Shloka 170

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

Devanagari script

तद्वदाचार्यसंगेन तद्धर्मफलभाग्भवेत् यथैव वह्निसंपर्कान् मलं त्यजति काञ्चनम्

Transliteration

tadvadācāryasaṃgena taddharmaphalabhāgbhavet yathaiva vahnisaṃparkān malaṃ tyajati kāñcanam

Translation

അതുപോലെ സദാചാര്യസംഗം ലഭിക്കുമ്പോൾ साधകൻ ആ ധർമ്മഫലത്തിൽ പങ്കാളിയാകുന്നു; അഗ്നിസമ്പർക്കത്തിൽ സ്വർണം മലിനത വിട്ടൊഴിയുന്നതുപോലെ।

Word by Word

• tadvat: in the same way

• ācārya-saṅgena: by association/company with the spiritual teacher (ācārya)

• tad-dharma: of that Dharma (right conduct/shaiva discipline)

• phala: fruit/result

• bhāk: a sharer/recipient

• bhavet: becomes

• yathā eva: just as indeed

• vahni-saṃparkāt: by contact with fire

• malam: impurity/taint

• tyajati: abandons/casts off

• kāñcanam: gold

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Linga-puja bears stable fruit when guided by an ācārya; the devotee becomes fit to receive Dharma’s results because the guru’s company refines conduct and intention, like fire refining gold.

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

Shiva as Pati is implied as the purifier and bestower of Dharma-phala; the ācārya functions as Shiva’s channel, removing mala (impurity) from the pashu so it can approach Shiva-tattva through right discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ācārya-saṅga—living guidance, initiation-oriented discipline, and correction of practice—central to Shaiva sadhana (including Pashupata-oriented observance) so that puja and yoga become purifying rather than merely external.