Shloka 36
पानीयदान-प्रपादान-वापीकूपतडाग-निर्माण-प्रशंसा
Praise of Water-Gift and the Construction of Wells and Tanks
वेदा यज्ञास्तथा मंत्रास्संति विप्रेषु नित्यशः । नोभांत्यपि ह्यसत्येषु तस्मात्सत्यं समाचरेत्
vedā yajñāstathā maṃtrāssaṃti vipreṣu nityaśaḥ | nobhāṃtyapi hyasatyeṣu tasmātsatyaṃ samācaret
وید، یَجْن اور منتر برہمنوں میں ہمیشہ قائم رہتے ہیں؛ مگر جھوٹوں میں وہ بھی جلوہ نہیں کرتے۔ لہٰذا سچائی کا پختہ آچرن کرو۔
Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the Umāsaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-śakti and Vedic merit are sustained by inner integrity; without satya (truthfulness), sacred knowledge remains fruitless and cannot illumine the seeker on the Shaiva path toward liberation.
Linga-worship is not merely external ritual; it requires ethical purity. Truthfulness makes devotion and mantra-japa effective, allowing Saguna Shiva’s grace to be reflected clearly in the devotee’s life and consciousness.
Practice satya as a daily vrata alongside Shiva-upāsanā—especially steady mantra-japa (e.g., Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with truthful speech and honest conduct, so the mantra can ‘shine’ within.