Shloka 70

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

एवं यः कुरुते विद्वान्पूजाव्रतरथोत्सवम् । इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगान्सोन्ते देवीपदं व्रजेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ yaḥ kurute vidvānpūjāvratarathotsavam | iha bhuktvākhilānbhogānsonte devīpadaṃ vrajet

Translation

Thus, the wise devotee who duly performs this worship, the sacred vow, and the festival of the chariot-procession enjoys all worthy pleasures in this very world; and at life’s end, by the grace of Śiva and Umā, he attains the divine state—the realm of the Goddess.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus / in this way
• evaṃ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• kurute: does / performs
• kurute: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vidvān: a learned man
• vidvān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidvas (प्रातिपदिक; √vid (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle used as noun)

• pūjā-vrata-rathotsavam: the worship, vow, and chariot-festival (as a set)
• pūjā-vrata-rathotsavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक) + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• akhilān: all / entire
• akhilān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ante: at the end
• ante: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• devī-padam: the state/abode of the Goddess
• devī-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—देव्याः पदम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• vrajet: would go / should attain
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined devotion—worship (pūjā), vow (vrata), and public celebration (rathotsava)—purifies karma and matures the soul toward a higher divine attainment, culminating in reaching the Goddess’s exalted state by grace.

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

The verse emphasizes embodied, Saguna practice—formal worship and festivals—typical of Śiva-Pārvatī devotion, where ritual action becomes a means to inner purification and final elevation through Śiva’s compassionate acceptance of the devotee.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It recommends structured observance: perform pūjā with a vrata and participate in rathotsava (processional worship). As a Shaiva takeaway, accompany it with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sattvic discipline during the vow.