Shloka 8

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

ते धन्या कृतकृत्याः स्युर्धन्या तेषां प्रसूः कुलम् । येषां चित्तं भवेल्लीनं श्रीदेव्यां परसंविदि

Transliteration

te dhanyā kṛtakṛtyāḥ syurdhanyā teṣāṃ prasūḥ kulam | yeṣāṃ cittaṃ bhavellīnaṃ śrīdevyāṃ parasaṃvidi

Translation

Blessed indeed, and truly fulfilled, are those people; blessed are their mothers and their family line as well—whose mind becomes absorbed in Śrī Devī, in the supreme Consciousness.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), बहुवचन

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjective), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कृतकृत्याः: having fulfilled their purpose
• कृतकृत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta-kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + कृत्य)
• Form: विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (one whose duty is done)

• स्युः: would be / are (indeed)
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• धन्याः: blessed
• धन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रसूः: mother / progenitress
• प्रसूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• चित्तम्: mind
• चित्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवेत्: may become / would be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लीनम्: merged, dissolved
• लीनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: līna (कृदन्त; √lī/ली धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; चित्तम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• श्रीदेव्याम्: in Śrī Devī
• श्रीदेव्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-devī (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः

• परसंविदि: in the supreme consciousness
• परसंविदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para-saṃvid (प्रातिपदिक; पर + संविद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पराया संवित्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of the Umāsaṃhitā to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Inner absorption (laya) in Śrī Devī as parasaṃvid is portrayed as the highest sanctity, conferring blessing on lineage—an inward ‘kṣetra’ surpassing external tīrtha.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It declares that true ‘success’ in life is inner fulfillment—when the mind dissolves into the supreme Consciousness embodied as Śrī Devī (Śakti). Such absorption is praised as the mark of a liberated, accomplished person, bringing spiritual honor to one’s entire lineage.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva-Shakta frame, Saguna worship (including the Śiva-liṅga) matures into inner steadiness where the mind becomes one-pointed and absorbed. Devī here signifies Śakti inseparable from Śiva; devotion to the liṅga and devotion to Devī converge in the realization of supreme awareness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is laya-dhyāna: steady meditation that lets the mind merge into divine awareness. A devotee may support this with japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative worship of Śiva-Śakti, aiming for absorption rather than mere outer ritual.