Shloka 100

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

Devanagari script

पुरश्चरणजापी वा अपि वा नित्यजापकः अचिरात्सिद्धिकाङ्क्षी तु तयोरन्यतरो भवेत्

Transliteration

puraścaraṇajāpī vā api vā nityajāpakaḥ acirātsiddhikāṅkṣī tu tayoranyataro bhavet

Translation

శీఘ్రంగా సిద్ధిని కోరువాడు పురశ్చరణ-విధితో జపం చేయుగాక, లేదా నిత్య నిరంతర జపకుడగుగాక; ఈ రెండు సాధనలలో ఏదో ఒకదానిని అవలంబించాలి।

Word by Word

• पुरश्चरण-जापी: one who performs puraścaraṇa (a complete observance with japa and its auxiliaries)

• वा: or

• अपि: also/indeed

• वा: or

• नित्य-जापकः: a constant/daily reciter (of the mantra)

• अचिरात्: quickly, in no long time

• सिद्धि-काङ्क्षी: desiring siddhi (attainment/perfection)

• तु: indeed

• तयोः: of those two

• अन्यतरः: either one (of the two)

• भवेत्: should become/should be.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Linga Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya, conveying Shaiva mantra-dharma)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It defines two authorized Shaiva disciplines—puraścaraṇa and nitya-japa—as direct means to quick success in Linga-centered mantra-sadhana, emphasizing steady practice as the core of worship.

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

By presenting mantra-japa as a reliable path to siddhi, it implies Shiva as Pati—the ever-accessible Lord who responds to disciplined invocation, loosening pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul) through grace mediated by mantra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights puraścaraṇa (a complete vow-based mantra cycle) and nitya-japa (daily repetition), both aligned with Pashupata-style inner purification and focused mantra-dharana.