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    Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Shiva continues:

    All the mantras, Ishana and Panchabrahma mantra etc., remain inherent in the union of the monosyllabic mantra (AUM) and the pentasyllabic mantra (Namah Shivaya).


    Shiva is the form of the pentasyllabic mantra is existent in a subtle way in the letters of this mantra symbolizing the perceiver and the perceived.

    Shiva is the object of knowledge and so, it is known that He is the perceived (vācya) and also the perceiver (vācaka) of this mantra. It (this mantra) is the means by which attainment of Shiva is possible, and thus both (perceiver and perceived) are united beginninglessly.

    O Shive (Devi)! It is but I, the omniscient Lord, who created this mantra. There are no other mantras equal to it.

    The whole scripture of the Veda with all its divisions and subdivisions are existent in this mantra. So there can never be any mantra equal or superior to it.

    All the seven crores of mantras along with innumerable auxiliaries are inseparable form of this hexasyllabic mantra just as the details inhere in the sutras.

    All the Agamas propounding the knowledge of Shiva and also other sources of knowledge are merely the elaboration and interpretation of the hexasyllabic mantra.

    What is the necessity of having various mantras and voluminous scriptures for the devotee who heart is adorned with the hexasyllabic mantra?

    O Devi, one who has established himself in this mantra by constant recitation should be considered to have read and heard everything, and to have accomplished all good dispositions in his conduct.

    Blessed is the life of the devotee whose tongue utters Shivaya along with Namah.

    Devotee who recites pentasyllabic mantra with all sincerity and devotion attains freedom from bondage be he of any caste, a wretch, a moron or a learned person.

    Pārameshvara Agama
    Chapter 11 (Recitation of the Panchakshara Hymn)
    Verses 16-26

    OM Namah Shivaya.



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    Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Hari Om
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    Quote Originally Posted by Agnideva View Post
    Shiva continues:

    All the mantras, Ishana and Panchabrahma mantra etc., remain inherent in the union of the monosyllabic mantra (AUM) and the pentasyllabic mantra (Namah Shivaya). OM Namah Shivaya.
    Namaste,
    Just a thought on this ... this panch-akshara of siva is
    considered 5 syllables...namah shivaya The five syllables in this mantra are na - mah - shi - va - ya.
    Now, when we add Om ( Very auspicious to do this), the panch or 5 becomes shad , or 6 syllables. Om na - mah - shi - va - ya.
    Of what import is this? It is that of the Jyotish perspective, the influence on the 5th ( trine) rasi or house verses the 6th house , a house of service. Both are auspicious, yet is it considered Auspicious ( and proper ) to add pranana ( pra + na or to call out, some say humm) Om.

    Now, there can be two forms... lets take a look.
    Panch-akshara of namah shivaya - na - mah - shi - va - ya.
    or Panch-akshara (also) like Om Nama Shiva - Om na - mah - shi - va
    Note in the second mantra, the ya at the end of the mantra is dropped.

    Shad-akshara - Om namah shivaya - Om-na - mah - shi - va - ya. Ya remains in the mantra.

    We also note this word akshara; from a or "not" + ksi or to "destroy or parish" - so, that which is imperishable , not subject to decay. What can be this? Siva, the auspicious, the Absolute

    Siva ( some even write this civa) owns the ashtami (8th) tithi of the month... the 8th is a house of moksha ( 4th, 8th and 12th houses are moksha houses)... Now, siva also owns the 14th tithi called chaturdasi. How does this occur? it is 6th from the 8th = 14th tithi ( 6 is house of service)... So, Siva's 8th tithi + service (6) gives the 14th tithi or Chaturdasi.

    Hence, pending ones instruction on influencing the 5th or 6th house, this mantra can be used.

    Om namashivaya
    यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

    _

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    Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Yajur Veda enquires and answers:

    In which direction should Rudra be worshipped?

    One must find the answer from Yajur Veda.

    There is no time, no house, and no being where Shiva is not. When these do not exist then also Shiva alone is. The Moksha houses, happenings related to which appear so painful, however, are looked after personally by my Lord.

    Om Namah Shivaya
    That which is without letters (parts) is the Fourth, beyond apprehension through ordinary means, the cessation of the phenomenal world, the auspicious and the non-dual. Thus Om is certainly the Self. He who knows thus enters the Self by the Self.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yajvan View Post

    5 syllables ... 6 syllables ... Which is preferred?
    The true name of God remains unspoken.

    Pancakshara is the mantra-body of Shiva; and all such fundamental mantras are, in practice, prefixed with the Pranava ~ oM.

    Pancakshara is the Shaiva Pranava, but it is never spoken, so that only Sadakshara is outwardly revealed ~ oM namaH shivAya.

    oM is revealed and explicit, while namaH shivAya is secreted and implicit.

    oM is the Shukla Pranava, and namaH shivAya is the Krishna Pranava ~ and both are united in the perfect yoga of Sadakshara mantra.

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    Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Quote Originally Posted by sarabhanga View Post
    The true name of God remains unspoken.

    Pancakshara is the mantra-body of Shiva; and all such fundamental mantras are, in practice, prefixed with the Pranava ~ oM.

    Pancakshara is the Shaiva Pranava, but it is never spoken, so that only Sadakshara is outwardly revealed ~ oM namaH shivAya.

    oM is revealed and explicit, while namaH shivAya is secreted and implicit.

    oM is the Shukla Pranava, and namaH shivAya is the Krishna Pranava ~ and both are united in the perfect yoga of Sadakshara mantra.
    Namaste Sarabhanga,

    This is interesting. Shrividya also speaks of pranava which is different from OM - IM. IM-kAra is mentioned somewhere in Rigveda and in Srisukta (must be also a part of Rigveda, but i don't remember exactly). It seems that different schools have different understanding of what pranava is.
    BTW do U know who first identified pranava with OM?

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    Wow. I hadn't read this thread until today. Tons of research, well represented with lots of interesting discussions re history etc. Bottom line. It works. In bhajan together, in silence, out loud with mala. Aum Namasivaya

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    Post Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Namaste Arjuna,

    i is the third letter of devanAgarI ~ expressing wonder, inspiring awe, indicating relative existence or the number one hundred, and invoking indrANI.

    And iM is the agni bIja.

    I is the fourth letter of devanAgarI ~ implying consciousness or perception, consideration or compassion, and invoking IshAnI.

    And IM is the amRta bIja.


    ikAra and IkAra (cf. Ikaros) both indicate going, being, shining, pervading, desiring ~ naming kAmadeva, and dwelling in the eyes.

    Im (= idAnIm) is “now”, and (in Tamil) Im refers to a cremation ground.

    kara (or kAra) indicates the creator or doer, a sound or a ray of light.

    And IMkara (idAnIMkara) is thus the creator of this moment, this very sound, the present or true light.

    While, in Tamil, Im kArA would be a cremation-ground buffalo.


    I am not sure, however, that IMkAra (or any variation) actually appears in the Rgveda; and I don’t recall any reference to IM as the praNava.


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    Post Re: Pranava

    praNu (pra-nu) means “to sound loudly” or “to praise greatly”, “to resonate or reverberate”, or “to roar, bellow, or thunder”. It appears in the Rigveda, and in the Brahmanas and Upanishads praNu especially refers to the syllable oM. And throughout the Vedas, the term praNava (or praNavaka) implies the ekAkshara praNava, which is always oM.

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    The mantra shastras which propound multiple shakti praNavas refers (i think, not know for sure) to the original vedic praNava as setu-praNava.

    setu refers to bridge in vernacular bengali. Meaning is same in samskritam ~ " to bind", "auseway , dike , dam , bridge", "boundary", "limit".

    oM/AUM is verily the boundary of the manifest and unmanifest and also the bridge between the 2. All other bija mantras and shakti-praNavas (IM, hrIm) are manifest. Their purpose however tie up with meanings of praNu. And they also precede a mantra (pra- in front).

    setu-praNava is the only resort of jivan muktas to merge in parabrahman. To this end during japam, a secret formula is to do chant oM during breathing out ~ the saMhara krama.
    What is Here, is Elsewhere. What is not Here, is Nowhere.

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    Post Re: Pancakshara Mantra

    Namaste Yajvan,

    Regarding the two forms of pañcAkshara that you have given:

    The first is sanctioned by the yajurveda, and more precisely it is na maH shi vA ya.

    The second is an interesting variation, which should perhaps be rendered as oM nA ma shi vaH.

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