Shloka 193

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

Devanagari script

हुत्वा दशसहस्रं तु निरोगी मनुजो भवेत् नित्यमष्टशतं जप्त्वा पिबेद् अम्भो ऽर्कसन्निधौ

Transliteration

hutvā daśasahasraṃ tu nirogī manujo bhavet nityamaṣṭaśataṃ japtvā pibed ambho 'rkasannidhau

Translation

Having performed ten thousand oblations, a person becomes free from disease. And having daily repeated the mantra eight hundred times, one should drink water in the presence of Arka (the Sun)—through such disciplined japa and homa, the bound paśu is steadied in purity and becomes fit for Śiva’s grace that loosens the pāśa (bonds).

Word by Word

• हुत्वा (hutvā): having offered in fire / having performed oblations

• दशसहस्रम् (daśa-sahasram): ten thousand

• तु (tu): indeed

• निरोगी (nirogī): free from disease, healthy

• मनुजः (manujaḥ): a human being

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes

• नित्यम् (nityam): daily, always

• अष्टशतम् (aṣṭa-śatam): eight hundred

• जप्त्वा (japtvā): having repeated (a mantra)

• पिबेत् (pibet): should drink

• अम्भः (ambhaḥ): water

• अर्कसन्निधौ (arka-sannidhau): in the presence/nearby of Arka, the Sun.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya (Arka)

FAQs

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

It frames bodily health and ritual purity as preparatory sādhana: through fixed-count homa and daily japa, the worshipper becomes fit to approach the Liṅga with steadiness, enabling Śiva’s anugraha (grace) to act on the paśu.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati—the Lord whose grace is accessed through disciplined practice; the verse presents tangible results (ārogya) as signs of inner purification that ultimately supports liberation from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined regimen of homa (ten thousand oblations) and nitya-japa (800 repetitions), followed by drinking water near the Sun (Arka), indicating a purity-and-vitality discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented restraint and regularity.