Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

तेषां सृष्टिप्रसिद्ध्यर्थं मां प्रोवाच पितामहः मत्पुत्राणां महादेव शक्तिं देहि महेश्वर

Transliteration

teṣāṃ sṛṣṭiprasiddhyarthaṃ māṃ provāca pitāmahaḥ matputrāṇāṃ mahādeva śaktiṃ dehi maheśvara

Translation

Để sự sáng tạo của họ được thành tựu, Đấng Tổ Phụ (Brahmā) đã thưa với Ta: “Ôi Mahādeva, ôi Maheśvara, xin ban śakti—năng lực hữu hiệu—cho các con của Ta, để công cuộc tạo hóa được viên mãn.”

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them

• सृष्टि: creation

• प्रसिद्धि-अर्थम्: for the accomplishment/attainment of success

• माम्: me

• प्रोवाच: spoke/addressed

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)

• मत्-पुत्राणाम्: of my sons

• महादेव: O Mahādeva

• शक्तिम्: śakti, empowering potency

• देहि: grant/give

• महेश्वर: O Maheśvara (Great Lord)

Speaker

Brahma (Pitamaha), within Suta’s narration

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Śiva as the supreme Pati whose grace (śakti) alone makes any sacred action—including creation and, by extension, Linga-pūjā—fruitful and accomplished.

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

Śiva-tattva is shown as Maheśvara, the sovereign source of empowering potency; even Brahmā’s creative function depends on Śiva’s bestowed śakti, highlighting Śiva’s lordship beyond all secondary creators.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key principle is anugraha (divine grace): in Pāśupata-oriented practice, success arises when Pati grants śakti that loosens pasha (bondage) and makes sādhana effective.