Shloka 25

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

ये भविष्यन्ति येऽतीता आकल्पात्पुरुषाः कुले । तांस्तांस्तारयते देव्या मूर्तिं संस्थाप्य शोभनाम्

Transliteration

ye bhaviṣyanti ye'tītā ākalpātpuruṣāḥ kule | tāṃstāṃstārayate devyā mūrtiṃ saṃsthāpya śobhanām

Translation

All those persons in one’s lineage—those yet to be born and those already departed from time without beginning—are each and all carried across to liberation when the Goddess’s splendid form (image) is duly established.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be / will come to be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ये: those who
• ये: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त सम्बन्धसूचक

• अतीताः: (who are) past / departed
• अतीताः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतीत (प्रातिपदिक; अति-इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकालिक विशेषण

• आ-कल्पात्: from the beginning of the kalpa
• आ-कल्पात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; अव्ययीभावेन कालावधि-निर्देशक (from the beginning of the kalpa)

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कुले: in the lineage/family
• कुले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निर्देश्य (demonstrative)

• तान्: those (very ones)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• तारयते: saves / delivers
• तारयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देव्याः: of the goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: the image/form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having स्थापित
• संस्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having established/installed’

• शोभनाम्: beautiful
• शोभनाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मूर्तिम् इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that consecrated worship of the Goddess (Śakti), inseparable from Śiva, becomes a channel of grace that uplifts not only the devotee but also the entire lineage—past and future—by helping them “cross over” bondage toward liberation.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship (with form) is a valid means for receiving anugraha (divine grace). Establishing the Devi’s murti parallels establishing the Śiva-liṅga: both are sanctified supports for devotion through which Pati (Śiva) and His Śakti bestow purification and spiritual elevation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to murti-saṁsthāpana/pratiṣṭhā (proper installation and ongoing pūjā) with bhakti and purity of conduct; practitioners may support this with Shaiva disciplines such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and regular worship, treating the installed form as a living focus for meditation and grace.