Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

छन्दो देवी च गायत्री परमात्माधिदेवता उदात्तः प्रथमस्तद्वच् चतुर्थश् च द्वितीयकः

Transliteration

chando devī ca gāyatrī paramātmādhidevatā udāttaḥ prathamastadvac caturthaś ca dvitīyakaḥ

Translation

Die Göttin, die das Metrum (chandas) beherrscht, ist Gāyatrī, und das höchste Selbst (Paramātman) ist die übergeordnete Gottheit. Der erste ist der udātta-Akzent; ebenso der vierte, und auch der zweite, werden entsprechend angewandt.

Word by Word

• chandaḥ: Vedic metre

• devī: goddess (presiding śakti)

• ca: and

• gāyatrī: the Gāyatrī metre/deity

• paramātma: the Supreme Self (Pati)

• adhidevatā: presiding divinity

• udāttaḥ: the Udātta (raised) Vedic accent

• prathamaḥ: the first

• tadvat: likewise/in the same manner

• caturthaḥ: the fourth

• ca: and

• dvitīyakaḥ: the second

Speaker

Suta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Gayatri
• Paramatma

FAQs

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

It grounds Shiva-oriented japa and stotra recitation in Vedic discipline: correct chandas (Gāyatrī) and proper svara (Udātta etc.) make the mantra efficacious for Linga-pūjā.

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

By naming the Paramātman as the adhidevatā, it points to Shiva as Pati—the supreme consciousness presiding over mantra, beyond the pashu (individual soul) and its pasha (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-sādhana with attention to chandas and Vedic accents—an essential discipline supporting Pāśupata-oriented purification and focused japa in Shiva-pūjā.