Shloka 4

मुनिमोहशमनम्

Pāśupata-yoga, Siddhis, Puruṣa-darśana, Saṃsāra, and Prāṇa-Rudra Pañcāhutī

Devanagari script

ततः षोडशधा चैव पुनर्द्वादशधा द्विजाः स्मरेच् च तत् तथा मध्ये देव्या देवम् उमापतिम्

Transliteration

tataḥ ṣoḍaśadhā caiva punardvādaśadhā dvijāḥ smarec ca tat tathā madhye devyā devam umāpatim

Translation

其后，诸位再生者，应当以十六重形态观想之，又复以十二重形态观想之；同样地，就在其中正中，当忆念乌玛之主——湿婆——并与女神同在。

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter

• षोडशधा: in sixteenfold manner (ṣoḍaśopacāra/complete worship)

• चैव: and indeed

• पुनः: again

• द्वादशधा: in twelvefold manner

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/meditate upon

• च: and

• तत्: that (the object of worship/that dhyeya, i.e., the Linga/Śiva-tattva)

• तथा: likewise

• मध्ये: in the center/within

• देव्या: with the Goddess (Devī/Śakti)

• देवम्: the God (Deva)

• उमापतिम्: Umāpati, the Lord of Umā (Śiva).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the puja/dhyana sequence to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Uma
• Devi

FAQs

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

It links external pūjā structure (sixteen upacāras) with an inner contemplative sequence (twelvefold remembrance), culminating in meditating on Umāpati united with Devī—affirming that true Linga-pūjā is completed by Shiva–Shakti-centered dhyāna.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as Umāpati—the Pati (Lord) inseparable from Śakti (Devī). Remembering Him “in the midst” points to the indwelling Pati who liberates the paśu (soul) from pāśa (bondage) through right contemplation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A blended practice: ṣoḍaśopacāra-style worship (sixteenfold offering) paired with a twelvefold meditative recollection, ending in antar-dhyāna of Shiva with Shakti—an inner-pūjā emphasis consistent with Pāśupata-oriented discipline.