Shloka 76
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
ध्रुवसंधिसुतो धीमानयोध्याधिपतिर्नृपः । सुदर्शनो हृतं राज्यं प्रापदस्य प्रभावतः
dhruvasaṃdhisuto dhīmānayodhyādhipatirnṛpaḥ | sudarśano hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ prāpadasya prabhāvataḥ
Sudarśana, le sage fils de Dhruvasaṃdhi et roi régnant sur Ayodhyā, recouvra le royaume qui lui avait été ravi par la seule puissance de cette observance sacrée.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
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 Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
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).
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.
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.