Shloka 165

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

Devanagari script

शिवविद्यागुरोस्तस्माद् भक्त्या च सदृशं फलम् सर्वदेवमयो देवि सर्वशक्तिमयो हि सः

Transliteration

śivavidyāgurostasmād bhaktyā ca sadṛśaṃ phalam sarvadevamayo devi sarvaśaktimayo hi saḥ

Translation

لذلك، أيتها الإلهة، إنّ التعبّد للغورو الذي يهب معرفة شيفا يُثمر ثمرةً تماثل التعبّد المقدَّم لشيفا نفسه؛ لأنّ ذلك الغورو حقًّا جامعٌ لجوهر جميع الآلهة وممتلئٌ بكلّ القوى، وهو صورةٌ ظاهرةٌ للربّ بوصفه «پَتي» محرِّرَ الأرواح المقيَّدة (paśu).

Word by Word

• शिवविद्या: Śiva’s liberating knowledge (Śiva-vidyā)

• गुरोः: of the Guru (spiritual preceptor)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason

• भक्त्या: by devotion

• च: and/also

• सदृशम्: similar/equal

• फलम्: fruit/result

• सर्वदेवमयः: consisting of all deities/embodying all gods

• देवि: O Goddess (address to Devī/Umā)

• सर्वशक्तिमयः: filled with all śaktis/powers

• हि: indeed/verily

• सः: he (that Guru)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; internal address to Devi preserved in the verse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Parvati)

FAQs

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

It establishes that worship and devotion directed to the Śiva-vidyā Guru is spiritually equivalent to worship of Śiva, because the Guru functions as the living conduit of Śiva’s grace that makes Linga-pūjā fruitful.

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

It implies Śiva-tattva as all-pervading and all-powered: the Guru who transmits Śiva-vidyā is said to be “made of all gods” and “full of all powers,” reflecting Śiva as Pati who contains and governs all divine functions.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Guru-bhakti as an essential limb of Śaiva practice—supporting Pāśupata discipline—where surrender to the Śiva-vidyā lineage removes pāśa (bondage) and elevates the paśu (soul) toward Śiva’s state through grace and right knowledge.