Shloka 140

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

Devanagari script

अन्नशुद्धौ सत्त्वशुद्धिर् न मृदा न जलेन वै सत्त्वशुद्धौ भवेत्सिद्धिस् ततो ऽन्नं परिशोधयेत्

Transliteration

annaśuddhau sattvaśuddhir na mṛdā na jalena vai sattvaśuddhau bhavetsiddhis tato 'nnaṃ pariśodhayet

Translation

అన్నశుద్ధి వలన సత్త్వశుద్ధి కలుగుతుంది—కేవలం మట్టి లేదా నీటివల్ల కాదు. సత్త్వం శుద్ధమైతే సిద్ధి లభిస్తుంది; అందువల్ల అన్నాన్ని పరిశుద్ధం చేయాలి।

Word by Word

• anna-śuddhau: in the purity of food

• sattva-śuddhiḥ: purity of sattva (inner disposition/mind-stuff)

• na: not

• mṛdā: by earth/soil (external cleansing)

• na: not

• jalena: by water

• vai: indeed

• sattva-śuddhau: when sattva is purified

• bhavet: arises/comes to be

• siddhiḥ: attainment, success, yogic fruition

• tataḥ: therefore/then

• annam: food

• pariśodhayet: one should thoroughly purify/refine

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-oriented discipline within the Purva-Bhaga teaching stream)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that successful Shiva-puja and its fruits depend on sattva-śuddhi, and that sattva is stabilized primarily through purified food (āhāra), not only through external washing.

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

Shiva-tattva is approached through inner refinement: when the pashu’s sattva is purified, the veils of pasha loosen and siddhi becomes possible—indicating Shiva is realized through inward clarity rather than mere external ritual.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Āhāra-śuddhi as a core limb of Shaiva discipline: regulating and sanctifying food to purify sattva, supporting Pashupata-oriented practice and making worship, japa, and dhyāna effective.