Shloka 96

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

Devanagari script

उच्चार्योच्चारयित्वा तु आचार्यः सिद्धिदः स्वयम् शिवं चास्तु शुभं चास्तु शोभनो ऽस्तु प्रियो ऽस्त्विति

Transliteration

uccāryoccārayitvā tu ācāryaḥ siddhidaḥ svayam śivaṃ cāstu śubhaṃ cāstu śobhano 'stu priyo 'stviti

Translation

Nachdem er (das Mantra) zuerst selbst rezitiert und dann rezitieren lassen hat, spricht der Ācārya—selbst Spender der Siddhi—den Segen: „Möge Śiva (Heil) sein. Möge Wohlergehen sein. Möge Glanz sein. Möge der Herr wohlgefällig sein.“

Word by Word

• uccārya: having uttered/recited

• uccārayitvā: having made (another) recite/caused to be recited

• tu: indeed/then

• ācāryaḥ: the preceptor/ritual teacher

• siddhi-daḥ: bestower of attainment (siddhi)

• svayam: himself

• śivam: auspiciousness/Śiva’s grace

• ca: and

• astu: may it be

• śubham: good fortune/welfare

• śobhano: splendid/beautiful/radiant

• priyo: pleased/propitious/dear

• iti: thus (ending the formula).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a ritual instruction; the benediction is spoken by the Ācārya within the rite)