Shloka 192

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

Devanagari script

अर्कैरष्टशतं जप्त्वा जुह्वन्व्याधेर्विमुच्यते समस्तव्याधिशान्त्यर्थं पलाशसमिधैर् नरः

Transliteration

arkairaṣṭaśataṃ japtvā juhvanvyādhervimucyate samastavyādhiśāntyarthaṃ palāśasamidhair naraḥ

Translation

Habiendo recitado el Arka-mantra ochocientas veces y luego ofreciendo oblaciones, el hombre queda libre de enfermedad. Para apaciguar todos los males, debe realizar el homa con leños de palāśa (flame-of-the-forest), como remedio śaiva que, bajo la gracia de Pati (Śiva), afloja el pāśa (atadura) que aflige al paśu (alma encarnada).

Word by Word

• अर्कैः: with (the) Arka (mantra/Arka-related recitation)

• अष्टशतम्: eight hundred

• जप्त्वा: having recited (japa)

• जुह्वन्: offering into the fire (performing homa)

• व्याधेः: from disease

• विमुच्यते: is released/freed

• समस्त: all/entire

• व्याधि: diseases/ailments

• शान्त्यर्थम्: for the purpose of pacification

• पलाश: palāśa tree (Butea monosperma)

• समिधैः: with fuel-sticks (samidh)

• नरः: a man/practitioner

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva ritual instructions to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva-upāsanā as both spiritual and remedial: japa followed by homa is presented as a Śaiva śānti-kriyā that removes vyādhi while orienting the practitioner toward Pati (Śiva) through disciplined worship.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as the liberating principle (Pati) whose grace and ritual access can dissolve afflictive conditions—here, disease is treated as a form of pasha that can be loosened through Śaiva mantra and fire-offering.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A śānti-homa preceded by fixed-count mantra-japa (800 recitations), specifically using palāśa samidh, reflecting a Pāśupata-leaning discipline where mantra, austerity, and rite work together to purify the pashu.