Shloka 177

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

Devanagari script

वदेद् यदि महामोहाद् रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत् चित्तेनैव च वित्तेन तथा वाचा च सुव्रताः

Transliteration

vaded yadi mahāmohād rauravaṃ narakaṃ vrajet cittenaiva ca vittena tathā vācā ca suvratāḥ

Translation

Wenn einer aus großer Verblendung sündhaft spricht, gelangt er in die Hölle Raurava. Darum, o ihr mit guten Gelübden, wahrt Reinheit durch den Geist, durch das Vermögen und ebenso durch das Wort.

Word by Word

• वदेत् (vadet): should speak / speaks

• यदि (yadi): if

• महामोहात् (mahāmohāt): from great delusion

• रौरवम् (rauravam): Raurava (a hell)

• नरकम् (narakam): hell

• व्रजेत् (vrajet): would go / attains

• चित्तेन एव (cittena eva): by the mind alone

• च (ca): and

• वित्तेन (vittena): by wealth / possessions

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• वाचा (vācā): by speech

• च (ca): and

• सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ): O virtuous ones / those of good vows

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana’s dharma-teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-puja as requiring inner and outer purity: the devotee (pashu) must restrain mind, speech, and the use of wealth so offerings and conduct align with Shiva (Pati) rather than bondage (pasha).

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

By implication, Shiva-tattva is the pure, liberating principle; approaching Shiva requires purification of the instruments that bind the soul—mind and speech—so the pashu turns from delusion toward the Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Vak-samyama (restraint of speech) and tri-karana-shuddhi (purity through mind, speech, and resources/acts), a practical discipline supportive of Pashupata-oriented sadhana and steady Linga worship.