Shloka 85

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

य एनां शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि स याति परमां गतिम्

Transliteration

ya enāṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ | paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

Translation

これを信愛をもって聞く者、また心を統一して他者に聞かせる者、これを誦する者、あるいは誦させる者—その人は至上の境地（主シヴァの授ける最高の解脱）に至る。

Word by Word

यःwhoever

एनाम्this (her/it)

शृणुयात्should hear

भक्त्याwith devotion

श्रावयेत्should cause (others) to hear, recite to

वाor

समाहितःcomposed, attentive

पठेत्should read/recite

वाor

पाठयेत्should cause to read/teach

वाor

अपिalso/even

सःhe

यातिgoes, attains

परमाम्supreme

गतिम्state/goal, destination

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phalaśruti of the discourse to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Phalaśruti frames śravaṇa–pāṭha as a direct means to Śiva’s anugraha culminating in paramā gati (mokṣa).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

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

It is a phalaśruti stating that devotional listening (śravaṇa), recitation (pāṭha), and enabling others to hear/recite—done with a steady mind—lead to the supreme gati, i.e., Shiva-granted liberation.

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

The verse emphasizes bhakti expressed through hearing and chanting sacred Shiva-teachings; in Saguna worship, such śravaṇa and pāṭha typically accompany Linga-pūjā, stotra recitation, and kathā-śravaṇa as direct devotional offerings to Lord Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular śravaṇa (listening to Shiva Purana), pāṭha (recitation), and pravacana (making others hear) with samādhāna (mental collectedness); it can be paired with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” as a focused daily practice.