Shloka 196

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

Devanagari script

सूर्यं नित्यमुपस्थाय सम्यगारोग्यमाप्नुयात् नदीतोयेन सम्पूर्णं घटं संस्पृश्य शोभनम्

Transliteration

sūryaṃ nityamupasthāya samyagārogyamāpnuyāt nadītoyena sampūrṇaṃ ghaṭaṃ saṃspṛśya śobhanam

Translation

日々太陽神に礼拝し奉れば、円満なる健やかさを得る。河水を満たした麗しき器に触れること（浄めの作法）により、吉祥となり、礼拝にふさわしく心整う—戒律ある修行によって、パティたるシヴァへと進むに適う。

Word by Word

• सूर्यं (sūryaṃ): the Sun

• नित्यम् (nityam): daily, constantly

• उपस्थाय (upasthāya): having attended upon, having worshipped

• सम्यक् (samyak): properly, fully

• आरोग्यम् (ārogyam): health, freedom from disease

• आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt): one may obtain, attains

• नदीतोयेन (nadī-toyena): with river-water

• सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam): filled, full

• घटम् (ghaṭam): a water-pot, vessel

• संस्पृश्य (saṃspṛśya): having touched

• शोभनम् (śobhanam): auspicious, excellent, becoming radiant/fit.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It frames daily Sun-veneration and water-based purification as preparatory disciplines that make the practitioner fit (śobhana) for Śiva-pūjā, supporting steadiness and cleanliness required for Linga worship.

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

Implicitly, it presents Śiva as Pati approached through niyama (regulated observance): the pashu refines body and conduct (health and purity) to lessen pasha-like impediments and become capable of higher worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nitya-sūryopasthāna (daily reverence to the Sun) and śauca via touching a river-water-filled vessel—basic pūrvāṅga (preliminaries) that support disciplined sādhana aligned with Pāśupata-oriented purity and self-regulation.