Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

तन्माहात्म्यात् तदा लोकान् सदेवासुरमानुषान् वर्णान्वर्णविभागांश् च सर्वधर्मांश् च शोभनान्

Transliteration

tanmāhātmyāt tadā lokān sadevāsuramānuṣān varṇānvarṇavibhāgāṃś ca sarvadharmāṃś ca śobhanān

Translation

اس کی عظمت سے اُس وقت دیوتا، اسور اور انسانوں سمیت تمام لوک، نیز ورن اور اُن کی تقسیمیں، اور سبھی شُبھ دھرم روشن و مستحکم ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• tat: that

• māhātmyāt: by the greatness/power (of)

• tadā: then/at that time

• lokān: the worlds

• sa-deva-asura-mānuṣān: together with gods, asuras, and humans

• varṇān: the social/spiritual orders (varṇas)

• varṇa-vibhāgān: the divisions/classifications of the varṇas

• ca: and

• sarva-dharmān: all dharmas/duties/sacred laws

• ca: and

• śobhanān: auspicious, beautiful, splendid

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; contextual attribution)

FAQs

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

It frames the fruit of Shiva-oriented sacred power (linked to the Linga’s mahātmya) as the re-establishment of cosmic and social order—worlds, beings, and dharmas becoming auspicious and stable through Shiva’s grace as Pati.

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

Shiva-tattva is implied as the sustaining, harmonizing principle whose mahātmya makes dharma luminous—showing Pati as the source of order that uplifts devas, asuras, and humans alike.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the transformative effect of Shiva-centered practice (Linga-pūjā and dharma-aligned discipline): it purifies conduct and stabilizes varṇa-vibhāga as an outer expression of inner alignment, supportive of Pāśupata-oriented life.