Shloka 189

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

Devanagari script

तेषां तु दशसाहस्रं होममायुष्यवर्धनम् अश्वत्थवृक्षमाश्रित्य जपेल्लक्षद्वयं सुधीः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tu daśasāhasraṃ homamāyuṣyavardhanam aśvatthavṛkṣamāśritya japellakṣadvayaṃ sudhīḥ

Translation

これらのうち、ホーマ（護摩）として一万回の供物を聖火に捧げることは、寿命を増す作法となる。アシュヴァッタ（聖なる菩提樹／イチジク）に依り、賢者は二ラクシャ（二十万遍）のジャパを行うべきである。

Word by Word

• teṣām: among those (rites/observances)

• tu: indeed

• daśa-sāhasram: ten thousand

• homam: fire-offering, oblations (homa)

• āyuṣya-vardhanam: that which increases lifespan and vital longevity

• aśvattha-vṛkṣam: the aśvattha tree (sacred fig)

• āśritya: having resorted to, taking shelter of

• japet: should repeat (mantra), should do japa

• lakṣa-dvayam: two lakṣas (200,000)

• sudhīḥ: the wise one, discerning practitioner

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja and vrata/homa procedures to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered Shaiva sadhana with concrete ritual counts: a longevity-promoting homa of 10,000 oblations and a disciplined japa of 200,000, showing that devotion to Pati (Shiva) is practiced through measured puja-vidhi.

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

Shiva is implied as Pati—the lord who grants āyuṣ (life-force and longevity) when the pashu (individual soul) performs purified action (homa) and inward recitation (japa), loosening pasha (bondage) through regulated worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A combined practice of Vedic-style homa (10,000 offerings) and mantra-japa (200,000 repetitions), performed with sacred-space discipline by staying near the aśvattha tree—an aid to steadiness, purity, and concentration in Shaiva sadhana.