Shloka 200

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

Devanagari script

अष्टोत्तरसहस्रेण पिबेद्ब्राह्मीरसं द्विजाः ऐहिकां लभते मेधां सर्वशास्त्रधरां शुभाम्

Transliteration

aṣṭottarasahasreṇa pibedbrāhmīrasaṃ dvijāḥ aihikāṃ labhate medhāṃ sarvaśāstradharāṃ śubhām

Translation

అష్టోత్తర సహస్రం (1008) సంఖ్యతో బ్రాహ్మీ రసాన్ని పానము చేసిన ద్విజుడు లోకిక మేధను పొందును—శుభమై, సమస్త శాస్త్రాలను ధారించగలది.

Word by Word

• अष्टोत्तर-सहस्रेण: with (a count of) one thousand and eight (108×?

• पिबेत्: should drink

• ब्राह्मी-रसम्: the juice/extract of brāhmī (Bacopa monnieri

• द्विजाः: the twice-born (initiated Brahmin/Kshatriya/Vaishya)

• ऐहिकाम्: pertaining to this world, worldly

• लभते: attains

• मेधाम्: intellect, retentive intelligence

• सर्व-शास्त्र-धराम्: able to hold/retain all scriptures (learning)

• शुभाम्: auspicious, beneficial.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within a didactic section on vrata/vidhi and merit)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links disciplined practice (niyama) and sacred counting (1008/108-based japa-tally) with sharpening medhā, supporting accurate mantra-recitation and śāstra-understanding—key supports for proper Linga-pūjā and śaiva observance.

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

Implied is Shiva as Pati—the bestower of auspiciousness (śubha) and inner clarity—where refined intellect becomes a means to approach Shiva-tattva through correct understanding of śāstra and steady sādhana.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A medhya-rasāyana style discipline: drinking brāhmī-rasa with a sacred numerical observance (aṣṭottara-sahasra count), aligning bodily regimen with mantra-japa/niyama to strengthen dhāraṇā (retention) and learning.