Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

अङ्गुलीनां च सर्वेषां तथा चाद्यन्तपर्वसु सबिन्दुकानि बीजानि पञ्च मध्यमपर्वसु

Transliteration

aṅgulīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ tathā cādyantaparvasu sabindukāni bījāni pañca madhyamaparvasu

Translation

Für alle Finger soll man an den ersten und letzten Gelenken die mit Bindu versehenen Bīja-Silben setzen; und an den fünf mittleren Gelenken die Bīja-Silben nach Vorschrift anbringen.

Word by Word

• अङ्गुलीनाम्: of the fingers

• च: and

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• तथा: likewise

• च: and

• आद्य-अन्त-पर्वसु: at the first and last joints (phalanges)

• स-बिन्दुकानि: endowed with bindu/nasal dot (anusvāra)

• बीजानि: seed-syllables/mantric seeds

• पञ्च: five

• मध्यम-पर्वसु: at the middle joints

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes finger-joint nyāsa—placing bīja-mantras on the joints—so the worshipper’s hands become ritually empowered to serve as instruments of Shiva’s puja.

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

By mandating bīja-and-bindu placement, it implies Shiva as Pati is accessed through mantra-śakti: the subtle sound-power that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) during worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Aṅga-nyāsa/karanyāsa (hand and limb mantra-installation), a core Shaiva preparatory practice that supports focused japa, mudrā, and inner alignment in Pāśupata-oriented Shiva-puja.