[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1695 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1695 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1695 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1695) PAÑCĀKṢARAMĀHĀTMYA. Namaśśivāya composed of five letters (Na—maḥ—śi—vā—ya) is called the mantra of Pañcākṣara. There is a story in Śiva Purāṇa about the powers one can acquire by uttering this mantra. (See under Kalāvatī). - [Previous: c8.1694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1694) - [Next: c8.1696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1696) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) ## Cites (1) - [Śivapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.siva) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1695) · Pramāṇa