcayan ādadīta gurormaṃtraṃ jñānaṃ caiva krameṇa tu
Having thus worshipped (the teacher) according to rule, to the best of his ability, without deceit, let him receive from the teacher the mantra and also the knowledge, in due order.
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SiP 7.2 14.9
एवं तुष्टो गुरुः शिष्यं पूजकं वत्सरोषितम् शुश्रूषुमनहंकारं स्नातं शुचिमुपोषितम्
evaṃ tuṣṭo guruḥ śiṣyaṃ pūjakaṃ vatsaroṣitam śuśrūṣumanahaṃkāraṃ snātaṃ śucimupoṣitam
The teacher, thus pleased, (takes) the disciple who has worshipped (him), who has dwelt (with him) a year, who is obedient, free of egotism, bathed, pure, and fasting —
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SiP 7.2 14.10
स्नापयित्वा विशुद्ध्यर्थं पूर्णकुंभघृतेन वै जलेन मन्त्रशुद्धेन पुण्यद्रव्ययुतेन च
snāpayitvā viśuddhyarthaṃ pūrṇakuṃbhaghṛtena vai jalena mantraśuddhena puṇyadravyayutena ca
having bathed (him) for purification with a full jar and with ghee, and with water purified by mantra and mixed with holy substances,
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SiP 7.2 14.11
अलंकृत्य सुवेषं च गंधस्रग्वस्त्रभूषणैः पुण्याहं वाचयित्वा च ब्राह्मणानभिपूज्य च
alaṃkṛtya suveṣaṃ ca gaṃdhasragvastrabhūṣaṇaiḥ puṇyāhaṃ vācayitvā ca brāhmaṇānabhipūjya ca
and having adorned (him) in fine attire with perfumes, garlands, garments and ornaments, and having had the "auspicious-day" (blessing) recited, and having honoured the brahmins,
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SiP 7.2 14.12
समुद्रतीरे नद्यां च गोष्ठे देवालये ऽपि वा शुचौ देशे गृहे वापि काले सिद्धिकरे तिथौ
samudratīre nadyāṃ ca goṣṭhe devālaye 'pi vā śucau deśe gṛhe vāpi kāle siddhikare tithau
on the seashore, or at a river, in a cowpen, or in a temple, in a pure place, or even in a house, at an effective time, on (a proper) lunar day,
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SiP 7.2 14.13
नक्षत्रे शुभयोगे च सर्वदोषविवर्जिते अनुगृह्य ततो दद्याज्ज्ञानं मम यथाविधि
nakṣatre śubhayoge ca sarvadoṣavivarjite anugṛhya tato dadyājjñānaṃ mama yathāvidhi
under a (proper) constellation and an auspicious conjunction, free of all defects — then, having shown (him) favour, let him give my knowledge according to rule.
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SiP 7.2 14.14
स्वरेणोच्चारयेत्सम्यगेकांते ऽतिप्रसन्नधीः उच्चार्योच्चारयित्वा तमावयोर्मंत्रमुत्तमम्
svareṇoccārayetsamyagekāṃte 'tiprasannadhīḥ uccāryoccārayitvā tamāvayormaṃtramuttamam
With a very serene mind, in a solitary place, let him pronounce it properly aloud; having pronounced it and made (the disciple) pronounce it — that supreme mantra of us two —
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SiP 7.2 14.15
शिवं चास्तु शुभं चास्तु शोभनो ऽस्तु प्रियो ऽस्त्विति एवं दद्याद्गुरुर्मंत्रमाज्ञां चैव ततः परम्
śivaṃ cāstu śubhaṃ cāstu śobhano 'stu priyo 'stviti evaṃ dadyādgururmaṃtramājñāṃ caiva tataḥ param
(saying) "may there be welfare, may there be good fortune, may it be splendid, may it be dear" — thus let the teacher give the mantra, and thereafter the authorization (to use it).
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SiP 7.2 14.16
एवं लब्ध्वा गुरोर्मंत्रमाज्ञां चैव समाहितः संकल्प्य च जपेन्नित्यं पुरश्चरणपूर्वकम्
evaṃ labdhvā gurormaṃtramājñāṃ caiva samāhitaḥ saṃkalpya ca japennityaṃ puraścaraṇapūrvakam
Having thus received from the teacher the mantra and the authorization, collected in mind and having made the resolve, let him recite it daily, preceded by the preliminary observance (puraścaraṇa).
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SiP 7.2 14.17
यावज्जीवं जपेन्नित्यमष्टोत्तरसहस्रकम् अनन्यस्तत्परो भूत्वा स याति परमां गतिम्
yāvajjīvaṃ japennityamaṣṭottarasahasrakam ananyastatparo bhūtvā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
As long as he lives let him recite daily one thousand and eight (times); becoming devoted to that alone and to nothing else, he goes to the highest state.
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SiP 7.2 14.18
जपेदक्षरलक्षं वै चतुर्गुणितमादरात् नक्ताशी संयमी यस्स पौरश्चरणिकः स्मृतः
japedakṣaralakṣaṃ vai caturguṇitamādarāt naktāśī saṃyamī yassa pauraścaraṇikaḥ smṛtaḥ
He should recite, with reverence, a hundred thousand for each syllable, multiplied fourfold; he who eats at night only and is self-restrained is called one who performs the preliminary observance.
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SiP 7.2 14.19
यः पुरश्चरणं कृत्वा नित्यजापी भवेत्पुनः तस्य नास्ति समो लोके स सिद्धः सिद्धदो भवेत्
yaḥ puraścaraṇaṃ kṛtvā nityajāpī bhavetpunaḥ tasya nāsti samo loke sa siddhaḥ siddhado bhavet
He who, having done the preliminary observance, thereafter becomes a daily reciter — there is none equal to him in the world; he becomes accomplished and a giver of accomplishment.
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SiP 7.2 14.20
स्नानं कृत्वा शुचौ देशे बद्ध्वा रुचिरमानसम् त्वया मां हृदि संचिंत्य संचिंत्य स्वगुरुं ततः
snānaṃ kṛtvā śucau deśe baddhvā ruciramānasam tvayā māṃ hṛdi saṃciṃtya saṃciṃtya svaguruṃ tataḥ
Having bathed, in a pure place, having fixed the mind pleasantly, meditating on me in the heart together with you, and then meditating on his own teacher,
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SiP 7.2 14.21
उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्मुखो वा मौनी चैकाग्रमानसः विशोध्य पञ्चतत्त्वानि दहनप्लावनादिभिः
udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukho vā maunī caikāgramānasaḥ viśodhya pañcatattvāni dahanaplāvanādibhiḥ
facing north or facing east, silent and with one-pointed mind, having purified the five elements by burning, flooding and the rest,
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SiP 7.2 14.22
मन्त्रन्यासादिकं कृत्वा सफलीकृतविग्रहः आवयोर्विग्रहौ ध्यायन्प्राणापानौ नियम्य च
mantranyāsādikaṃ kṛtvā saphalīkṛtavigrahaḥ āvayorvigrahau dhyāyanprāṇāpānau niyamya ca
having performed the placing of the mantras and so forth, his body made fruitful, meditating on the two forms of us both, and restraining the out-breath and in-breath,
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SiP 7.2 14.23
विद्यास्थानं स्वकं रूपमृषिञ्छन्दो ऽधिदैवतम् बीजं शक्तिं तथा वाक्यं स्मृत्वा पञ्चाक्षरीं जपेत्
vidyāsthānaṃ svakaṃ rūpamṛṣiñchando 'dhidaivatam bījaṃ śaktiṃ tathā vākyaṃ smṛtvā pañcākṣarīṃ japet
having recalled the seat of the vidyā, its own form, the seer, the metre, the presiding deity, the seed, the power, and the utterance, let him recite the five-syllabled (mantra).
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SiP 7.2 14.24
उत्तमं मानसं जाप्यमुपांशुं चैवमध्यमम् अधमं वाचिकं प्राहुरागमार्थविशारदाः
uttamaṃ mānasaṃ jāpyamupāṃśuṃ caivamadhyamam adhamaṃ vācikaṃ prāhurāgamārthaviśāradāḥ
Those skilled in the meaning of the Āgamas declare that mental recitation is highest, muttered (recitation) likewise middling, and spoken (recitation) lowest.
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SiP 7.2 14.25
५६०अ उत्तमं रुद्रदैवत्यं मध्यमं विष्णुदैवतम् अधमं ब्रह्मदैवत्यमित्याहुरनुपूर्वशः
560a uttamaṃ rudradaivatyaṃ madhyamaṃ viṣṇudaivatam adhamaṃ brahmadaivatyamityāhuranupūrvaśaḥ
The highest has Rudra as its deity, the middling has Viṣṇu as its deity, the lowest has Brahmā as its deity — thus they say, in order.
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SiP 7.2 14.26
यदुच्चनीचस्वरितैःस्पष्टास्पष्टपदाक्षरैः मंत्रमुच्चारयेद्वाचा वाचिको ऽयं जपस्स्मृतः
yaduccanīcasvaritaiḥspaṣṭāspaṣṭapadākṣaraiḥ maṃtramuccārayedvācā vāciko 'yaṃ japassmṛtaḥ
When one utters the mantra aloud with the high, low and svarita accents, with words and syllables distinct or indistinct — this is called the spoken (vācika) japa.
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SiP 7.2 14.27
जिह्वामात्रपरिस्पंदादीषदुच्चारितो ऽपि वा अपरैरश्रुतः किंचिच्छ्रुतो वोपांशुरुच्यते
jihvāmātraparispaṃdādīṣaduccārito 'pi vā aparairaśrutaḥ kiṃcicchruto vopāṃśurucyate
But (that which) is uttered only slightly, by a mere movement of the tongue, unheard by others, or heard but a little, is called the whispered (upāṃśu) japa.
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SiP 7.2 14.28
धिया यदक्षरश्रेण्या वर्णाद्वर्णं पदात्पदम् शब्दार्थचिंतनं भूयः कथ्यते मानसो जपः
dhiyā yadakṣaraśreṇyā varṇādvarṇaṃ padātpadam śabdārthaciṃtanaṃ bhūyaḥ kathyate mānaso japaḥ
That (repetition) in which, by the mind, along the sequence of syllables, (one passes) from letter to letter and from word to word, reflecting again and again on the sound and its meaning, is called the mental repetition.
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SiP 7.2 14.29
वाचिकस्त्वेक एव स्यादुपांशुः शतमुच्यते साहस्रं मानसः प्रोक्तः सगर्भस्तु शताधिकः
vācikastveka eva syādupāṃśuḥ śatamucyate sāhasraṃ mānasaḥ proktaḥ sagarbhastu śatādhikaḥ
The spoken (repetition) counts as one only; the whispered is said to be a hundred; the mental is declared to be a thousandfold; but the sagarbha ('with-breath') is more than a hundred (times that).
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SiP 7.2 14.30
प्राणायामसमायुक्तस्सगर्भो जप उच्यते आद्यंतयोरगर्भो ऽपि प्राणायामः प्रशस्यते
prāṇāyāmasamāyuktassagarbho japa ucyate ādyaṃtayoragarbho 'pi prāṇāyāmaḥ praśasyate
Repetition joined with breath-control is called sagarbha; but even without the 'womb' (agarbha), breath-control at the beginning and the end is commended.
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SiP 7.2 14.31
चत्वारिंशत्समावृत्तीः प्राणानायम्य संस्मरेत् मंत्रं मंत्रार्थविद्धीमानशक्तः शक्तितो जपेत्
catvāriṃśatsamāvṛttīḥ prāṇānāyamya saṃsmaret maṃtraṃ maṃtrārthaviddhīmānaśaktaḥ śaktito japet
Having restrained the breaths, he should recall the mantra through forty full rounds; the wise one who knows the mantra's meaning, if unable, should repeat it according to his capacity.
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SiP 7.2 14.32
पञ्चकं त्रिकमेकं वा प्राणायामं समाचरेत् अगर्भं वा सगर्भं वा सगर्भस्तत्र शस्यते
pañcakaṃ trikamekaṃ vā prāṇāyāmaṃ samācaret agarbhaṃ vā sagarbhaṃ vā sagarbhastatra śasyate
He should perform breath-control five times, or three, or once, either without the 'womb' or with it; of these, the sagarbha is commended.
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SiP 7.2 14.33
सगर्भादपि साहस्रं सध्यानो जप उच्यते एषु पञ्चविधेष्वेकः कर्तव्यः शक्तितो जपः
sagarbhādapi sāhasraṃ sadhyāno japa ucyate eṣu pañcavidheṣvekaḥ kartavyaḥ śaktito japaḥ
Even beyond the sagarbha, repetition accompanied by meditation is said to be a thousandfold; among these five kinds, one repetition is to be performed according to capacity.
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SiP 7.2 14.34
अङ्गुल्या जपसंख्यानमेकमेवमुदाहृतम् रेखयाष्टगुणं विद्यात्पुत्रजीवैर्दशाधिकम्
aṅgulyā japasaṃkhyānamekamevamudāhṛtam rekhayāṣṭaguṇaṃ vidyātputrajīvairdaśādhikam
Counting the repetition on the finger is thus declared to be (worth) one; by a line (mark) one should know it eightfold; with putrajīva beads, ten times more.
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SiP 7.2 14.35
शतं स्याच्छंखमणिभिः प्रवालैस्तु सहस्रकम् स्फटिकैर्दशसाहस्रं मौक्तिकैर्लक्षमुच्यते
śataṃ syācchaṃkhamaṇibhiḥ pravālaistu sahasrakam sphaṭikairdaśasāhasraṃ mauktikairlakṣamucyate
With conch beads it would be a hundred, with coral a thousand, with crystal ten thousand, with pearls it is said to be a hundred thousand.
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SiP 7.2 14.36
पद्माक्षैर्दशलक्षन्तु सौवर्णैः कोटिरुच्यते कुशग्रंथ्या च रुद्राक्षैरनंतगुणितं भवेत्
padmākṣairdaśalakṣantu sauvarṇaiḥ koṭirucyate kuśagraṃthyā ca rudrākṣairanaṃtaguṇitaṃ bhavet
With lotus-seeds a million, with golden (beads) it is said to be ten million; and with a knot of kuśa grass and with rudrākṣa beads it becomes infinitely multiplied.
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SiP 7.2 14.37
त्रिंशदक्षैः कृता माला धनदा जपकर्मणि सप्तविंशतिसंख्यातैरक्षैः पुष्टिप्रदा भवेत्
triṃśadakṣaiḥ kṛtā mālā dhanadā japakarmaṇi saptaviṃśatisaṃkhyātairakṣaiḥ puṣṭipradā bhavet
A rosary made with thirty beads gives wealth in the act of repetition; with beads numbering twenty-seven it becomes a giver of increase.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.38
पञ्चविंशतिसंख्यातैः कृता मुक्तिं प्रयच्छति अक्षैस्तु पञ्चदशभिरभिचारफलप्रदा
pañcaviṃśatisaṃkhyātaiḥ kṛtā muktiṃ prayacchati akṣaistu pañcadaśabhirabhicāraphalapradā
One made with twenty-five (beads) bestows liberation; but with fifteen beads it yields the fruit of hostile magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.39
अंगुष्ठं मोक्षदं विद्यात्तर्जनीं शत्रुनाशिनीम् मध्यमां धनदां शांतिं करोत्येषा ह्यनामिका
aṃguṣṭhaṃ mokṣadaṃ vidyāttarjanīṃ śatrunāśinīm madhyamāṃ dhanadāṃ śāṃtiṃ karotyeṣā hyanāmikā
One should know the thumb to be liberation-giving, the forefinger destructive of enemies, the middle finger wealth-giving; and the ring finger effects appeasement.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.40
अष्टोत्तरशतं माला तत्र स्यादुत्तमोत्तमा शतसंख्योत्तमा माला पञ्चाशद्भिस्तु मध्यमा
aṣṭottaraśataṃ mālā tatra syāduttamottamā śatasaṃkhyottamā mālā pañcāśadbhistu madhyamā
A rosary of a hundred and eight is there the very best; a rosary of a hundred in number is (also) excellent, but one with fifty is middling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.41
चतुः पञ्चाशदक्षैस्तु हृच्छ्रेष्ठा हि प्रकीर्तिता इत्येवं मालया कुर्याज्जपं कस्मै न दर्शयेत्
catuḥ pañcāśadakṣaistu hṛcchreṣṭhā hi prakīrtitā ityevaṃ mālayā kuryājjapaṃ kasmai na darśayet
But one with fifty-four beads is proclaimed the best for the heart; thus one should perform repetition with a rosary, (and) should show it to no one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.42
कनिष्ठा क्षरिणी प्रोक्ता जपकर्मणि शोभना अंगुष्ठेन जपेज्जप्यमन्यैरंगुलिभिस्सह
kaniṣṭhā kṣariṇī proktā japakarmaṇi śobhanā aṃguṣṭhena japejjapyamanyairaṃgulibhissaha
The little finger is called 'kṣariṇī' (flowing) and is auspicious in the act of repetition; one should repeat what is to be repeated with the thumb together with the other fingers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.43
अंगुष्ठेन विना जप्यं कृतं तदफलं यतः गृहे जपं समं विद्याद्गोष्ठे शतगुणं विदुः
aṃguṣṭhena vinā japyaṃ kṛtaṃ tadaphalaṃ yataḥ gṛhe japaṃ samaṃ vidyādgoṣṭhe śataguṇaṃ viduḥ
Since repetition performed without the thumb is fruitless — one should know repetition in the house to be equal (i.e. single-valued), and in a cowpen they know it to be a hundredfold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.44
पुण्यारण्ये तथारामे सहस्रगुणमुच्यते अयुतं पर्वते पुण्ये नद्यां लक्षमुदाहृतम्
puṇyāraṇye tathārāme sahasraguṇamucyate ayutaṃ parvate puṇye nadyāṃ lakṣamudāhṛtam
In a holy forest and likewise in a garden it is said to be a thousandfold; on a holy mountain ten thousand, on a river it is declared a hundred thousand.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.45
कोटिं देवालये प्राहुरनन्तं मम सन्निधौ सूर्यस्याग्नेर्गुरोरिंदोर्दीपस्य च जलस्य च
koṭiṃ devālaye prāhuranantaṃ mama sannidhau sūryasyāgnerguroriṃdordīpasya ca jalasya ca
In a temple they call it ten million, and in my presence endless; (also) in the presence of the sun, of fire, of the teacher, of the moon, of a lamp, and of water,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.46
विप्राणां च गवां चैव सन्निधौ शस्यते जपः ५६०ब् तत्पूर्वाभिमुखं वश्यं दक्षिणं चाभिचारिकम्
viprāṇāṃ ca gavāṃ caiva sannidhau śasyate japaḥ 560b tatpūrvābhimukhaṃ vaśyaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ cābhicārikam
and in the presence of brahmins and of cows, repetition is commended. There, (facing) toward the east it subjugates, and toward the south it serves hostile magic.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.47
पश्चिमं धनदं विद्यादौत्तरं शातिदं भवेत् सूर्याग्निविप्रदेवानां गुरूणामपि सन्निधौ
paścimaṃ dhanadaṃ vidyādauttaraṃ śātidaṃ bhavet sūryāgnivipradevānāṃ gurūṇāmapi sannidhau
One should know (facing) west to be wealth-giving, and facing north to be appeasing; in the presence of the sun, of fire, of brahmins, of the gods, and also of teachers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.48
अन्येषां च प्रसक्तानां मन्त्रं न विमुखो जपेत् उष्णीषी कुंचुकी नम्रो मुक्तकेशो गलावृतः
anyeṣāṃ ca prasaktānāṃ mantraṃ na vimukho japet uṣṇīṣī kuṃcukī namro muktakeśo galāvṛtaḥ
And when others are present (?), one should not recite the mantra turned away; (nor) wearing a turban, wearing a jacket, bowed down, with hair loose, or with the neck wrapped.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.49
अपवित्रकरो ऽशुद्धो विलपन्न जपेत्क्वचित् क्रोधं मदं क्षुतं त्रीणि निष्ठीवनविजृंभणे
apavitrakaro 'śuddho vilapanna japetkvacit krodhaṃ madaṃ kṣutaṃ trīṇi niṣṭhīvanavijṛṃbhaṇe
With an impure hand, unclean, or lamenting, he should never recite; (avoid) anger, intoxication, sneezing—these three—and spitting and yawning.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.50
दर्शनं च श्वनीचानां वर्जयेज्जपकर्मणि आचमेत्संभवे तेषां स्मरेद्वा मां त्वया सह
darśanaṃ ca śvanīcānāṃ varjayejjapakarmaṇi ācametsaṃbhave teṣāṃ smaredvā māṃ tvayā saha
And in the work of recitation he should avoid the sight of dogs and of low persons; if they do occur, he should sip water, or else remember me together with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.51
ज्योतींषि च प्रपश्येद्वा कुर्याद्वा प्राणसंयमम् अनासनः शयाने वा गच्छन्नुत्थित एव वा
jyotīṃṣi ca prapaśyedvā kuryādvā prāṇasaṃyamam anāsanaḥ śayāne vā gacchannutthita eva vā
Or he should gaze at the lights (luminaries), or practise restraint of breath—(not) without a seat, nor while lying down, nor walking, nor just standing up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.52
रथ्यायामशिवे स्थाने न जपेत्तिमिरान्तरे प्रसार्य न जपेत्पादौ कुक्कुटासन एव वा
rathyāyāmaśive sthāne na japettimirāntare prasārya na japetpādau kukkuṭāsana eva vā
He should not recite on a highway, in an inauspicious place, or in darkness; nor should he recite with his feet stretched out, or in the cock-posture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.53
यानशय्याधिरूढो वा चिंताव्याकुलितो ऽथ वा शक्तश्चेत्सर्वमेवैतदशक्तः शक्तितो जपेत्
yānaśayyādhirūḍho vā ciṃtāvyākulito 'tha vā śaktaścetsarvamevaitadaśaktaḥ śaktito japet
Or mounted on a vehicle or a bed, or agitated by anxiety (he should not recite): all this if he is able; if unable, let him recite according to his ability.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.54
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन समासेन वचः शृणु सदाचारो जपञ्छुद्धं ध्यायन्भद्रं समश्नुते
kimatra bahunoktena samāsena vacaḥ śṛṇu sadācāro japañchuddhaṃ dhyāyanbhadraṃ samaśnute
What is the use of much speaking here? Hear the statement in brief: one of good conduct, reciting what is pure and meditating, attains welfare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.55
आचारः परमो धर्म आचारः परमं धनं आचारः परमा विद्या आचारः परमा गतिः
ācāraḥ paramo dharma ācāraḥ paramaṃ dhanaṃ ācāraḥ paramā vidyā ācāraḥ paramā gatiḥ
Conduct is the highest duty, conduct is the highest wealth, conduct is the highest knowledge, conduct is the highest goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.56
आचारहीनः पुरुषो लोके भवति निंदितः परत्र च सुखी न स्यात्तस्मादाचारवान्भवेत्
ācārahīnaḥ puruṣo loke bhavati niṃditaḥ paratra ca sukhī na syāttasmādācāravānbhavet
A man devoid of conduct becomes blamed in this world, and in the next he would not be happy; therefore let one be possessed of good conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.57
यस्य यद्विहितं कर्म वेदे शास्त्रे च वैदिकैः तस्य तेन समाचारः सदाचारो न चेतरः
yasya yadvihitaṃ karma vede śāstre ca vaidikaiḥ tasya tena samācāraḥ sadācāro na cetaraḥ
Whatever act is prescribed for whomever in the Veda and in the scripture by those versed in the Veda, his proper practice is through that; that is good conduct, and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.58
सद्भिराचरितत्वाच्च सदाचारः स उच्यते सदाचारस्य तस्याहुरास्तिक्यं मूलकारणम्
sadbhirācaritatvācca sadācāraḥ sa ucyate sadācārasya tasyāhurāstikyaṃ mūlakāraṇam
And because it is practised by the good, it is called good conduct (sadācāra); of that good conduct they say faith (in the existence of things unseen) is the root cause.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.59
आस्तिकश्चेत्प्रमादाद्यैः सदाचारादविच्युतः न दुष्यति नरो नित्यं तस्मादास्तिकतां व्रजेत्
āstikaścetpramādādyaiḥ sadācārādavicyutaḥ na duṣyati naro nityaṃ tasmādāstikatāṃ vrajet
If a man is a believer, not fallen away from good conduct through heedlessness and the like, he is never defiled; therefore let one attain the state of belief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.60
यथेहास्ति सुखं दुःखं सुकृतैर्दुष्कृतैरपि तथा परत्र चास्तीति मतिरास्तिक्यमुच्यते
yathehāsti sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukṛtairduṣkṛtairapi tathā paratra cāstīti matirāstikyamucyate
The conviction that, just as here there is pleasure and pain from good and bad deeds, so it is in the next world too—that is called āstikya (faith).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.61
रहस्यमन्यद्वक्ष्यामि गोपनीयमिदं प्रिये न वाच्यं यस्य कस्यापि नास्तिकस्याथ वा पशोः
rahasyamanyadvakṣyāmi gopanīyamidaṃ priye na vācyaṃ yasya kasyāpi nāstikasyātha vā paśoḥ
I shall tell another secret; this is to be kept hidden, dear one; it is not to be told to just anyone, nor to an unbeliever, nor to a brute.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.62
सदाचारविहीनस्य पतितस्यान्त्यजस्य च पञ्चाक्षरात्परं नास्ति परित्राणं कलौ युगे
sadācāravihīnasya patitasyāntyajasya ca pañcākṣarātparaṃ nāsti paritrāṇaṃ kalau yuge
For one lacking good conduct, for the fallen, and for the lowest-born, in the Kali age there is no deliverance other than the five-syllabled (mantra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.63
गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि स्वेच्छया कर्म कुर्वतः अशुचेर्वा शुचेर्वापि मन्त्रो ऽयन्न च निष्फलः
gacchatastiṣṭhato vāpi svecchayā karma kurvataḥ aśucervā śucervāpi mantro 'yanna ca niṣphalaḥ
For one walking or standing, doing work as he pleases, whether impure or pure—this mantra is not fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.64
अनाचारवतां पुंसामविशुद्धषडध्वनाम् अनादिष्टो ऽपि गुरुणा मन्त्रो ऽयं न च निष्फलः
anācāravatāṃ puṃsāmaviśuddhaṣaḍadhvanām anādiṣṭo 'pi guruṇā mantro 'yaṃ na ca niṣphalaḥ
For men without (right) conduct, whose six paths are unpurified, even though not imparted by a teacher, this mantra is not fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.65
अन्त्यजस्यापि मूर्खस्य मूढस्य पतितस्य च निर्मर्यादस्य नीचस्य मंत्रो ऽयं न च निष्फलः
antyajasyāpi mūrkhasya mūḍhasya patitasya ca nirmaryādasya nīcasya maṃtro 'yaṃ na ca niṣphalaḥ
Even for the lowest-born, the ignorant, the deluded, the fallen, the unrestrained, the base—this mantra is not fruitless.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.66
सर्वावस्थां गतस्यापि मयि भक्तिमतः परम् सिध्यत्येव न संदेहो नापरस्य तु कस्यचित्
sarvāvasthāṃ gatasyāpi mayi bhaktimataḥ param sidhyatyeva na saṃdeho nāparasya tu kasyacit
Even for one gone into any condition whatever, if he has devotion to me, it does indeed succeed—there is no doubt—but for no one else.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.67
न लग्नतिथिनक्षत्रवारयोगादयः प्रिये अस्यात्यंतमवेक्ष्याः स्युर्नैष सप्तस्सदोदितः
na lagnatithinakṣatravārayogādayaḥ priye asyātyaṃtamavekṣyāḥ syurnaiṣa saptassadoditaḥ
Ascendant, lunar day, asterism, weekday, conjunction and the rest, dear one, need not be much regarded for this (mantra); this one is not ... declared to be always (auspicious?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.68
५६१अ न कदाचिन्न कस्यापि रिपुरेष महामनुः सुसिद्धो वापि सिद्धो वा साध्यो वापि भविष्यति
561a na kadācinna kasyāpi ripureṣa mahāmanuḥ susiddho vāpi siddho vā sādhyo vāpi bhaviṣyati
Never and for no one will this great mantra be an enemy; it will be either well-perfected (susiddha), or perfected (siddha), or to-be-perfected (sādhya).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.69
सिद्धेन गुरुणादिष्टस्सुसिद्ध इति कथ्यते असिद्धेनापि वा दत्तस्सिद्धसाध्यस्तु केवलः
siddhena guruṇādiṣṭassusiddha iti kathyate asiddhenāpi vā dattassiddhasādhyastu kevalaḥ
When it is imparted by a guru who is himself perfected, it is called 'well-perfected'; but when given by one who is not perfected, it is merely 'siddhasādhya' (perfected-yet-to-be-accomplished).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.70
असाधितस्साधितो वा सिध्यत्वेन न संशयः श्रद्धातिशययुक्तस्य मयि मंत्रे तथा गुरौ
asādhitassādhito vā sidhyatvena na saṃśayaḥ śraddhātiśayayuktasya mayi maṃtre tathā gurau
Whether it has been mastered by practice or not, there is no doubt of its coming to fruition, for one who possesses surpassing faith in me, in the mantra, and likewise in the guru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.71
तस्मान्मंत्रान्तरांस्त्यक्त्वा सापायान् १अधिकारतः आश्रमेत्परमां विद्यां साक्षात्पञ्चाक्षरीं बुधः
tasmānmaṃtrāntarāṃstyaktvā sāpāyān 1adhikārataḥ āśrametparamāṃ vidyāṃ sākṣātpañcākṣarīṃ budhaḥ
Therefore, abandoning other mantras, which are liable to failure by reason of (their) restricted competence, let the wise man resort to the supreme knowledge, the five-syllabled (mantra) itself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.72
मंत्रान्तरेषु सिद्धेषु मंत्र एष न सिध्यति सिद्धे त्वस्मिन्महामंत्रे ते च सिद्धा भवंत्युत
maṃtrāntareṣu siddheṣu maṃtra eṣa na sidhyati siddhe tvasminmahāmaṃtre te ca siddhā bhavaṃtyuta
Though other mantras be perfected, this mantra is not (thereby) perfected; but when this great mantra is perfected, those too become perfected.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.73
यथा देवेष्वलब्धो ऽस्मि लब्धेष्वपि महेश्वरि मयि लब्धे तु ते लब्धा मंत्रेष्वेषु समो विधिः
yathā deveṣvalabdho 'smi labdheṣvapi maheśvari mayi labdhe tu te labdhā maṃtreṣveṣu samo vidhiḥ
Just as, O Maheśvarī, I am not attained even when the gods are attained, but when I am attained they are attained — the same rule (holds) among these mantras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.74
ये दोषास्सर्वमंत्राणां न ते ऽस्मिन्संभवंत्यपि अस्य मंत्रस्य जात्यादीननपेक्ष्य प्रवर्तनात्
ye doṣāssarvamaṃtrāṇāṃ na te 'sminsaṃbhavaṃtyapi asya maṃtrasya jātyādīnanapekṣya pravartanāt
Whatever defects belong to all (other) mantras, those do not arise at all in this one, since this mantra operates without regard to caste and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 7.2 14.75
तथापि नैव क्षुद्रेषु फलेषु प्रति योगिषु सहसा विनियुंजीत तस्मादेष महाबलः
tathāpi naiva kṣudreṣu phaleṣu prati yogiṣu sahasā viniyuṃjīta tasmādeṣa mahābalaḥ
Even so, one should not rashly employ it for petty results in matters of practice; for this (mantra) is of great power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.76
उपमन्युरुवाच एवं साक्षान्महादेव्यै महादेवेन शूलिना हिता य जगतामुक्तः पञ्चाक्षरविधिर्यथा
upamanyuruvāca evaṃ sākṣānmahādevyai mahādevena śūlinā hitā ya jagatāmuktaḥ pañcākṣaravidhiryathā
Upamanyu said: Thus, just as it was declared by the great god, the bearer of the trident, directly to the Great Goddess, for the welfare of the worlds, so (has) the rule of the five syllables (been told).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 7.2 14.77
य इदं कीर्तयेद्भक्त्या शृणुयाद्वा समाहितः सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्रयाति परमां गतिम्
ya idaṃ kīrtayedbhaktyā śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prayāti paramāṃ gatim
Whoever proclaims this with devotion, or hears it with concentrated mind, is freed from all sins and goes to the supreme goal.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition