Shloka 46

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

कृष्णाष्टम्यां नवम्यां वामायां वा पंचदिक्तिथौ । पूजयेज्जगतां धात्रीं गंधपुष्पैर्विशेषतः

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ vāmāyāṃ vā paṃcadiktithau | pūjayejjagatāṃ dhātrīṃ gaṃdhapuṣpairviśeṣataḥ

Translation

En el octavo día de la quincena oscura (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī), en el noveno, o en el tithi Vāmā—y, en verdad, en los tithis auspiciosos de las cinco direcciones—debe adorarse a la Madre divina, Sustentadora de los mundos, especialmente con sustancias fragantes y flores.

Word by Word

• कृष्ण-अष्टम्याम्: on the dark-fortnight eighth (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī)
• कृष्ण-अष्टम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृष्णा अष्टमी)

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वामायाम्: on (the tithi called) Vāmā
• वामायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तिथिविशेष-नाम)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle ‘or’)

• पञ्च-दिक्-तिथौ: on the Pañcadik-tithi (tithi associated with five directions)
• पञ्च-दिक्-तिथौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चानां दिशां तिथिः)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• धात्रीम्: the sustainer/mother (goddess)
• धात्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• गन्ध-पुष्पैः: with fragrant flowers
• गन्ध-पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गन्धयुक्तानि पुष्पाणि)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb) ‘-तः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion expressed through simple, sattvic offerings—fragrance and flowers—on specific tithis becomes a focused act of reverence to Jagad-dhātrī (the world-sustaining Divine Mother), supporting purity of mind and steady bhakti within a Shaiva framework.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva (Pati) and Shakti are inseparable; honoring the Divine Mother on auspicious tithis complements Saguna worship, just as Linga-puja honors Shiva’s accessible form while recognizing the deeper, transcendent reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Devi-puja on Krishna Ashtami or Navami using gandha (fragrant substances) and pushpa (flowers), maintaining devotional focus; optionally accompany the worship with Shaiva remembrance such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as an inner support.