Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

अहमेको द्विधाप्यासं प्रकृत्यात्मप्रभेदतः स तु नारायणः शेते देवो मायामयीं तनुम्

Transliteration

ahameko dvidhāpyāsaṃ prakṛtyātmaprabhedataḥ sa tu nārāyaṇaḥ śete devo māyāmayīṃ tanum

Translation

अहमेकोऽपि प्रकृत्यात्मप्रभेदतः द्विधा अभवम्। स देवो नारायणः मायामयीं तनुमास्थाय योगनिद्रायां शेते॥

Word by Word

• अहम् (aham): I

• एकः (ekaḥ): one, non-dual

• द्विधा (dvidhā): in two ways, as two

• अपि (api): even/indeed

• आसम् (āsam): became/was

• प्रकृति (prakṛti): primordial nature, material matrix

• आत्म (ātma): Self, consciousness-principle

• प्रभेदतः (prabhedataḥ): due to differentiation/distinction

• सः (saḥ): he/that

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ): Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu as cosmic indweller)

• शेते (śete): lies, rests (in yoga-nidrā)

• देवः (devaḥ): the luminous Lord

• मायामयीम् (māyā-mayīm): made of Māyā, constituted by cosmic illusion/power

• तनुम् (tanum): body, form

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching; internal voice presented as the cosmic Lord’s declaration)

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Deva
• Prakriti
• Atman
• Maya

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-upāsanā in non-duality: the One Lord manifests as consciousness (Ātman/Śiva-tattva) and power/nature (Prakṛti/Śakti), so worship of the Linga points beyond form to the Pati who pervades both.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the One reality that appears as two principles—conscious Self and Prakṛti—while remaining transcendent; Māyā is a śakti through which manifestation occurs without diminishing the Lord’s non-dual sovereignty as Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to yogic repose (yoga-nidrā/samādhi-like resting) and contemplation of Māyā-śakti—useful as a dhyāna in Linga-pūjā: meditate on the Lord as beyond Pāśa (bondage) while governing Prakṛti for the sake of the paśu’s liberation.