Shloka 6

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । द्वैपायन यदेतत्त्वं रहस्यं परिपृच्छसि । तच्छृणुष्व महाबुद्धे सर्वं मे वर्णयिष्यतः

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | dvaipāyana yadetattvaṃ rahasyaṃ paripṛcchasi | tacchṛṇuṣva mahābuddhe sarvaṃ me varṇayiṣyataḥ

Translation

Sanatkumāra said: O Dvaipāyana, the secret truth that you are inquiring about—listen to it, O great-minded one. I shall explain it all to you in full.

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सनत् + कुमार), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• द्वैपायन: O Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• द्वैपायन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुषार्थे

• रहस्यम्: secret (teaching)
• रहस्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परिपृच्छसि: you ask (in detail)
• परिपृच्छसि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशक (demonstrative)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाबुद्धे: O great-minded one
• महाबुद्धे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास (महा + बुद्धि), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मे: to me / my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic

• वर्णयिष्यतः: (he) will describe / will explain
• वर्णयिष्यतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्णय् (धातु; √वर्ण् causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (पाठभेदे: वर्णयिष्यामि इति अपेक्षितम्—अत्र तु 'वर्णयिष्यतः' इति रूपं दृश्यते)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

FAQs

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

It establishes the guru–śiṣya mode of transmission: an esoteric Shaiva truth (rahasya-tattva) is to be received through attentive listening, preparing the seeker for right knowledge that leads toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

By introducing a “secret truth,” the text signals that external worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is supported by inner understanding; Saguna devotion becomes spiritually complete when guided by Shaiva knowledge and right intention.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The direct practice implied is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and contemplative attention to Shaiva teaching; it is the inner discipline that typically accompanies mantra-japa, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and Rudrākṣa observances in the Purana’s broader context.