Shloka 53
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
नैवेद्यं भक्षयेद्यस्तु शंभुशक्तेः परात्मनः । स निर्भूयाखिलं पङ्कं निर्मलो मानवो भवेत्
naivedyaṃ bhakṣayedyastu śaṃbhuśakteḥ parātmanaḥ | sa nirbhūyākhilaṃ paṅkaṃ nirmalo mānavo bhavet
至上の自己たるシャンブ（Śambhu）とそのシャクティ（Śakti）に供えられたナイヴェーディヤ（naivedya）をいただく者は、あらゆる不浄の泥を焼き尽くし、清浄にして無垢の人となる。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva’s grace operates through consecrated worship: receiving Śambhu-Śakti’s naivedya as prasāda is not mere eating, but a bhakti-act that burns karmic impurity (paṅka) and supports inner purification toward liberation.
In Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—offerings are made with mantra and devotion, then received as prasāda. The verse affirms that what is offered to Śiva (with Śakti) returns as sanctifying grace, transforming the devotee’s condition from impurity to nirmalatā (stainlessness).
Perform Śiva–Śakti pūjā, offer naivedya with the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and partake of the prasāda with reverence and purity of mind, contemplating that it is Śiva’s grace that consumes inner defilements.