Shloka 47
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
संपठञ्जननीसूक्तं श्रीसूक्तमथ वा पठन् । देवीसूक्तमथो वापि मूकमन्त्रमथापि वा
saṃpaṭhañjananīsūktaṃ śrīsūktamatha vā paṭhan | devīsūktamatho vāpi mūkamantramathāpi vā
Recitando el Jananī Sūkta, o el Śrī Sūkta; o bien recitando el Devī Sūkta; o incluso pronunciando también el llamado “mantra mudo” (mūka-mantra)—por medio de tal japa y recitación reverente de himnos, el culto a la Madre queda cumplido.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Significance: Vedic sūkta-recitation and mānasa-japa are presented as accessible means for earning Devī’s favor, supporting inner purification and steadiness of devotion.
Mantra: jananīsūktaṃ / śrīsūktaṃ / devīsūktaṃ / mūka-mantra (mānasa-japa)
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It affirms that sincere devotion expressed through revered hymns (sūktas) or even silent mental japa can complete worship of the Divine Mother, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta where grace arises from bhakti and disciplined practice.
In the Shiva Purana’s Shaiva-Shakta frame, honoring Devī through sūktas and japa supports Saguna worship—often performed alongside Shiva-linga pūjā—since Devī is revered as Shiva’s inseparable śakti enabling effective mantra and ritual.
Recitation of Jananī Sūkta, Śrī Sūkta, or Devī Sūkta, and especially silent mental repetition (mūka-mantra) as a meditative japa practice to steady the mind and deepen devotion.