Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

जपादेव न संदेहो व्रतानां वै विशेषतः समाप्तिर्नान्यथा तस्माज् जपेत्पञ्चाक्षरीं शुभाम्

Transliteration

japādeva na saṃdeho vratānāṃ vai viśeṣataḥ samāptirnānyathā tasmāj japetpañcākṣarīṃ śubhām

Translation

唯以持诵（japa）而已，毫无疑惑——尤其就诸誓戒而言——其真实圆满非他法可得。故当反复持诵吉祥的五字真言“Pañcākṣarī”。

Word by Word

• japāt: by japa (mantra-repetition)

• eva: alone/indeed

• na: not

• saṁdehaḥ: doubt

• vratānām: of vows/observances

• vai: indeed

• viśeṣataḥ: especially

• samāptiḥ: completion/fulfillment

• na anyathā: not otherwise

• tasmāt: therefore

• japet: one should repeat

• pañcākṣarīm: the five-syllabled mantra (Namaḥ Śivāya)

• śubhām: auspicious/beneficent

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that external observances become spiritually complete through Śiva-mantra japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī—making mantra the inner core of Linga-pūjā and vrata.

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

Śiva as Pati is approached through the vibration of His mantra; japa becomes a direct means for the pashu (soul) to turn inward and move toward Śiva-tattva, beyond mere outer ritual.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Namaḥ Śivāya), aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where repeated remembrance purifies the mind and weakens pāśa (bondage).