Shloka 105

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

Devanagari script

प्राणायामाद्भवेत्क्षिप्रं सर्वपापपरिक्षयः इन्द्रियाणां वशित्वं च तस्मात्प्राणांश् च संयमेत्

Transliteration

prāṇāyāmādbhavetkṣipraṃ sarvapāpaparikṣayaḥ indriyāṇāṃ vaśitvaṃ ca tasmātprāṇāṃś ca saṃyamet

Translation

پرाणایام سے جلد ہی تمام پاپوں کا زوال ہوتا ہے اور حواس پر قابو حاصل ہوتا ہے؛ اس لیے پرانوں کے بہاؤ کو ضبط اور منظم کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• प्राणायामात् (prāṇāyāmāt): from breath-regulation

• भवेत् (bhavet): arises/comes to be

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram): quickly

• सर्व (sarva): all

• पाप (pāpa): sin/impurity

• परिक्षयः (parikṣayaḥ): complete destruction/waning away

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām): of the senses

• वशित्वम् (vaśitvam): controllability/mastery

• च (ca): and

• तस्मात् (tasmāt): therefore

• प्राणान् (prāṇān): the vital breaths/life-forces

• च (ca): and

• संयमेत् (saṃyamet): one should restrain/discipline.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Purāṇic teaching in a Pāśupata-Yogic register)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames inner purification as essential to Liṅga-upāsanā: by regulating prāṇa, the devotee reduces pāpa/impurity and steadies the mind-senses, making worship fit for approaching Pati (Śiva).

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the Lord who is approached through purification and discipline; when the Pashu (bound soul) restrains prāṇa and senses, pasha-like impurities loosen, enabling steadiness toward Śiva-tattva.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Prāṇāyāma (breath regulation) as a Pāśupata-Yogic discipline for indriya-nigraha (sense-control) and rapid inner purification.