Shloka 76

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

ध्रुवसंधिसुतो धीमानयोध्याधिपतिर्नृपः । सुदर्शनो हृतं राज्यं प्रापदस्य प्रभावतः

Transliteration

dhruvasaṃdhisuto dhīmānayodhyādhipatirnṛpaḥ | sudarśano hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ prāpadasya prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Sudarśana—the wise son of Dhruvasaṃdhi and the king ruling Ayodhyā—regained his kingdom that had been taken away, by the power of this holy observance alone.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवसंधिसुतः: son of Dhruvasaṃdhi
• ध्रुवसंधिसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुवसंधि + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ध्रुवसंधेः सुतः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• धीमान्: intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (of नृपः/सुदर्शनः)

• अयोध्याधिपतिः: lord of Ayodhyā
• अयोध्याधिपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अयोध्यायाः अधिपतिः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• नृपः: king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• सुदर्शनः: Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• हृतम्: taken away
• हृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; राज्यं विशेषयति

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• प्रापत्: obtained/regained
• प्रापत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (पाठभेदः सम्भवः: प्रापत्/प्राप)

• अस्य: of him/this (his)
• अस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभावतः: due to (his) power
• प्रभावतः: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; another royal precedent (Sudarśana of Ayodhyā) is cited to generalize the vrata’s efficacy as ‘asya prabhāvataḥ’—by the observance’s intrinsic sacred potency.

Significance: Frames vrata as dharma-sustaining śakti: restoration of rightful rule and protection of the social-cosmic order (rājya = a microcosm of sthiti supported by Devī’s anugraha).

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Dhruvasandhi
• Ayodhya

FAQs

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

It highlights that dharma-filled devotion and sacred observance, when aligned with Śiva’s grace (pati-anugraha), can restore what is lost—externally (kingdom) and inwardly (steadiness, rightful order).

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

The verse points to ‘prabhāva’—the effective spiritual potency of a Shaiva act of worship/vrata, typically performed with Saguna Śiva (often via the Liṅga), through which worldly and spiritual obstacles are removed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies undertaking a Śiva-centered vrata or pūjā with faith—commonly including mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī), and traditional Shaiva markers like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa where prescribed.