Shloka 31

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

न तस्य दुर्लभं किंचिच्छ्रीमातुः करुणावशात् । वर्द्धते पुत्रपौत्राद्या नश्यत्यखिलकश्मलम्

Transliteration

na tasya durlabhaṃ kiṃcicchrīmātuḥ karuṇāvaśāt | varddhate putrapautrādyā naśyatyakhilakaśmalam

Translation

Oleh belas kasih Śrī Mātā, baginya tiada sesuatu pun yang sukar dicapai. Keturunan putra dan cucunya berkembang, dan segala noda serta dosa lenyap sepenuhnya.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• तस्य: for him / of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; pronoun

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; predicate adjective agreeing with किंचित्

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; indefinite pronoun

• श्रीमातुः: of the auspicious Mother (Goddess)
• श्रीमातुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• करुणा-अवशात्: because of (her) compassion
• करुणा-अवशात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + अवश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (अवश), पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; कारणार्थे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause): 'due to compassion'

• वर्द्धते: increases
• वर्द्धते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्र-पौत्र-आद्याः: sons, grandsons, and the like
• पुत्र-पौत्र-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व with 'आदि' indicating 'and others'

• नश्यति: perishes
• नश्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अखिल-कश्मलम्: all impurity/sin
• अखिल-कश्मलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + कश्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'entire sin/impurity' as subject of नश्यति

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse functions as a phalaśruti-like assurance that the Mother’s compassion removes pāpa/kaśmala and grants worldly continuity (putra-pautra) alongside inner purification.

Significance: Frames devotion to the Devī as both ābhyudaya (worldly flourishing) and niḥśreyasa (removal of mala/pāpa), aligning with Śaiva Siddhānta’s stress on grace (anugraha) as the decisive purifier.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that grace (anugraha) is decisive: the Divine Mother’s compassion removes inner stains (kaśmala) and makes both worldly well-being and spiritual upliftment attainable for the devotee.

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

In Shaiva tradition, worship of Shiva is inseparable from Shiva’s Śakti; the verse highlights that through Shiva–Shakti devotion (often expressed in Linga worship), obstacles dissolve and purification occurs by grace, not effort alone.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva–Shakti bhakti: japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a prayer for Śrī-Mātā’s karuṇā, supported by simple purity observances and temple/Linga worship.