Shloka 110

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

Devanagari script

शतं वै शङ्खमणिभिः प्रवालैश् च सहस्रकम् स्फाटिकैर् दशसाहस्रं मौक्तिकैर्लक्षमुच्यते

Transliteration

śataṃ vai śaṅkhamaṇibhiḥ pravālaiś ca sahasrakam sphāṭikair daśasāhasraṃ mauktikairlakṣamucyate

Translation

La dádiva medida como «cien» se dice que es con gemas de concha (śaṅkha); con corales se llama «mil»; con cristal (sphaṭika) es «diez mil»; y con perlas (mauktika) se declara «un lakh (cien mil)»—así se enseña la gradación del mérito del dāna para la adoración de Śiva.

Word by Word

• शतम् (śatam): one hundred

• वै (vai): indeed

• शङ्खमणिभिः (śaṅkha-maṇibhiḥ): with conch-gems/jewels from conch

• प्रवालैः (pravālaiḥ): with corals

• च (ca): and

• सहस्रकम् (sahasrakam): a thousand

• स्फाटिकैः (sphāṭikaiḥ): with crystal/quartz

• दशसाहस्रम् (daśa-sāhasram): ten thousand

• मौक्तिकैः (mauktikaiḥ): with pearls

• लक्षम् (lakṣam): one lakh (100,000)

• उच्यते (ucyate): is said/declared

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It ranks specific precious offerings used in Shiva-oriented dāna and pūjā, teaching that the substance offered (conch-gem, coral, crystal, pearl) corresponds to increasing spiritual merit that supports purification and devotion toward Pati (Shiva).

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

Indirectly, it presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme recipient of sacred acts—where graded dāna becomes a means for the pashu (bound soul) to loosen pāśa (bondage) by accruing puṇya and cultivating bhakti oriented to Shiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Dāna as an auxiliary limb of Shiva-pūjā: offering valuable substances with right intention to build purity (śuddhi) and merit, which supports the aspirant’s discipline (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and worship) even when explicit yoga techniques are not stated in this verse.