Shloka 43

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

यः स्नापयति श्रीमातुः स्थापितां मूर्तिमुत्तमाम् । घृतेन मधुनाक्तेन तत्फलं गणयेत्तु कः

Transliteration

yaḥ snāpayati śrīmātuḥ sthāpitāṃ mūrtimuttamām | ghṛtena madhunāktena tatphalaṃ gaṇayettu kaḥ

Translation

જે શ્રીમાતાની વિધિપૂર્વક સ્થાપિત ઉત્તમ મૂર્તિને ઘી અને મધથી અભિષેક-સ્નાન કરાવે છે, તે કર્મનું ફળ ભલા કોણ ગણાવી શકે?

Word by Word

यःwhoever

स्नापयतिbathes (causes to be bathed)

श्रीमातुःof the revered Mother (Goddess)

स्थापिताम्installed

मूर्तिम्the image

उत्तमाम्excellent/supreme

घृतेनwith ghee

मधुनाwith honey

अक्तेनanointed/smeared

तत्-फलम्that fruit/result

गणयेत्could count

तुindeed/but

कःwho?

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya in the Uma Saṃhitā context)

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 declares the immeasurable spiritual merit (puṇya) gained by performing reverent abhiṣeka to the consecrated form of Śrī Mātā (Umā/Pārvatī), emphasizing bhakti expressed through sacred service (seva).

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship is a valid means to approach Pati (Śiva) through sanctified forms; honoring Śrī Mātā’s installed mūrti complements Śiva/Śakti unity, just as linga-abhiṣeka honors Śiva’s accessible manifest presence for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to mūrti-abhiṣeka using ghee and honey as offerings; performed with purity, mantra (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and devotional intent, it becomes a focused practice of bhakti and inner surrender.