Shloka 189

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

Devanagari script

तेषां तु दशसाहस्रं होममायुष्यवर्धनम् अश्वत्थवृक्षमाश्रित्य जपेल्लक्षद्वयं सुधीः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tu daśasāhasraṃ homamāyuṣyavardhanam aśvatthavṛkṣamāśritya japellakṣadvayaṃ sudhīḥ

Translation

ومن بين هذه الأعمال، يكون الهُوما—عشرةُ آلافِ قُربانٍ في النار المقدّسة—طقسًا يزيد طولَ العمر. وبالاعتصام عند شجرة الأشفَتّه (aśvattha، التين المقدّس)، ينبغي للحكيم أن يُجري الجَپا بمقدار لَكشَين (200,000 تكرار).

Word by Word

• teṣām: among those (rites/observances)

• tu: indeed

• daśa-sāhasram: ten thousand

• homam: fire-offering, oblations (homa)

• āyuṣya-vardhanam: that which increases lifespan and vital longevity

• aśvattha-vṛkṣam: the aśvattha tree (sacred fig)

• āśritya: having resorted to, taking shelter of

• japet: should repeat (mantra), should do japa

• lakṣa-dvayam: two lakṣas (200,000)

• sudhīḥ: the wise one, discerning practitioner

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and vrata/homa procedures to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Shaiva sadhana with concrete ritual counts: a longevity-promoting homa of 10,000 oblations and a disciplined japa of 200,000, showing that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is practiced through measured puja-vidhi.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the lord who grants āyuṣ (life-force and longevity) when the pashu (individual soul) performs purified action (homa) and inward recitation (japa), loosening pasha (bondage) through regulated worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined practice of Vedic-style homa (10,000 offerings) and mantra-japa (200,000 repetitions), performed with sacred-space discipline by staying near the aśvattha tree—an aid to steadiness, purity, and concentration in Shaiva sadhana.