Shloka 199

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

Devanagari script

यावद्ग्रहणमोक्षं तु तावन्नद्यां समाहितः जपेत्समुद्रगामिन्यां विमोक्षे ग्रहणस्य तु

Transliteration

yāvadgrahaṇamokṣaṃ tu tāvannadyāṃ samāhitaḥ japetsamudragāminyāṃ vimokṣe grahaṇasya tu

Translation

From the onset of the eclipse until its release, one should remain in a river, composed and concentrated, performing mantra-japa. And in a river that flows to the ocean, one should continue the japa until the eclipse is fully released.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as

• grahaṇa: eclipse

• mokṣam: release/cessation

• tu: indeed

• tāvat: for that duration

• nadyām: in a river

• samāhitaḥ: collected, mentally concentrated

• japet: should repeat (a mantra)

• samudra-gāminyām: in (a river) going to the ocean

• vimokṣe: at the complete release

• grahaṇasya: of the eclipse

• tu: indeed

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes eclipse-time discipline—river-snana with steady mantra-japa—supporting purification and focused devotion to Pati (Shiva), which strengthens Linga-puja as a sadhana.

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

By emphasizing samāhita japa through a liminal cosmic event (grahaṇa), it points to Shiva as Pati who is approached through inner steadiness and mantra, transcending changing celestial conditions that bind the pashu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined rite of snāna (immersion in a sacred river) and continuous japa with mental collectedness (samāhita), akin to a Pāśupata-oriented discipline of concentration during potent times.