Shiva Purana

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यदुच्चनीचस्वरितैःस्पष्टास्पष्टपदाक्षरैः ॥ मंत्रमुच्चारयेद्वाचा वाचिको ऽयं जपस्स्मृतः ॥ २६ ॥

The muttering of the mantra with high, low or middle accentuation, the words and the letters being clear or otherwise, is called the verbal japa.

english translation

yaduccanIcasvaritaiHspaSTAspaSTapadAkSaraiH ॥ maMtramuccArayedvAcA vAciko 'yaM japassmRtaH ॥ 26 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जिह्वामात्रपरिस्पंदादीषदुच्चारितो ऽपि वा ॥ अपरैरश्रुतः किंचिच्छ्रुतो वोपांशुरुच्यते ॥ २७ ॥

Upāṃśu Japa is the one where the tongue throbs and there is slight utterance. It may not be heard by others or may be slightly heard.

english translation

jihvAmAtraparispaMdAdISaduccArito 'pi vA ॥ aparairazrutaH kiMcicchruto vopAMzurucyate ॥ 27 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

धिया यदक्षरश्रेण्या वर्णाद्वर्णं पदात्पदम् ॥ शब्दार्थचिंतनं भूयः कथ्यते मानसो जपः ॥ २८ ॥

Mental Japa is that where the series of letters are thought well and the wrords and their meanings are pondered over.

english translation

dhiyA yadakSarazreNyA varNAdvarNaM padAtpadam ॥ zabdArthaciMtanaM bhUyaH kathyate mAnaso japaH ॥ 28 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

वाचिकस्त्वेक एव स्यादुपांशुः शतमुच्यते ॥ साहस्रं मानसः प्रोक्तः सगर्भस्तु शताधिकः ॥ २९ ॥

If the efficacy of the Vācikajapa is one, that of the Upāṃśu Japa is hundred; that of the Mānasajapa is a thousand; that of the Sagarbha Japa is hundred times more.

english translation

vAcikastveka eva syAdupAMzuH zatamucyate ॥ sAhasraM mAnasaH proktaH sagarbhastu zatAdhikaH ॥ 29 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राणायामसमायुक्तस्सगर्भो जप उच्यते ॥ आद्यंतयोरगर्भो ऽपि प्राणायामः प्रशस्यते ॥ ३० ॥

The Japa performed with the prāṇāyāma is Sagarbha Japa. In the first and the last even Agarbha Prāṇāyāma is commended.

english translation

prANAyAmasamAyuktassagarbho japa ucyate ॥ AdyaMtayoragarbho 'pi prANAyAmaH prazasyate ॥ 30 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript