Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं साक्षान् मोक्षज्ञानम् अनुत्तमम् अस्य मन्त्रस्य वक्ष्यामि ऋषिच्छन्दो ऽधिदैवतम्

Transliteration

guhyādguhyataraṃ sākṣān mokṣajñānam anuttamam asya mantrasya vakṣyāmi ṛṣicchando 'dhidaivatam

Translation

今我将宣说此真言之圣见者（ṛṣi）、韵律（chandas）与主宰神祇（adhidevatā）——此为无上解脱智，亲证现前，秘中之秘；由此引导被缚之灵（paśu）超越系缚（pāśa），归向主宰（Pati）——湿婆（Śiva）。

Word by Word

• गुह्यात्: than a secret

• गुह्यतरम्: still more secret

• साक्षात्: directly, in immediate realization

• मोक्ष-ज्ञानम्: knowledge that grants liberation

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme

• अस्य: of this

• मन्त्रस्य: mantra

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall declare/explain

• ऋषि: seer (mantra-sage)

• छन्दः: meter

• अधिदैवतम्: presiding deity (of the mantra)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya, presenting mantra-vidhi details)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-oriented mantra practice as a disciplined, lineage-based revelation: knowing a mantra’s ṛṣi, chandas, and adhidevata is presented as essential groundwork for effective Śiva-upāsanā leading toward mokṣa.

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

Śiva is implied as the adhidevatā and the liberating Pati: the one who grants direct realization (sākṣāt) and releases the paśu from pāśa through supreme mokṣa-jñāna.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidhi fundamentals are highlighted—specifically the identification of ṛṣi–chandas–adhidevatā—supporting Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā where mantra is treated as a secret means to direct liberating insight.