Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

देस्च्रिप्तिओन् ओफ़् पञ्चाक्षर मन्त्र तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वता धर्मा देवाः सर्वमिदं जगत् तद् इदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु चावहिताखिलम्

Transliteration

description of pañcākṣara mantra tiṣṭhanti śāśvatā dharmā devāḥ sarvamidaṃ jagat tad idānīṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu cāvahitākhilam

Translation

安住于五字真言（Pañcākṣara）之中者，有永恒之法、诸天神，以及此整个宇宙。今我当宣说其义——汝当专心谛听，勿令心散。

Word by Word

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

• tiṣṭhanti: stand/are established

• śāśvatāḥ: eternal

• dharmāḥ: dharmas/sacred principles

• devāḥ: the gods

• sarvam: all

• idam: this

• jagat: moving universe/world

• tat: that (teaching)

• idānīm: now

• pravakṣyāmi: I will explain

• śṛṇu: listen

• ca: and

• avahita: attentive

• akhilam: wholly/entirely

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 positions the Pañcākṣara (Namaḥ Śivāya) as the sustaining foundation behind dharma, the devas, and the cosmos—making mantra-japa a core support for linga-pūjā.

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

By implying that all cosmic order rests in Shiva’s mantra, it points to Pati (Shiva) as the ultimate ground in which pashu (souls) and the world are upheld, while pāśa (bondage) is overcome through his grace accessed by mantra.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Focused Pañcākṣara japa with avahita (one-pointed attention), aligned with Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline and devotion-based purification.