Shloka 14
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
प्राप्नोति तत्फलन्देव्या यः कारयति मन्दिरम् । सहस्रकुलमागामि व्यतीतं च सहस्रकम् । तारयति धर्मात्मा श्रीमातुर्धाम कारयन्
prāpnoti tatphalandevyā yaḥ kārayati mandiram | sahasrakulamāgāmi vyatītaṃ ca sahasrakam | tārayati dharmātmā śrīmāturdhāma kārayan
مَن يُشيّد معبدًا للإلهة ينال عين الثمرة التي وعدت بها. وبإقامة مقام الأمّ المقدّسة، يُنقذ ذلك البارّ ألفَ سلالةٍ آتيةً وألفَ سلالةٍ ماضيةً (من الأسلاف).
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya within the Uma Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: General phalaśruti: establishing Śrīmātā’s dhāma yields the promised boon and extends salvific benefit to ancestors and descendants (pitṛ-tarpaṇa by proxy through enduring sacred foundation).
Significance: Temple-building as a transgenerational merit (kula-tāraṇa) act; creates a lasting locus for worship and grace.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
Offering: dipa
FAQs
It teaches that establishing a consecrated abode for the Divine Mother is a powerful act of bhakti and dharma that attracts her grace and generates far-reaching merit, benefiting not only the devotee but also their lineage across time.
In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship is supported by sacred forms and sacred spaces; building the Mother’s shrine strengthens the devotee’s path to Shiva through Shakti, since Parvati is inseparable from Shiva and her grace steadies devotion, purity, and right worship.
Temple-seva as a practice: supporting construction, renovation, daily puja, lamp-offering, and maintaining purity of the shrine—performed with mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara, if one is a Shaiva) and devotion to the Mother.