Shloka 72

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

मोदते पुत्रपौत्राद्यैर्धनाद्यैरिह सन्ततम् । सोऽन्ते गच्छेदुमालोकं सर्वलोकोपरि स्थितम्

Transliteration

modate putrapautrādyairdhanādyairiha santatam | so'nte gacchedumālokaṃ sarvalokopari sthitam

Translation

Here, such a person continually rejoices in sons, grandsons, and the like, and in wealth and other prosperities; and at life’s end he attains Umā’s world, which stands above all the worlds.

Word by Word

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• putra-pautra-ādyaiḥ: with sons, grandsons, etc.
• putra-pautra-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—पुत्रपौत्राः आदयः येषां तैः (ādi as suffixal member; group-denoting)

• dhana-ādyaiḥ: with wealth and the like
• dhana-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—धनम् आदिः येषां तैः (etc.-group)

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• santatam: continually
• santatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: santata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

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

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

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

• umālokaṃ: Umā’s world/realm
• umālokaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: umā (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—उमायाः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• sarva-loka-upari: above all worlds
• sarva-loka-upari: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; upari-प्रधान अव्यय (locative sense)

• sthitam: situated/placed
• sthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), विशेषणम् (umālokaṃ qualifies)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General phala statement: prosperity in progeny and wealth here, and ascent to Umā-loka beyond all worlds at death.

Significance: Reinforces the Purāṇic model where dharmic prosperity is not opposed to liberation, but is subordinated to final divine ascent through grace.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: devotion aligned with Śaiva dharma yields both worldly flourishing (family and prosperity) and a higher posthumous attainment—Umā’s exalted realm—signifying grace and upliftment beyond ordinary karmic destinations.

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

Umā-loka is associated with the divine household of Śiva-Śakti (saguṇa reality). The verse supports the Purāṇic theme that reverent worship of Śiva together with Umā (often through Liṅga-pūjā) grants well-being here and a superior realm hereafter.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

While not naming a specific rite, the context of Umāsaṃhitā commonly implies steady Śiva-bhakti—regular Liṅga-pūjā, japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and observances like bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.