Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

देवता शिव एवाहं मन्त्रस्यास्य वरानने नकारादीनि बीजानि पञ्चभूतात्मकानि च

Transliteration

devatā śiva evāhaṃ mantrasyāsya varānane nakārādīni bījāni pañcabhūtātmakāni ca

Translation

يا ذاتَ الوجهِ الحسن، إن الإلهَ المُشرف على هذا المانترا هو شيفا (Śiva)—بل أنا نفسي حقًّا. وأما مقاطعُه البذرية التي تبدأ بـ«نا» (na) فهي أيضًا على طبيعة العناصر العظمى الخمسة (pañca-bhūta).

Word by Word

• देवता: presiding deity

• शिवः: Shiva

• एव: indeed/alone

• अहम्: I

• मन्त्रस्य: of the mantra

• अस्य: of this

• वरानने: O beautiful-faced one

• नकारादीनि: beginning with the syllable ‘na’ (na, ma, śi, vā, ya)

• बीजानि: seed-syllables

• पञ्चभूतात्मकानि: consisting of the five elements

• च: and/also

Speaker

Shiva (within Suta’s narration)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as the mantra-devata and links the Panchakshari’s bija-syllables to the five elements, showing that Linga-puja harmonizes the worshipper’s embodied bhuta-nature (panchabhuta) with Pati, Shiva.

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

Shiva is presented as both the transcendent Lord (mantra-devata) and the immanent ground of the elements; thus Pati pervades the tattvas while remaining their sovereign, enabling the pashu (soul) to move beyond pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and dhyana of the Panchakshari with bhuta-shuddhi (purification of the five elements) as part of Shaiva puja and Pashupata-oriented inner discipline.