Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125

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

Devanagari script

जपेन पापं शमयेदशेषं यत्तत्कृतं जन्मपरंपरासु /* जपेन भोगान् जयते च मृत्युं जपेन सिद्धिं लभते च मुक्तिम्

Transliteration

japena pāpaṃ śamayedaśeṣaṃ yattatkṛtaṃ janmaparaṃparāsu /* japena bhogān jayate ca mṛtyuṃ japena siddhiṃ labhate ca muktim

Translation

Nhờ japa (trì tụng thần chú), mọi tội lỗi—dù đã tích tụ qua bao đời sinh tử—đều được dập tắt hoàn toàn. Nhờ japa, hành giả vượt qua các dục lạc và thậm chí chiến thắng tử thần; nhờ japa, đạt được siddhi và rốt ráo chứng đắc mokṣa dưới ân lực của Đấng Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• जपेन (japena): by japa, mantra-repetition

• पापं (pāpaṃ): sin, demerit

• शमयेत् (śamayet): would pacify, quell

• अशेषं (aśeṣaṃ): without remainder, entirely

• यत्-तत्-कृतं (yattat-kṛtaṃ): whatever has been done/committed

• जन्म-परंपरासु (janma-paraṃparāsu): in the succession of births

• भोगान् (bhogān): enjoyments, sense-objects

• जयते (jayate): conquers, overcomes

• च (ca): and

• मृत्युं (mṛtyuṃ): death

• सिद्धिं (siddhiṃ): accomplishment, yogic attainment

• लभते (labhate): obtains

• मुक्तिम् (muktim): liberation, release (from pāśa/bondage).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes japa as a primary limb of Linga-upāsanā: by repeating Shiva-mantras with devotion, the pashu (soul) is purified of pāpa across lifetimes and becomes fit for Shiva’s grace that culminates in mokṣa.

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

By presenting liberation as the fruit of japa, it implies Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who removes pāśa (bondage) and grants both siddhi and final release, transcending even death for the devoted practitioner.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa (especially Shiva-mantra japa) as a Pāśupata-oriented sādhana: steady repetition that purifies karma, restrains bhoga-attachment, and supports yogic realization leading to siddhi and mokṣa.