Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

अकारोकारमकारा मदीये प्रणवे स्थिताः उकारं च मकारं च अकारं च क्रमेण वै

Transliteration

akārokāramakārā madīye praṇave sthitāḥ ukāraṃ ca makāraṃ ca akāraṃ ca krameṇa vai

Translation

అ, ఉ, మ అనే అక్షరాలు నా ప్రణవం (ఓం) లో స్థితమై ఉన్నాయి. క్రమంగా ‘అ’ తరువాత ‘ఉ’, ఆపై ‘మ’—ఇలా అమర్చబడ్డాయి.

Word by Word

• अकार (akāra): the letter ‘A’

• उकार (ukāra): the letter ‘U’

• मकार (makāra): the letter ‘M’

• मदीये (madīye): in My/ belonging to Me

• प्रणवे (praṇave): in the Pranava, the sacred syllable Oṁ

• स्थिताः (sthitāḥ): are established/abide

• च (ca): and

• क्रमेण (krameṇa): in sequence/in due order

• वै (vai): indeed/assuredly

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s teaching on Pranava)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It grounds Linga-upasana in the subtle form of Shiva as Pranava (Oṁ), teaching that the worship of the Linga is supported by mantra—specifically the ordered contemplation of A-U-M as Shiva’s sonic presence.

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

Shiva is indicated as Pati who pervades and owns the Pranava; A-U-M are not merely phonemes but the ordered manifestation of His consciousness as sound (nāda), through which the pashu can move beyond pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Pranava-japa and dhyāna: reciting and meditating on Oṁ in its sequence (A→U→M), internalizing the Linga as nāda-bindu and aligning the practitioner with Pashupata-style inward worship.