Shloka 152

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

Devanagari script

नखाग्रकेशनिर्धूतस्नानवस्त्रघटोदकम् अश्रीकरं मनुष्याणाम् अशुद्धं संस्पृशेद्यदि

Transliteration

nakhāgrakeśanirdhūtasnānavastraghaṭodakam aśrīkaraṃ manuṣyāṇām aśuddhaṃ saṃspṛśedyadi

Translation

ନଖ ଓ କେଶର ଅଗ୍ରରୁ ଝଡ଼ିଥିବା ଜଳ, ସ୍ନାନବସ୍ତ୍ରର ଜଳ, ସ୍ନାନଘଟର ଜଳ—ଏହା ମନୁଷ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଅଶ୍ରୀକର; ଯଦି କେହି ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରେ, ସେ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ ଅଶୁଦ୍ଧ ବୋଲି ଜଣାଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• नखाग्र (nakhāgra): tips of the nails

• केश (keśa): hair

• निर्धूत (nirdhūta): shaken off/washed off

• स्नान (snāna): bathing

• वस्त्र (vastra): cloth/garment

• घटोदकम् (ghaṭodakam): pot-water, water in/from a vessel

• अश्रीकरम् (aśrīkaram): inauspicious, prosperity-destroying

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām): for human beings

• अशुद्धम् (aśuddham): impure

• संस्पृशेत् (saṃspṛśet): should touch/if one touches

• यदि (yadi): if

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It sets a śauca standard for approaching the Liṅga: contact with discarded bathing water (from nails, hair, cloth, or pot) is treated as aśuddha, since Śiva-pūjā requires auspiciousness and careful handling of sanctified substances.

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

By implication, Śiva as Pati is approached through order (vidhi) and purity: the soul (paśu) bound by impurities (pāśa) must remove external and internal taints; ritual discipline mirrors the deeper purification needed to align with Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual śauca: avoiding contact with impure remnants of bathing and maintaining cleanliness around worship materials; as a yogic takeaway, it points to disciplined purification as a prerequisite for Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.