Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

गृहे जपः समं विद्याद् गोष्ठे शतगुणं भवेत् नद्यां शतसहस्रं तु अनन्तः शिवसन्निधौ

Transliteration

gṛhe japaḥ samaṃ vidyād goṣṭhe śataguṇaṃ bhavet nadyāṃ śatasahasraṃ tu anantaḥ śivasannidhau

Translation

Sabe que el japa realizado en casa da su mérito en medida ordinaria; en el establo de vacas se vuelve cien veces; en la ribera del río, cien mil veces; pero en la inmediata presencia de Śiva se vuelve infinito.

Word by Word

• गृहे (gṛhe): in the home

• जपः (japaḥ): mantra-repetition

• समम् (samam): equal/ordinary (standard measure)

• विद्याद् (vidyād): one should know

• गोष्ठे (goṣṭhe): in a cowshed/cattle-shed

• शतगुणम् (śataguṇam): hundredfold

• भवेत् (bhavet): becomes

• नद्याम् (nadyāṃ): in/at a river (riverbank)

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram): a hundred thousandfold

• तु (tu): indeed

• अनन्तः (anantaḥ): infinite/boundless

• शिवसन्निधौ (śiva-sannidhau): in Śiva’s proximity/presence

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva teaching within the Purāṇic discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the fruit of japa increases with sanctity and, above all, becomes limitless in Śiva’s sannidhi—pointing to Liṅga-pūjā as a direct means to draw near to Pati and receive unbounded anugraha (grace).

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as the supreme, inexhaustible source of spiritual fruit: when the bound soul (paśu) approaches Pati, the results are not merely multiplied but become ananta—signifying Śiva’s boundless śakti and grace beyond ordinary karmic measure.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa is highlighted, along with the principle of sānnidhya (proximity): externally through sacred sites (home, goṣṭha, riverbank) and supremely through worship/meditation in Śiva’s presence—aligned with Pāśupata discipline of concentrating the mind on Pati.