Shloka 15

मुक्तयतिदेहसंस्काररहस्यं — The Esoteric Rites for the Bodies of Liberated Ascetics

Devanagari script

उत्तरायणरूपा च पंचानुग्रहतत्परा । धूम्रा तमस्विनी रात्रिः कृष्णपक्षाभिमानिनी

Transliteration

uttarāyaṇarūpā ca paṃcānugrahatatparā | dhūmrā tamasvinī rātriḥ kṛṣṇapakṣābhimāninī

Translation

彼女はウッタラーヤナ（太陽の北行）の本性をもち、五種の恩寵に専心する。さらに彼女は煙のごとく昏く闇を帯びた夜であり、黒分（クリシュナ・パクシャ）を自らの相として担う。

Word by Word

• उत्तरायण-रूपा: having the form of the उत्तरायण (northward course)
• उत्तरायण-रूपा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरायण (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उत्तरायणस्य रूपा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• पञ्च-अनुग्रह-तत्परा: devoted to fivefold grace/favor
• पञ्च-अनुग्रह-तत्परा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चविधे अनुग्रहे तत्परा/निरता)

• धूम्रा: smoky/grey
• धूम्रा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तमस्विनी: dark
• तमस्विनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विनि/इनी (स्त्रीप्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (possessive: full of darkness)

• रात्रिः: night
• रात्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृष्ण-पक्ष-अभिमानिनी: the presiding deity of the dark fortnight
• कृष्ण-पक्ष-अभिमानिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिमानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कृष्णपक्षस्य अभिमानिनी = presiding over the dark fortnight)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse sacralizes time itself—Uttarāyaṇa, night, and the dark fortnight—showing that even phases associated with darkness are within Shiva’s governance and can become occasions for grace when approached with devotion and right understanding.

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

By describing cosmic time-forms as aligned with divine grace, the text supports Saguna worship: devotees may worship Shiva in the Liṅga through all calendrical phases (Uttarāyaṇa/Dakṣiṇāyana, śukla/kṛṣṇa pakṣa, day/night), recognizing them as expressions within Shiva’s ordered power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is night-time japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), especially in kṛṣṇa-pakṣa, combined with simple Śiva-upacāra (lamp, water offering) and inward dhyāna on Shiva as the Lord of time who turns tamas into anugraha (grace).