The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pañcākṣara-māhātmya) - Verse 35
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 85.35
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Sanskrit Original
वाच्यवाचकभावो ऽयम अनादिः संस्थितस्तयोः। वेदे शिवागमे वापि यत्र यत्र षडक्षरः।।
vācyavācakabhāvo 'yam anādiḥ saṃsthitastayoḥ| vede śivāgame vāpi yatra yatra ṣaḍakṣaraḥ||
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The lord said: The relation of the. expressed and the expression is a primordial one between the two. In the Vedas and in Śivāgamas the main Mantra is the six-syllabled one but for purpose of secular activities it is the five-syllabled Mantra [pañcākṣara].[11] Why should he have many Mantras and extensive scriptures?