Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

मन्त्रं मुखसुखोच्चार्यम् अशेषार्थप्रसाधकम् तद्बीजं सर्वविद्यानां मन्त्रमाद्यं सुशोभनम्

Transliteration

mantraṃ mukhasukhoccāryam aśeṣārthaprasādhakam tadbījaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ mantramādyaṃ suśobhanam

Translation

मन्त्रं मुखसुखोच्चार्यम् अशेषार्थप्रसाधकम् । तद्बीजं सर्वविद्यानां मन्त्रमाद्यं सुशोभनम् ॥

Word by Word

• मन्त्रम्: mantra (sacred formula)

• मुख-सुख-उच्चार्यम्: easily and pleasantly pronounced by the mouth

• अशेष-अर्थ-प्रसाधकम्: accomplishing all aims/meanings without remainder

• तत्: that

• बीजम्: seed, seminal syllable/principle

• सर्व-विद्यानाम्: of all knowledges/vidyās

• मन्त्र-आद्यं: the primal/foremost mantra

• सु-शोभनम्: very splendid, auspicious, beautiful

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages; internal source-text likely describing Shiva-mantra greatness)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Shiva-mantra as the practical core of Linga-pūjā: simple to recite, yet capable of fulfilling all intended spiritual and worldly aims, making mantra-japa central to worship of the Linga as Pati (Lord).

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

By calling the mantra the “primal” and the “seed of all vidyās,” the verse implies Shiva-tattva as the foundational consciousness (Pati) from which knowledge and power arise, and through which the pashu (soul) can move beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa (repetition) as a Pāśupata-aligned sādhanā—easy utterance with focused intent—presented as a direct means to siddhi and inner purification supporting Linga-pūjā.