Shloka 95

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

Devanagari script

अनुगृह्य ततो दद्याच् छिवज्ञानम् अनुत्तमम् स्वरेणोच्चारयेत् सम्यग् एकान्ते ऽपि प्रसन्नधीः

Transliteration

anugṛhya tato dadyāc chivajñānam anuttamam svareṇoccārayet samyag ekānte 'pi prasannadhīḥ

Translation

Après avoir d’abord accordé la grâce, qu’on transmette la connaissance suprême de Śiva. L’esprit paisible et lucide, qu’on la récite correctement, avec la juste intonation—même dans la solitude.

Word by Word

• अनुगृह्य: having bestowed grace, having shown favor

• ततः: then, thereafter

• दद्याच्: should give, should impart

• छिवज्ञानम् (शिवज्ञानम्): knowledge of Śiva, Śiva-realization

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

• स्वरेण: with (proper) vocal tone/intonation

• उच्चारयेत्: should utter, should recite

• सम्यक्: correctly, in the right manner

• एकान्तेऽपि: even in seclusion/solitude

• प्रसन्नधीः: one whose intellect/mind is clear and tranquil

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching tradition of Śiva-jñāna within the Linga Purana discourse)