Shloka 9

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

अपूतोदकपाने तु जपेच्च शतपञ्चकम् अघोरलक्षणं मन्त्रं ततः शुद्धिमवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

apūtodakapāne tu japecca śatapañcakam aghoralakṣaṇaṃ mantraṃ tataḥ śuddhimavāpnuyāt

Translation

ఎవరైనా అపవిత్ర జలాన్ని తాగినట్లయితే, అఘోర-లక్షణ మంత్రాన్ని నూట ఇరవై ఐదు సార్లు జపించాలి; ఆపై శుద్ధిని పొందుతాడు.

Word by Word

• अपूत-उदक-पाने: upon drinking unpurified water

• तु: then/indeed

• जपेत्: one should repeat (japa)

• च: and

• शत-पञ्चकम्: one hundred and twenty-five (5×25)

• अघोर-लक्षणम्: characterized by (the form/mantra) Aghora

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra

• ततः: thereafter

• शुद्धिम्: purity/ritual cleansing

• अवाप्नुयात्: one attains/obtains.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic injunctions to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Aghora)

FAQs

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

It teaches that purity for Linga-pūjā is restored through Śiva-mantra japa—specifically the Aghora-associated mantra—so the worshipper becomes fit again for sacred acts.

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

Śiva appears as Pati in the purificatory aspect of Aghora—removing mala (impurity) and loosening pāśa (bondage) through mantra, restoring the pashu’s ritual and inner śuddhi.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A prāyaścitta based on mantra-japa: 125 repetitions of an Aghora-lakṣaṇa mantra, emphasizing disciplined recitation as a means of purification.