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
Whoever causes a temple to be built for the Goddess attains that very fruit promised by her. By establishing the sacred abode of the Holy Mother, that righteous soul delivers a thousand future lineages and also a thousand past lineages (ancestors).
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.