Shloka 147

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

विभीतकार्ककारञ्जस्नुहिच्छायां न चाश्रयेत् स्तंभदीपमनुष्याणाम् अन्येषां प्राणिनां तथा

Transliteration

vibhītakārkakārañjasnuhicchāyāṃ na cāśrayet staṃbhadīpamanuṣyāṇām anyeṣāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā

Translation

لا يلجأ إلى ظلّ أشجار الڤِبهيتَكَة أو الآرْكَة أو الكَرَنْجَة أو السُّنُهي. وكذلك لا يعتمد على القرب من الأعمدة أو المصابيح أو الناس، ولا على سائر الكائنات الحيّة. فإنّ مثل هذا الاتّكال، لسالك شيفا، يصير قيدًا لطيفًا ودنسًا يكدّر العبادة المنضبطة.

Word by Word

• विभीतक (vibhītaka): the vibhītaka tree (Terminalia bellirica)

• अर्क (ārka): the arka/sun-plant (Calotropis)

• करञ्ज (karañja): the karañja tree (Pongamia)

• स्नुहि (snuhi): the snuhi/euphorbia plant

• छायाम् (chāyām): shade

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• आश्रयेत् (āśrayet): should take shelter/resort to

• स्तम्भ (stambha): pillar/post

• दीप (dīpa): lamp/light

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām): of humans/people

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām): of other

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām): living beings/creatures

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śiva-pūjā conduct as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It prescribes sādhaka-discipline: the worshipper should avoid casual shelter and dependence that can introduce distraction, impurity, or subtle bondage (pāśa) during Linga-pūjā.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implication, Śiva as Pati is the sole refuge; the sādhaka is trained to withdraw reliance on external supports (people, creatures, places) and orient refuge toward the Lord alone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practice of non-dependence and guarded conduct (ācāra) for the Pāśupata-oriented devotee—minimizing external contact and supports to protect inner purity and one-pointed worship.