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94 A preamble to Śrī Siddhāntaśikhāmaṇi
सकृदुच्चारमात्रेण पञ्चाक्षरमहामनोः ।
सर्वेषामपि जन्तूनां सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् ।। ३९ ।।
sakṛduccāramātreṇa pañcākṣaramahāmanoḥ |
sarveṣāmapi jantūnāṁ sarvapāpakṣayo bhavet || 39 ||
By the muttering of the great Pañcākṣaramantra even
once all the sins of all beings are eradicated. (39)
अन्येऽपि बहवो मन्त्रा विद्यन्ते सकलागमे ।
भूयो भूयः समभ्यासात् पुरुषार्थप्रदायिनः ।। ४० ।।
एष मन्त्रो महाशक्तिरीश्वरप्रतिपादकः ।
सकृदुच्चारणादेव सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकः ।। ४१ ।।
anye’pi bahavo mantrā vidyante sakalāgame |
bhūyo bhūyaḥ samabhyāsāt puruṣārthapradāyinaḥ || 40 ||
eṣa manro mahāśaktirīśvarapratipādakaḥ |
sakṛduccāraṇādeva sarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ || 41 ||
There are many Mantras found in all the Āgamas. They
are prone to fulfil the aims of human life, when they are
repeated again and again. This Mantra which propounds the
greatness of the Lord and which is of great power, fulfils all
achievements even if it is muttered only once. (40-41)
पञ्चाक्षरीं समुच्चार्य पुष्पं लिङ्गे विनिक्षिपेत् ।
यस्तस्य वाजपेयानां सहस्रफलमिष्यते ।। ४२ ।।
pañckṣarīṁ samuccārya puṣpaṁ liṅge vinikṣipet |
yastasya vājapeyānāṁ sahasraphalamiṣyate || 42 ||
He who offers the flower to the Liṅga by muttering the
Pañcākṣarīmantra, would get a thousandfold fruit of
Vājapeyas. (42)
अग्निहोत्रं त्रयो वेदा यज्ञाश्च बहुदक्षिणाः ।
पञ्चाक्षरजपस्यैते कोट्यंशेनापि नो समाः ।। ४३ ।।

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2. Śaivāgamas : (10) Vātulaśuddhāgama 95
   agnihotraṁ trayovedā yajñāśca bahudakṣiṇāḥ |
   pañcākṣarajapasyaite koṭyaṁśenāpi no samāḥ || 43 ||
   The Agnihotra sacrifice, three Vedas and sacrifices
   involving profuse Dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fee) – all these are not
   equal to one in one crore parts of the merit of the muttering
   of Pañcākṣaramantra. (43)
   पुरा सानन्दयोगीन्द्रः शिवज्ञानपरायणः ।
   पञ्चाक्षरं समुच्चार्य नारकानुदतारयत् ।। ४४ ।।
   सिद्ध्या पञ्चाक्षरस्यास्य शतानन्दः पुरा मुनिः ।
   नरकं स्वर्गमकरोत् सङ्गिरस्यापि पापिनः ।। ४५ ।।
   उपमन्युः पुरा योगी मन्त्रेणानेन सिद्धिमान् ।
   लब्धवान् परेशानाच्छैवशास्त्रप्रवक्तृताम् ।। ४६ ।।
   वसिष्ठवामदेवाद्या मुनयो मुक्तकिल्बिषाः ।
   मन्त्रेणानेन संसिद्धा महातेजस्विनोऽभवन् ।। ४७ ।।
   purā sānandayogīndraḥ śivajñānaparāyaṇaḥ |
   pañcākṣaraṁ samuccārya nārakānudatārayat || 44 ||
   siddhyā pañcākṣarasyāsya śatānandaḥ purā muniḥ |
   narakaṁ svargamakarot saṅgirasvāpi pāpinaḥ || 45 ||
   upamanyuḥ purā yogī mantreṇānena siddhimān |
   labdhvān parameśānācchaivaśāstrapravaktṛtām || 46 ||
   vasiṣṭhavāmadevādyā munayo muktakilbiṣāḥ |
   mantreṇānena saṁsiddhā mahātejasvino’bhavan || 47 ||
   Once upon a time the lord of the Yogins Sānanda who
   was well-versed in the knowledge of Śiva, rescued those who
   were committed to hell by uttering the Pañcākṣarīmantra.
   Once the sage Śatānanda converted the hell into heaven for
   the sake a sinner called Saṅgira through his accomplishment
   with Pañcākṣaramantra. Again once the Yogin Upamanyu
   obtained the position of a propounder of Śaiva-śāstra from
   Parameśvara through his accomplishment with this Mantra.
   The sages Vasiṣṭha, Vāmadeva, etc., who were free from all