Shloka 96
उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः
उच्चार्योच्चारयित्वा तु आचार्यः सिद्धिदः स्वयम् शिवं चास्तु शुभं चास्तु शोभनो ऽस्तु प्रियो ऽस्त्विति
uccāryoccārayitvā tu ācāryaḥ siddhidaḥ svayam śivaṃ cāstu śubhaṃ cāstu śobhano 'stu priyo 'stviti
Sau khi tự mình tụng trước và khiến người khác tụng theo, vị ācārya—đấng ban siddhi—đọc lời chúc phúc: “Nguyện có Śiva (điềm lành). Nguyện có thiện phúc. Nguyện có quang huy. Nguyện Đấng Tối Thượng hoan hỷ.”
Suta Goswami (narrating a ritual instruction; the benediction is spoken by the Ācārya within the rite)
FAQs
It gives the ritual closure: after correct mantra-recitation, the ācārya seals the worship with an āśīrvāda invoking Śiva’s auspiciousness, welfare, radiance, and divine pleasure—signifying that the rite has become spiritually efficacious (siddhi-yukta).
Śiva-tattva is shown as anugraha-rūpa—grace that manifests as śiva (auspiciousness), śubha (well-being), and śobhana (inner and outer splendor); when the Lord is “priya” (pleased), the bound pashu moves toward release from pāśa.
It highlights mantra-ucchāraṇa under an authorized ācārya and the concluding benediction (āśīrvāda), a key element of Śiva-liṅga pūjā/installation rites where siddhi is linked to disciplined recitation and Śiva’s pleasure (prīti).