Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

प्राणायामाद्भवेत्क्षिप्रं सर्वपापपरिक्षयः इन्द्रियाणां वशित्वं च तस्मात्प्राणांश् च संयमेत्

Transliteration

prāṇāyāmādbhavetkṣipraṃ sarvapāpaparikṣayaḥ indriyāṇāṃ vaśitvaṃ ca tasmātprāṇāṃś ca saṃyamet

Translation

ప్రాణాయామం వలన త్వరగా సమస్త పాపక్షయం కలుగుతుంది, ఇంద్రియవశత్వమూ సిద్ధిస్తుంది; కనుక ప్రాణప్రవాహాన్ని సంయమించి నియంత్రించాలి।

Word by Word

• प्राणायामात् (prāṇāyāmāt): from breath-regulation

• भवेत् (bhavet): arises/comes to be

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram): quickly

• सर्व (sarva): all

• पाप (pāpa): sin/impurity

• परिक्षयः (parikṣayaḥ): complete destruction/waning away

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām): of the senses

• वशित्वम् (vaśitvam): controllability/mastery

• च (ca): and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• प्राणान् (prāṇān): the vital breaths/life-forces

• च (ca): and

• संयमेत् (saṃyamet): one should restrain/discipline.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic teaching in a Pāśupata-Yogic register)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames inner purification as essential to Liṅga-upāsanā: by regulating prāṇa, the devotee reduces pāpa/impurity and steadies the mind-senses, making worship fit for approaching Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who is approached through purification and discipline; when the Pashu (bound soul) restrains prāṇa and senses, pasha-like impurities loosen, enabling steadiness toward Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma (breath regulation) as a Pāśupata-Yogic discipline for indriya-nigraha (sense-control) and rapid inner purification.