Shloka 84

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

संहितेयं महापुण्या शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धिनी । नानाख्यानसमायुक्ता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा शिवा

Transliteration

saṃhiteyaṃ mahāpuṇyā śivabhaktivivarddhinī | nānākhyānasamāyuktā bhuktimuktipradā śivā

Translation

This Saṃhitā is supremely meritorious; it increases devotion to Lord Śiva. Filled with many sacred narratives, it is auspicious and bestows both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Word by Word

• saṃhitā: the compendium/saṃhitā
• saṃhitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahā-puṇyā: greatly meritorious
• mahā-puṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् पुण्यम्)

• śiva-bhakti-vivarddhinī: increasing devotion to Śiva
• śiva-bhakti-vivarddhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarddhinī (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ध्-धातोः णिनि प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवभक्तेः विवर्धिनी)

• nānā-ākhyāna-samāyuktā: endowed with many narratives
• nānā-ākhyāna-samāyuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-भावे तत्पुरुष (नानाख्यानैः/नानाख्यानानां समायुक्ता)

• bhukti-mukti-pradā: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातोः टाप्/ण्वुलादि भावे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः च) + उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थे "प्रदा" (giver)

• śivā: Śivā (the auspicious Goddess)
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that studying this Saṃhitā is itself a sacred means (upāya): it nourishes Śiva-bhakti and, through that devotion and right understanding, leads the seeker from merit and well-being toward final liberation.

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

By praising the Saṃhitā as a bhakti-enhancer, it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes (including Liṅga worship)—as a purifying discipline that matures into liberating knowledge and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation/hearing (śravaṇa) of the Śiva Purāṇa with devotion, coupled with remembrance of Śiva (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), is implied as the practical takeaway for gaining both bhukti and mukti.