Shloka 11

Aghora-Mantra Japa: Graded Expiations, Pañcagavya Purification, and Homa for Mahāpātaka-Nivṛtti

Devanagari script

मुच्यते नात्र संदेहस् तदर्धेन च वारुणीम् अस्नाताशी सहस्रेण अजपी च तथा द्विजः

Transliteration

mucyate nātra saṃdehas tadardhena ca vāruṇīm asnātāśī sahasreṇa ajapī ca tathā dvijaḥ

Translation

Er wird befreit—daran besteht kein Zweifel. Selbst durch die Hälfte dieser Übung erlangt man das Verdienst des Vāruṇī-Ritus. Sogar ein Dvija, der ungewaschen gegessen hat, oder einer ohne Japa, wird gereinigt, wenn er es tausendmal vollzieht.

Word by Word

• mucyate: is released/liberated

• na atra: here (in this matter) not

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt

• tad-ardhena: by half of that (practice/observance)

• ca: and

• vāruṇīm: the Vāruṇī rite/holy observance related to Varuṇa (purificatory bath)

• asnāta-āśī: one who has not bathed and has eaten

• sahasreṇa: by a thousand (times)

• ajapī: one who does not perform japa / without mantra-recitation

• ca: and

• tathā: likewise

• dvijaḥ: a twice-born (brāhmaṇa/kṣatriya/vaiśya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Varuna

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti: it asserts that Shiva-connected observance (repeated with devotion) purifies lapses in external ritual fitness and leads the pashu toward release from pāśa, affirming the liberating grace of Pati (Śiva).

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

By declaring “no doubt” about liberation, it implies Śiva as Pati—the decisive liberator whose anugraha (grace) can override ordinary deficiencies when the sādhana is sincerely undertaken.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Repetition-based observance (akin to japa/abhyāsa) and purificatory discipline connected with sacred bathing (Vāruṇī) are highlighted, stressing that sustained repetition can restore śuddhi even when standard preliminaries (bath, fasting, japa) are lacking.