Shloka 79

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

Devanagari script

गले मध्ये तथाङ्गुष्ठे तर्जन्याद्याङ्गुलीषु च अङ्गुष्ठेन करन्यासं कुर्यादेव विचक्षणः

Transliteration

gale madhye tathāṅguṣṭhe tarjanyādyāṅgulīṣu ca aṅguṣṭhena karanyāsaṃ kuryādeva vicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

明辨之行者当行“手安置”(kara-nyāsa)：以触按安置真言于喉中部、于拇指、并于自食指起的诸指之上，皆以拇指作仪轨之触。

Word by Word

• गले (gale): at the throat

• मध्ये (madhye): in the middle

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• अङ्गुष्ठे (aṅguṣṭhe): on the thumb

• तर्जनी-आद्य-अङ्गुलीषु (tarjanī-ādya-aṅgulīṣu): on the fingers beginning with the index finger

• च (ca): and

• अङ्गुष्ठेन (aṅguṣṭhena): with the thumb

• करन्यासम् (kara-nyāsam): hand-nyāsa (mantra-imposition on the hand/fingers)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt): should do/perform

• एव (eva): indeed

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ): the discerning/skillful one.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja-vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches kara-nyāsa as a required internalizing step of Shiva-mantra before Linga-puja, sanctifying the worshipper’s body as a fit vessel for invoking Pati (Shiva) and loosening pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul).

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

By prescribing mantra-imposition on the throat and fingers, it implies Shiva-tattva is approached through mantra embodied in the practitioner—Shiva as Pati is invoked not only externally in the Linga but also established within the worshipper’s own faculties of speech and action.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Kara-nyāsa (mantra placement on thumb and fingers) along with throat placement—an angic practice used in Shaiva puja and Pashupata-oriented sadhana to stabilize mantra, purify action-organs, and prepare for Linga-archana.