Shloka 28
Praṇava-Māhātmya and the Twofold Mantra (Sūkṣma–Sthūla) in Śaiva Sādhanā
धनादिविभवैश्चैव कराद्यंगैर्नमादिभिः । क्रियया पूजया युक्तः क्रियायोगीति कथ्यते
dhanādivibhavaiścaiva karādyaṃgairnamādibhiḥ | kriyayā pūjayā yuktaḥ kriyāyogīti kathyate
যে ব্যক্তি ধনাদি বিভব নিবেদন করে, করাদি অঙ্গপ্রয়োগে এবং নমস্কার-প্রণামাদি সহ ক্রিয়াময় পূজায় নিয়োজিত থাকে, তাকে ক্রিয়াযোগী বলা হয়।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It defines Kriyā-yoga as disciplined Shiva-worship performed through concrete sacred actions—offerings, bodily service, and reverential gestures—showing that ritual, when done with devotion, becomes a yogic path that purifies the soul and steadies the mind toward Pati (Shiva).
Kriyā-yoga is primarily expressed through Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where hands, materials, and prescribed acts (like namaskāra) become vehicles for focusing devotion and surrender to Lord Shiva’s gracious form.
Perform Shiva-pūjā with available offerings, accompany it with namaskāra/prostration and bodily service; this can be integrated with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to make the ritual an inward yogic discipline.