Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

अल्पाक्षरं महार्थं च वेदसारं विमुक्तिदम् आज्ञासिद्धमसंदिग्धं वाक्यमेतच्छिवात्मकम्

Transliteration

alpākṣaraṃ mahārthaṃ ca vedasāraṃ vimuktidam ājñāsiddhamasaṃdigdhaṃ vākyametacchivātmakam

Translation

अल्पाक्षरं महार्थं च वेदसारं विमुक्तिदम् । आज्ञासिद्धमसंदिग्धं वाक्यमेतच्छिवात्मकम् ॥

Word by Word

• अल्पाक्षरम्: of few syllables

• महार्थम्: of great meaning

• च: and

• वेदसारम्: the essence of the Vedas

• विमुक्तिदम्: bestowing liberation (moksha)

• आज्ञासिद्धम्: established/validated by authoritative command (āgamic and divine ordinance)

• असंदिग्धम्: free from doubt, unambiguous

• वाक्यम्: statement/utterance

• एतत्: this

• शिवात्मकम्: having Śiva as its very nature, identical with Śiva-tattva

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya, summarizing the authority of Shiva-centered mantra/teaching)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-centered utterance/mantra as Veda-essence and moksha-giving, implying that Linga-puja is not mere ritual but a direct liberating upaya (means) when grounded in Shiva’s authoritative teaching.

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

It declares the decisive spiritual statement itself to be “Shivātmaka”—non-different from Shiva—pointing to Shiva as Pati (Lord) whose revealed word cuts pasha (bondage) and frees the pashu (bound soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-centered upasana: a concise, authoritative Shiva-utterance used in japa and contemplation as a moksha-sadhana aligned with Pashupata-oriented devotion and inner certainty (asaṃdigdha-bhavana).