Shloka 93

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

Devanagari script

स्नापयित्वा तु शिष्याय ब्राह्मणानपि पूज्य च समुद्रतीरे नद्यां च गोष्ठे देवालये ऽपि वा

Transliteration

snāpayitvā tu śiṣyāya brāhmaṇānapi pūjya ca samudratīre nadyāṃ ca goṣṭhe devālaye 'pi vā

Translation

Habiendo realizado primero el baño ritual (abhisheka) para el discípulo, y habiendo honrado también a los brāhmaṇas, puede llevarse a cabo esta observancia en la orilla del mar, o en la ribera de un río, o en un establo de vacas, o incluso dentro de un templo—dondequiera que el culto a Śiva esté debidamente establecido.

Word by Word

• snāpayitvā: having bathed/caused to bathe (ritually)

• tu: indeed/then

• śiṣyāya: for the disciple

• brāhmaṇān: the Brahmanas

• api: also

• pūjya: having honored/worshipped

• ca: and

• samudra-tīre: on the shore of the ocean

• nadyām: at/in a river

• ca: and

• goṣṭhe: in a cattle-shed/cow-pen

• deva-ālaye: in a temple/house of the Deity

• api: even

• vā: or

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahmanas
• Disciple (Shishya)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes prerequisite purity and dharmic support—ritual bathing for the disciple and honoring Brahmanas—then permits Linga-oriented worship/observance in multiple sanctified settings (tirtha, riverbank, goshṭha, or temple), showing that Shiva’s grace is accessible wherever proper vidhi is maintained.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as all-pervasive and approachable: the Pati (Lord) is not confined to one location, but is worshipped through right conduct, purity, and reverence—transforming ordinary places into valid fields for upasana when aligned with dharma.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A puja-vidhi sequence is highlighted: snāna/abhisheka for the śiṣya (preparatory purification akin to readiness of the pashu), followed by brāhmaṇa-pūjā, and then performance of the observance at approved sacred sites—supporting Pashupata-aligned discipline through purity and right ritual.