Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

नानासिद्धियुतं दिव्यं लोकचित्तानुरञ्जकम् सुनिश्चितार्थं गंभीरं वाक्यं मे पारमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

nānāsiddhiyutaṃ divyaṃ lokacittānurañjakam suniścitārthaṃ gaṃbhīraṃ vākyaṃ me pārameśvaram

Translation

నా పారమేశ్వర ఉపదేశము దివ్యమైనది, నానా సిద్ధులతో యుక్తమైనది; లోకాల చిత్తములను ఆనందింపజేయును. దాని అర్థము సుస్థిరము, భావము గంభీరము.

Word by Word

• नाना (nānā): many, various

• सिद्धि-युतम् (siddhi-yutam): endowed with siddhis/powers

• दिव्यम् (divyam): divine, celestial

• लोक (loka): the worlds/people

• चित्त (citta): mind, consciousness

• अनुरञ्जकम् (anurañjakam): pleasing, delighting

• सुनिश्चित (suniścita): well-ascertained, firmly determined

• अर्थम् (artham): meaning, purport

• गंभीरम् (gaṃbhīram): deep, profound

• वाक्यम् (vākyam): statement, teaching, utterance

• मे (me): my

• पारमेश्वरम् (pārameśvaram): belonging to the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara), supremely Śaiva.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Pārameśvara doctrine as authoritative Śaiva teaching within the Purāṇic dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Parameśvara)

FAQs

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

It frames the Śaiva teaching behind Linga worship as “Pārameśvara”—divine, spiritually effective (siddhi-yuta), and meant to transform the devotee’s mind toward Shiva, not merely to prescribe outer ritual.

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

By calling the teaching “Pārameśvara,” it implies Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) whose word is intrinsically true (suniścitārtha) and inexhaustibly deep (gaṃbhīra), guiding the pashu (soul) beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Rather than a single rite, it highlights the Pāśupata orientation: disciplined absorption in Shiva’s doctrine that purifies citta; siddhi may arise, but the deeper aim is liberation through alignment with Pati.