Shloka 101

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

Devanagari script

जप यः पुरश्चरणं कृत्वा नित्यजापी भवेन्नरः तस्य नास्ति समो लोके स सिद्धः सिद्धिदो वशी

Transliteration

japa yaḥ puraścaraṇaṃ kṛtvā nityajāpī bhavennaraḥ tasya nāsti samo loke sa siddhaḥ siddhido vaśī

Translation

若有人先依仪轨完成持咒之普罗沙遮罗那（puraścaraṇa），继而成为恒常持诵者，则世间无与伦比。彼成就为悉达（siddha），能赐诸成就，且自制自胜。

Word by Word

• japaḥ/japa: mantra-recitation

• yaḥ: whoever

• puraścaraṇam: preparatory observance completing a mantra’s discipline (with rules such as japa, homa, tarpana, etc.)

• kṛtvā: having done

• nitya-jāpī: one who recites daily/continually

• bhavet: becomes

• naraḥ: a person

• tasya: for him

• nāsti: there is not

• samaḥ: equal

• loke: in the world

• saḥ: he

• siddhaḥ: perfected/one who has attained siddhi

• siddhi-daḥ: giver of accomplishments/boons

• vaśī: self-controlled, master of the senses and mind

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic teaching on Śiva-mantra discipline)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined mantra-japa supported by puraścaraṇa makes the sādhaka spiritually powerful and steady, strengthening Śiva-upāsanā as a means to purify the pashu (individual soul) and loosen pāśa (bondage) through devotion to Pati (Śiva).

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

By emphasizing siddhi and mastery arising from Śiva-mantra, it implies Śiva as Pati—the source of grace and spiritual power—through whom the bound soul gains purification, inner sovereignty (vaśitva), and the capacity to bless others.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Puraścaraṇa with steady nitya-japa is highlighted—an applied sādhana aligned with Pāśupata-style discipline, aiming at mantra-siddhi, sense-control, and focused devotion to Mahādeva.