Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

पादयोर् उभयोश्चैव गुह्ये च हृदये तथा कण्ठे च मुखमध्ये च मूर्ध्नि च प्रणवादिकम्

Transliteration

pādayor ubhayoścaiva guhye ca hṛdaye tathā kaṇṭhe ca mukhamadhye ca mūrdhni ca praṇavādikam

Translation

プラナヴァ「オーム」およびそれに始まる聖句を、両足・秘所・心臓・喉・口中の中央・頭頂に安置すべきである。かくしてニヤーサにより、この身はパティ（シヴァ）の座として清められる。

Word by Word

• पादयोः: on the two feet

• उभयोः: on both

• च एव: and indeed

• गुह्ये: in the secret region (genital area)

• च: and

• हृदये: in the heart

• तथा: likewise

• कण्ठे: in the throat

• च: and

• मुखमध्ये: in the middle of the mouth

• च: and

• मूर्ध्नि: on the crown of the head

• च: and

• प्रणवादिकम्: the (mantras) beginning with Pranava (Om)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic teaching to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya; presenting a Śaiva nyāsa-vidhi)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It teaches internal Linga-worship through nyāsa: by installing Om in key bodily centers, the sādhaka consecrates the body as Śiva’s abode, aligning outer pūjā with inner realization.

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

Śiva as Pati is approached as the indwelling Lord accessible through the Pranava; the verse implies that Śiva’s presence can be ritually and contemplatively स्थापित (installed) in the embodied field of the pashu, loosening pāśa through mantra-awareness.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pranava-nyāsa (deha-nyāsa): touching/mentally placing Om and related mantras on feet, guhya, heart, throat, mouth-center, and crown—supporting Pāśupata-style mantra-yoga and purification before Śiva-pūjā.