Shloka 34
एवन्तस्य कुलं सद्यो याति स्वर्गं न संशयः । महामायाप्रभावेण दुर्लभं किं जगत्त्रये
evantasya kulaṃ sadyo yāti svargaṃ na saṃśayaḥ | mahāmāyāprabhāveṇa durlabhaṃ kiṃ jagattraye
Surely, the entire family-line of such a person attains heaven at once—there is no doubt. By the power of Mahāmāyā, what indeed is difficult to obtain in the three worlds?
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-saṃhitā teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; asserts Mahāmāyā’s power to grant swift svarga to one’s lineage—typical Purāṇic phalaśruti emphasizing the expansive reach of Devī’s śakti.
Significance: Reinforces confidence (niścaya) in Devī’s śakti: devotion and meritorious intent are portrayed as capable of uplifting not only the individual but the kula (family line).
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It emphasizes the reach of divine grace: when a devotee becomes aligned with Shiva’s path through Mahāmāyā (the Lord’s operative power), the merit and upliftment can extend beyond the individual to the whole lineage, showing how bhakti and grace can override ordinary limitations of karma.
In the Shiva Purana, Saguna worship—especially Linga-bhakti—invokes Shiva’s compassionate power working through Shakti (Mahāmāyā). The verse supports the idea that sincere, grace-filled worship yields swift spiritual fruit, even ‘heavenly’ attainment, as an accessible outcome of devotion.
The takeaway is reliance on Shiva’s grace through steady bhakti—such as daily Linga-pūjā with mantra-japa (notably the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with purity and faith—since Mahāmāyā’s power is said to make the difficult attainable.