Shloka 194

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

Devanagari script

औदर्यैर्व्याधिभिः सर्वैर् मासेनैकेन मुच्यते एकादशेन भुञ्जीयाद् अन्नं चैवाभिमन्त्रितम्

Transliteration

audaryairvyādhibhiḥ sarvair māsenaikena mucyate ekādaśena bhuñjīyād annaṃ caivābhimantritam

Translation

En mangeant une nourriture consacrée (imprégnée par le mantra), on se délivre en un mois de toutes les maladies issues des troubles du ventre. Cette nourriture sanctifiée doit être prise après l’observance de la discipline en onze points (ekādaśa-vidhi).

Word by Word

• औदर्यैः: due to abdominal/belly disorders

• व्याधिभिः: by diseases

• सर्वैः: all

• मासेन: within a month

• एकेन: by one (single)

• मुच्यते: is released/freed

• एकादशेन: by/with the elevenfold observance (elevenfold rule/discipline)

• भुञ्जीयात्: one should eat

• अन्नम्: food

• च एव: and indeed

• अभिमन्त्रितम्: consecrated by mantra, sanctified/charged (with Śiva-mantra).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Śaiva ritual discipline to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, drawing on internal Purāṇic instruction)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva-prasāda (mantra-empowered food) as a purifying support for the sādhaka—strengthening the body so the Pashu (individual soul) can steadily perform Liṅga-pūjā and progress toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as the supreme purifier whose mantra transforms ordinary food into a sanctifying medium, loosening pasha (bondage) expressed even as bodily disorder and restoring harmony conducive to sādhanā.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is consuming abhimantrita anna—food consecrated with Śiva-mantra—along with an ekādaśa (elevenfold) regimen of discipline, functioning as a vrata-based support to Śaiva sādhanā.