Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

त्वदीयं प्रणवं किंचिन् मदीयं प्रणवं तथा त्वदीयं देवि मन्त्राणां शक्तिभूतं न संशयः

Transliteration

tvadīyaṃ praṇavaṃ kiṃcin madīyaṃ praṇavaṃ tathā tvadīyaṃ devi mantrāṇāṃ śaktibhūtaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

「汝のプラナヴァ（Oṁ）は、ある意味で我のプラナヴァでもあり、我のプラナヴァもまた汝のものである。女神よ、汝の（シャクティ）はあらゆるマントラに内在する力そのもの—疑いはない。」

Word by Word

• त्वदीयम्: your

• प्रणवम्: praṇava (the sacred syllable Oṃ)

• किंचित्: in some measure/indeed

• मदीयम्: mine

• तथा: likewise/and so

• त्वदीयम्: your

• देवि: O Goddess

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras

• शक्तिभूतम्: existing as power/constituting the energizing force

• न: not

• संशयः: doubt

Speaker

Shiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devi (Shakti/Parvati)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra used in Liṅga-pūjā is not merely sound: its efficacy depends on Śakti. The verse grounds Liṅga-upāsanā in mantra-śakti, where devotion and empowered praṇava invoke Pati (Śiva) to loosen pāśa (bondage) on the paśu (soul).

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

Śiva-tattva is presented as inseparable from Śakti: the Lord’s praṇava and the Goddess’s praṇava are mutually shared, indicating non-dual unity-in-function. In Siddhānta terms, Pati remains the supreme Lord, yet His revelatory and salvific power operates through Śakti as mantra’s inner potency.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇava-japa and mantra-upāsanā are implied: the practitioner should recite and contemplate Oṃ with awareness that Śakti is the energizing force of mantra, aligning the paśu toward Pati through disciplined worship and inner concentration consistent with Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.