Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

अङ्गुलीनां च सर्वेषां तथा चाद्यन्तपर्वसु सबिन्दुकानि बीजानि पञ्च मध्यमपर्वसु

Transliteration

aṅgulīnāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ tathā cādyantaparvasu sabindukāni bījāni pañca madhyamaparvasu

Translation

सर्वास्वङ्गुलिषु च आद्यन्तपर्वसु सबिन्दुकानि बीजानि न्यसेत्; मध्यमपर्वसु पञ्च बीजानि यथाविधि विन्यसेत्।

Word by Word

• अङ्गुलीनाम्: of the fingers

• च: and

• सर्वेषाम्: of all

• तथा: likewise

• च: and

• आद्य-अन्त-पर्वसु: at the first and last joints (phalanges)

• स-बिन्दुकानि: endowed with bindu/nasal dot (anusvāra)

• बीजानि: seed-syllables/mantric seeds

• पञ्च: five

• मध्यम-पर्वसु: at the middle joints

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja vidhi as taught in the Linga Purana tradition)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes finger-joint nyāsa—placing bīja-mantras on the joints—so the worshipper’s hands become ritually empowered to serve as instruments of Shiva’s puja.

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

By mandating bīja-and-bindu placement, it implies Shiva as Pati is accessed through mantra-śakti: the subtle sound-power that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens pāśa (bondage) during worship.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Aṅga-nyāsa/karanyāsa (hand and limb mantra-installation), a core Shaiva preparatory practice that supports focused japa, mudrā, and inner alignment in Pāśupata-oriented Shiva-puja.