The Simplest Vidhi for Panchakshari Mantra Siddhi, per the Shiv Mahapuran

The speaker opens by saying that after obtaining a human birth, if we are not doing the purashcharan of any mantra and not gaining the grace of the mahashaktis, this human life is wasted; even if only because of troubles and difficulties, we should do the purashcharan of some mahashakti's mantra. In that line, for the coming Shravan or any other month, he takes up the most widespread and most swiftly effective mantra — its mahatmya, the method of accomplishing it, who does it, how much and how. The mantra, he says, is Bhagwan Shiva's most famous, the Panchakshari, of which many mahatmyas are found in the Shiv Mahapuran. Its introduction is this: when Bhagwan Shiva first manifested his sakar swaroop, his panchavaktra form, the Gayatri appeared from his five mouths, and along with the Gayatri, Pranav. Pranav — Omkar, Om — is said to be of two kinds, gross and subtle. The subtle form is Omkar; the gross form, the direct swaroop, is this Panchakshari mantra of Bhagwan Shiva. It manifested from the five faces themselves — Sadyojata, Vamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha and the rest. So if a sadhak does japa of the Panchakshari, he gains the grace of these five great forms of Shiva, and the tattvas of all five come to be present in the aura of our body — that is why it is a mahamantra. By its grace, by its sadhana, all four purusharthas are accomplished. He adds that when you read about Mahashivratri in the Shiv Mahapuran, it is said that in that supremely divine time of Mahashivratri, Bhagwan Shiva in the form of guru and Bhagwati Jagdamba in the form of guru-mata gave the diksha of this very mantra to Vishnu ji and Brahma ji. So the mantra's introduction, he says, is vast, divine and alaukik.

How do we obtain this mantra's grace, the speaker asks. If we accomplish the siddhi of this mantra in our life, then every shakti connected with Bhagwan Shiva — and in the whole world there is no shakti at all that does not take refuge in Bhagwan Shiva — whether yaksha, bhoot, pret, pishach, updev, or the greatest mahashaktis, or any other form of devi-devata: all of them keep Shiva's refuge. That is, if we awaken and accomplish the Panchakshari — if this mantra of Bhagwan Shiva becomes present in our aura, in our causal and subtle form, in our soul, if his energy is absorbed here — then all shaktis will become favourable to us, all grahas and nakshatras will become favourable, and whatever ill effect is falling on the twelve houses of the kundli, whatever bad days are running for us, will all be destroyed. Later he repeats the point: dev, danav, yaksha, gandharva, kinnar, apsara, lok devi-devatas, any shakti at all — bhoot, pret, masan, shamshanik shaktis, any graha, baital — are all subordinate to Bhagwan Shiva, and his Panchakshari mantra bears his five great forms. By its siddhi, all the ganas, pret, pishach, brahmarakshas and the rest become calm and favourable through its effect. So, he says, certainly accomplish this mantra.

The first question, the speaker says, is how much japa to do. Its mahatmya is endless. If we do japa of Shiva's Panchakshari, the Vishveshwar Samhita of the Shiv Mahapuran says that a person who does at least 25 lakh japa of the mantra in his life becomes mukt. How siddhi comes is described by varna — the four varnas that are distinguished among us — and generally, in Kali kaal, the purashcharan of any mantra is done fourfold. As many syllables as a mantra has, that many lakh japa gives its siddhi; so normally five lakh japa of the Panchakshari accomplishes it. But in Kali kaal, he says, dharma has one leg. The four-legged Vrishabh form is the form of dharma — Shiva's bull is held to be dharma itself — and in Kali kaal it is said that three of his legs are gone and only one remains. For this reason the purashcharan must be done four times over, so it is taken that 20 lakh japa gives siddhi in Kali kaal. Look at the Shiv Mahapuran's own example: it is said that if a kshatriya does five lakh japa, he removes his kshatriya-hood and becomes a brahmin; when he does five lakh again, he removes brahmin-hood; and when he does five lakh more, the mantra is accomplished — so he had to do 15 lakh. By the same measure a person of the fourth varna will do four purashcharans and gain siddhi in the fifth: at 25 lakh he becomes dvija and attains mantra-vipratva. The shlokas shown on screen are the proof, he says; it is no exaggeration or invention but a shastrokta statement of the Vishveshwar Samhita. So great is the mantra's mahatmya, he says, that a woman, a shudra, anyone at all can become pure and attain siddhi by its japa. That is the written word; what comes by experience may be different still. Therefore everyone should accomplish this mantra in their life.

Always remember, the speaker says early on: if someone tells you to do japa with Pranav attached, and that without it you will not get Bhagwan Shiva's full grace, that is incomplete knowledge. This is why a guru is needed — he removes all such doubts. Coming to who does the japa in what way, he says the adhikar of Pranav belongs only to sannyasis, those walking in sannyas dharma; do not do the japa with Pranav attached. The rest, householders, should purely do only the Panchakshari. Among them, those who wear the yajnopavit put Namah in front, as the mantra is — Namah first, Shivaya after. But those whose yajnopavit sanskar has not been done, or who are not entitled to the yajnopavit, those for whom it is never done, and the mothers and sisters — all of these put Namah after: Shivaya first, then Namah. The proof of this too is in the Vishveshwar Samhita of the Shiv Mahapuran; see the screenshot and study it yourself. Know also, he says, that it is written there that when a guru gives diksha of this mantra, he should give it in the same way as prescribed for that person — for mothers and sisters in that form, for the fourth varna as prescribed for them, for kshatriya, brahmin and vaishya as prescribed for them. Now suppose someone of kshatriya or brahmin varna has never worn the yajnopavit at all — under Kali kaal's influence they do not — but wants to do the sadhana: he too should say Namah after. If there is no yajnopavit you are not dvija at all, so why put it first? This is for your own welfare, he says. He is laying the whole matter before you according to the shastra and trying to motivate you so that we do what brings fruit. It is not a matter of quarrelling — "why should we, we are brahmins, we are kshatriyas" — look at what the matter is and act accordingly, so that by this mantra's glory and its vidhan we gain siddhi and our wishes are fulfilled.

Keep one more thing in mind, the speaker says: whenever we do japa of any mantra, if we also do japa of the shakti connected with it — the Panchakshari is a purush mantra, so its stri shakti — then we receive still more special grace. So whoever is going to do the purashcharan of the Panchakshari, if they also do a dashamsha of Bhagwati Parvati ji's Saptakshari mantra, that is very good. He makes clear that he is not saying this on the authority of the Shiv Mahapuran but from his own experience; there is no pressure on anyone that it must be done — he gives the full vidhan and whoever wishes may do it. The PDF linked in the description carries it. Later he adds: alongside, if you cannot do ten malas of Bhagwati Parvati's Saptakshari, then even one mala is fine — it too is given in the PDF; do at least one mala. There is no need to use a second rosary for it. If you do have another mala, use it — a mala of red chandan, of red moonga, of red hakik, or of nine-mukhi rudraksha; if there is no other, then on the same mala on which you did the Panchakshari japa, do one mala of the Saptakshari as well and offer it to Bhagwati.

Turning to how the practice is to be done, the speaker says that if we do the purashcharan of this mantra in the month of Shravan, in the month of Bhado, or in the month of Magh, the mantra awakens very swiftly and we receive Bhagwan Shiva's special grace. Suppose Shravan has 30 days, he says. If you do the anushthan in Bhadrapad as well, the Shiv Mahapuran describes that the mantra brings benefit and accomplishment comes quickly; and in Magh, and you may do it in any other month too. But he is discussing Shravan in particular here; the purashcharan may be done at any time — there is no prohibition on it at all.

When we begin this purashcharan, the speaker says, keep the target at a minimum of five lakh. For five lakh japa, 5,000 malas are to be done. How long will it take each day? Take it that even if we set aside three hours, the japa will be done comfortably in two to two and a half hours. If we do at least 166 malas a day — take it as 171 — for 30 days, that is 5,130 malas, so we comfortably complete the count of five lakh and one purashcharan is finished; and doing that much in the month of Shravan brings the very best fruit. So 171 malas is the minimum we should do. If you cannot manage that, do 100 malas; if not 100, then 50. At the least, 1,250 malas in the whole month — a sava lakh of japa — must certainly be done. And do not dwell on the smaller count, he says. One more thing he clears up first: the sankalp is not to be taken in one go. New people especially — he is not against it, you may take it as you wish — but he is making it very simple so that there is no trouble, so that if the sankalp breaks partway for some reason there is no difficulty. So we will take the sankalp every day: the target we keep is five lakh, but sankalp we take daily, and samarpan we do daily.

The materials, the speaker says: a yellow cloth and a yellow asan, and a shivling of Bhagwan Shiva without fail so that we can do abhishek every day; bilva patra, kaner flower, aakavan flower, shami leaf and shami flower if they can be had; and for the abhishek milk — cow's milk is best. If milk cannot be had, make a gandhodak: roli and camphor mixed in water, the camphor rubbed to a powder, with agar or rose water — a separate video on it is on the channel. The abhishek is generally done with the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The daily order: wearing yellow — or white — sit on the asan facing east or north. First light two lamps, one of ghee and one of mustard oil, remembering all the deities: the mustard-oil lamp is for the protective shaktis — Bhairav ji, Hanuman ji, Bhagwati Kali, the yoginis — and the ghee lamp for Bhagwan Shiva, Ma Parvati, all the nourishing shaktis and the kul devi-devatas. Then do the opening acts — achaman, pavitri dharan, shikha bandhan, bhumi sparsh, asan shodhan and so on, all shown live on the channel. Then swastivachan, or if you do not know it, the "Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu" mantra; then guru smaran — if you have no guru, Bhagwan Datta in the form of guru, since the shakti of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh is contained in him, or Bhagwan Shiva or Bhagwan Narayan, whoever holds your faith; the guru stotra is first in the PDF. Then the sankalp, in plain Hindi or, better, Sanskrit: with akshat, flower and water in hand, pronouncing your name, gotra, tithi and nakshatra as far as you know them — for the pleasure of Bhagwan Shiva, for the siddhi of the Panchakshar mantra, and by this mantra's grace, by Shiva's and Bhagwati's grace, for the destruction of all sins earned over births, for the destruction of all known and unknown doshas, for the pleasure of the pitr devas, for the pleasure of Shiva, we take the sankalp to do yathashakti japa of this mantra today. Then Ganpati ji by the Sankatnashan Ganpati Stotra, Batuk Bhairav ji by his stotra and shatanamavali, then Bhagwati's smaran and pujan with the Saptashloki Durga or her stotra and shatanamavali — all in the PDF; this opening pujan is finished comfortably in five minutes. Now do Shiva's abhishek — the process has its own video, or simply do it with the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas — and his shringar. After that, if you wish, read Shiva's kavach, his stotra-shatanam, or the Rudrashtakam, whichever is possible, and begin the japa on a rudraksha mala, kept inside a gomukhi; how the gomukhi is used and the method of japa are on the channel too. After the japa, do its samarpan, then a stuti again — the Shiv Tandav Stotra or whatever you can, the Lingashtakam — recited to Bhagwan Shiva, and then aarti with camphor. This much each day, he says, takes three hours at most; it will not take more.

Take three hours out of twenty-four, the speaker says, for the thirty days of Sawan, and the sins of many, many births will be destroyed. For people living in Kashi, people of Ujjain, Avantikapuri, or people of any tirtha kshetra, this — he says, brother — is the golden period that will liberate them. For people in other places, when they do the sadhana Bhagwan Shiva shows special grace: parents feel even more love for children who live far away. Those who are near have the full opportunity to please their mother and father as much as they can; whether they do so or not is up to them. But those who are far away and are remembering him — with them Bhagwan Shiva is all the more pleased.

If you are doing 200 malas or 171 malas of japa, the speaker says, and it cannot be done in one go — you need to get up in between — then do as much as you can in the first sitting and do samarpan of it. Walk about a little and straighten your hands and feet, straighten your back. Then sit on the asan again, do achaman, remember guru and Ganpati once more, begin the japa, and at the end do samarpan again. This is how the method will go.

On the day of Shravan Purnima, the speaker says, you must certainly do a havan. The mantra stays the same — it has been fully discussed. How is it used in the havan? Those who say Shivaya first will say Shivaya, Namah, and then Swaha; those who say Namah first — whoever has that adhikar — will say Namah, Shivaya, then Swaha. Give at least five malas of ahuti without fail; the maximum is as much as you can — 10 malas, 11, 21, 27. For the samidha in the havan use navagraha wood; cow-dung cakes may also be used. Do not use mango wood at all — take care of this; mango wood is not to be used. If dry bilva wood can be found, that is the very best; give the ahuti on that. The ahuti is given with nourishing samagri — which items, the channel lists; mix them and offer. And men in particular will mix ghee and guggul and give ahuti of ghee-guggul. If husband and wife together do this purashcharan anushthan, he says — brother, heaven is for you; what heaven? Heaven will be laid at your feet by Bhagwan Shiva and Ma Jagdamba if you do this anushthan as a couple. It is a divine time; take its benefit. Any doubt that remains after the video, he adds, may be put to him in a live before Shravan so that it is cleared and our Shravan succeeds.