Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

एवं विन्यस्य मेधावी शुद्धकायो दृढव्रतः जपेत्पञ्चाक्षरं मन्त्रं लब्ध्वाचार्यप्रसादतः

Transliteration

evaṃ vinyasya medhāvī śuddhakāyo dṛḍhavrataḥ japetpañcākṣaraṃ mantraṃ labdhvācāryaprasādataḥ

Translation

このようにニヤーサ（nyāsa）を施したのち、慧ある修行者は—身を清め、誓戒に堅く—阿闍梨（ācārya）の恩寵と許可によって得た五音（五字）のマントラをジャパ（japa）すべきである。正しい伝授により力を帯びたマントラによって、パシュ（paśu）はパティ（Pati）たるシヴァ（Śiva）に近づく。

Word by Word

• एवं (evaṃ): thus

• विन्यस्य (vinyasya): having placed/assigned (nyāsa)

• मेधावी (medhāvī): intelligent, discerning

• शुद्धकायः (śuddhakāyaḥ): one whose body is purified

• दृढव्रतः (dṛḍhavrataḥ): firm in vow/discipline

• जपेत् (japet): should repeat (japa)

• पञ्चाक्षरम् (pañcākṣaram): the five-syllabled (mantra, i.e., namaḥ śivāya)

• मन्त्रम् (mantram): mantra

• लब्ध्व (labdhvā): having obtained/received

• आचार्यप्रसादतः (ācārya-prasādataḥ): by the favor/grace of the teacher (ācārya).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shaiva observance as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Acharya (Guru)

FAQs

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

It makes mantra-japa (especially the pañcākṣara) a core limb of Linga worship, but only after nyāsa and bodily purification, emphasizing disciplined upāsanā rather than mere external offering.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord approached through an empowered mantra. The verse stresses that access to Shiva-tattva is mediated by śuddhi (purification), vrata (steadfast discipline), and proper guru-sanction, which removes pasha (bondage) from the paśu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nyāsa followed by pañcākṣara-mantra japa received through ācārya-prasāda (authorized transmission/dīkṣā), aligning with Shaiva/Pāśupata sādhanā where mantra becomes effective through correct method and lineage.