Shloka 124

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

Devanagari script

प्रसन्ना विपुलान् भोगान् दद्यान्मुक्तिं च शाश्वतीम् यक्षरक्षःपिशाचाश् च ग्रहाः सर्वे च भीषणाः जापिनं नोपसर्पन्ति भयभीताः समन्ततः

Transliteration

prasannā vipulān bhogān dadyānmuktiṃ ca śāśvatīm yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācāś ca grahāḥ sarve ca bhīṣaṇāḥ jāpinaṃ nopasarpanti bhayabhītāḥ samantataḥ

Translation

ಆ ಶಕ್ತಿದೇವತೆ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಳಾದರೆ ಅಪಾರ ಭೋಗಗಳನ್ನೂ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಮುಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನೂ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಯಕ್ಷರು, ರಾಕ್ಷಸರು, ಪಿಶಾಚರು ಹಾಗೂ ಎಲ್ಲ ಭೀಕರ ಗ್ರಹಗಳು—ಜಪಸಾಧಕನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಭಯದಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೂರ ನಿಲ್ಲುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

• prasannā: being pleased, gracious

• vipulān: abundant, vast

• bhogān: enjoyments, prosperities

• dadyāt: would grant, bestow

• muktim: liberation (release of the paśu from pāśa)

• ca: and

• śāśvatīm: eternal, everlasting

• yakṣa: yakṣa-class spirit-being

• rakṣaḥ: rākṣasa, harmful being

• piśācāḥ: piśāca, ghoul-like spirit

• ca: and

• grahāḥ: seizing forces/afflictive entities (grahas)

• sarve: all

• ca: and

• bhīṣaṇāḥ: fearsome, dreadful

• jāpinaṁ: the one engaged in japa

• na upasarpanti: do not come near/approach

• bhaya-bhītāḥ: terrified with fear

• samantataḥ: from every side, all around

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti
• Yakshas
• Rakshasas
• Pishachas
• Grahās

FAQs

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

It presents the fruit of disciplined japa connected to Śiva: the sādhaka gains both bhoga (worldly well-being) and śāśvatī mukti, and is protected from obstructive forces that disturb worship and inner steadiness.

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

Śiva-tattva is implied as Pati, the sovereign liberator: through His śakti (grace awakened by japa), the paśu is freed from pāśa, while lower fear-causing agencies lose their power to “seize” the devotee.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa as a Pāśupata-aligned sādhana: steady repetition that purifies, establishes protective rakṣā, and culminates in liberation when supported by Śiva’s anugraha (grace).