Shloka 40

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

मदीयाः शतवर्षाणि जीवन्तु प्रेमभाग्जनाः । नापदामयनानीत्थं श्रीमाता वक्त्यहर्निशम्

Transliteration

madīyāḥ śatavarṣāṇi jīvantu premabhāgjanāḥ | nāpadāmayanānītthaṃ śrīmātā vaktyaharniśam

Translation

„Mögen die Meinen—die von liebender Hingabe Erfüllten—hundert Jahre leben. So spricht Śrīmātā, die glückverheißende Mutter, bei Tag und bei Nacht: ‚Kein Unheil und keine Krankheit möge zu ihnen gelangen.‘“

Word by Word

• मदीयाः: my
• मदीयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of जनाः)

• शत-वर्षाणि: a hundred years
• शत-वर्षाणि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; duration-accusative

• जीवन्तु: may (they) live
• जीवन्तु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• प्रेम-भाग्: sharing in love, loving
• प्रेम-भाग्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रेम (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of जनाः)

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• आपदाम्: of calamities
• आपदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अयनानि: approaches/arrivals
• अयनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; here as object with implied 'bringings/approaches'

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• श्री-माता: the revered Mother (Śrī-Mātā)
• श्री-माता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वक्ति: says
• वक्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहर्निशम्: day and night, continually
• अहर्निशम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Parvati (Umā/Śrīmātā), as the Divine Mother blessing Shiva’s devotees

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It presents the Mother’s grace as protective power: those devoted with prema are sustained in life and shielded from misfortune, showing that bhakti attracts divine guardianship in the Shaiva path.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, devotion is not merely ritual—it is relationship. This verse frames devotees as ‘belonging to’ the Lord, and Śakti (Śrīmātā) safeguards such worshippers, reinforcing the household of Shiva–Shakti around the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily prayerful japa with devotional intent—especially Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—seeking Śiva–Śakti protection; it may be paired with simple Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and sincere supplication for freedom from disease and calamity.