Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

अतिसूक्ष्मं महार्थं च ज्ञेयं तद्वटबीजवत् वेदः स त्रिगुणातीतः सर्वज्ञः सर्वकृत्प्रभुः

Transliteration

atisūkṣmaṃ mahārthaṃ ca jñeyaṃ tadvaṭabījavat vedaḥ sa triguṇātītaḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvakṛtprabhuḥ

Translation

Diese Wirklichkeit ist als überaus subtil und doch von gewaltiger Bedeutung zu erkennen—wie der Same des Banyanbaums. Er ist die wahre Veda: jenseits der drei Guṇas, allwissend, der Vollbringer von allem und der souveräne Herr (Pati) über alles.

Word by Word

• अतिसूक्ष्मम्: extremely subtle

• महार्थम्: of great meaning/immense significance

• च: and

• ज्ञेयम्: to be known/realized

• तत्: that (Supreme Reality)

• वटबीजवत्: like a banyan seed

• वेदः: the Veda/true knowledge

• सः: he/that

• त्रिगुणातीतः: beyond the three guṇas

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing

• सर्वकृत्: maker/doer of all

• प्रभुः: Lord/sovereign

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga’s meaning as the subtlest yet greatest Reality—Shiva as Pati—known not merely as a form, but as the transcendent source and essence of Vedic knowledge.

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

Shiva is described as triguṇātīta (beyond sattva, rajas, tamas), sarvajña (omniscient), and sarvakṛt (the universal agent), indicating the Supreme Lord distinct from paśu (souls) bound by pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points toward jñāna-yoga within the Pāśupata orientation: contemplative realization of Shiva’s subtle, guṇa-transcending nature as the inner meaning of Veda, which then informs purified Linga-pūjā.