Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं साक्षान् मोक्षज्ञानम् अनुत्तमम् अस्य मन्त्रस्य वक्ष्यामि ऋषिच्छन्दो ऽधिदैवतम्

Transliteration

guhyādguhyataraṃ sākṣān mokṣajñānam anuttamam asya mantrasya vakṣyāmi ṛṣicchando 'dhidaivatam

Translation

Now I shall declare the ṛṣi (seer), the chandas (meter), and the presiding deity of this mantra—this unsurpassed knowledge of liberation, directly realized, more secret than the secret—by which the paśu (bound soul) is led beyond the pāśa (bondage) to Pati, the Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• गुह्यात्: than a secret

• गुह्यतरम्: still more secret

• साक्षात्: directly, in immediate realization

• मोक्ष-ज्ञानम्: knowledge that grants liberation

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

• अस्य: of this

• मन्त्रस्य: mantra

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/explain

• ऋषि: seer (mantra-sage)

• छन्दः: meter

• अधिदैवतम्: presiding deity (of the mantra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya, presenting mantra-vidhi details)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented mantra practice as a disciplined, lineage-based revelation: knowing a mantra’s ṛṣi, chandas, and adhidevata is presented as essential groundwork for effective Śiva-upāsanā leading toward mokṣa.

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

Śiva is implied as the adhidevatā and the liberating Pati: the one who grants direct realization (sākṣāt) and releases the paśu from pāśa through supreme mokṣa-jñāna.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidhi fundamentals are highlighted—specifically the identification of ṛṣi–chandas–adhidevatā—supporting Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where mantra is treated as a secret means to direct liberating insight.