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Shloka 114

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

अङ्गुष्ठं मोक्षदं विद्यात् तर्जनी शत्रुनाशनी मध्यमा धनदा शान्तिं करोत्येषा ह्य् अनामिका

aṅguṣṭhaṃ mokṣadaṃ vidyāt tarjanī śatrunāśanī madhyamā dhanadā śāntiṃ karotyeṣā hy anāmikā

Sabe que o polegar é o doador de libertação; o indicador é o destruidor de inimigos; o dedo médio concede riqueza; e este anelar, de fato, produz a paz.

aṅguṣṭhamthe thumb
aṅguṣṭham:
mokṣa-dambestowing liberation (mokṣa)
mokṣa-dam:
vidyātone should know/understand
vidyāt:
tarjanīthe index finger
tarjanī:
śatru-nāśanīdestroyer of enemies/obstacles
śatru-nāśanī:
madhyamāthe middle finger
madhyamā:
dhana-dāgiver of wealth/prosperity
dhana-dā:
śāntimpeace, pacification
śāntim:
karotibrings about/produces
karoti:
eṣāthis
eṣā:
hiindeed
hi:
anāmikāthe ring finger
anāmikā:

Suta Goswami (narrating traditional Shiva-puja symbolism to the sages of Naimisharanya)