Shloka 147

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

Devanagari script

विभीतकार्ककारञ्जस्नुहिच्छायां न चाश्रयेत् स्तंभदीपमनुष्याणाम् अन्येषां प्राणिनां तथा

Transliteration

vibhītakārkakārañjasnuhicchāyāṃ na cāśrayet staṃbhadīpamanuṣyāṇām anyeṣāṃ prāṇināṃ tathā

Translation

No debe cobijarse en la sombra de los árboles vibhītaka, ārka, karañja o snuhi. Del mismo modo, no debe recurrir a la proximidad de pilares, lámparas o personas, ni a otros seres vivientes. Para el sādhaka de Śiva, tal dependencia se vuelve un lazo sutil y una impureza para la adoración disciplinada.

Word by Word

• विभीतक (vibhītaka): the vibhītaka tree (Terminalia bellirica)

• अर्क (ārka): the arka/sun-plant (Calotropis)

• करञ्ज (karañja): the karañja tree (Pongamia)

• स्नुहि (snuhi): the snuhi/euphorbia plant

• छायाम् (chāyām): shade

• न (na): not

• च (ca): and

• आश्रयेत् (āśrayet): should take shelter/resort to

• स्तम्भ (stambha): pillar/post

• दीप (dīpa): lamp/light

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām): of humans/people

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām): of other

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām): living beings/creatures

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śiva-pūjā conduct as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes sādhaka-discipline: the worshipper should avoid casual shelter and dependence that can introduce distraction, impurity, or subtle bondage (pāśa) during Linga-pūjā.

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

By implication, Śiva as Pati is the sole refuge; the sādhaka is trained to withdraw reliance on external supports (people, creatures, places) and orient refuge toward the Lord alone.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practice of non-dependence and guarded conduct (ācāra) for the Pāśupata-oriented devotee—minimizing external contact and supports to protect inner purity and one-pointed worship.