Shloka 21
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
इत्यादि पुण्यदेशेषु यत्र कुत्र स्थलेऽपि वा । कारयन्मातुरावासं मुक्तो भवति बन्धनात्
ityādi puṇyadeśeṣu yatra kutra sthale'pi vā | kārayanmāturāvāsaṃ mukto bhavati bandhanāt
ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ—ಅಥವಾ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯಾದರೂ—ತಾಯಿಯ (ದೇವಿಯ) ನಿವಾಸವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿಸುವವನು ಬಂಧನದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
FAQs
It teaches that selfless service (seva) to the Divine Mother—such as establishing her abode—loosens pāśa (bondage) and supports liberation through devotion aligned with Shaiva-Shakta dharma.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship includes honoring Śiva together with Śakti; providing an abode for the Mother complements temple-based devotion and reinforces the inseparable unity of Śiva-Śakti in practical worship.
A devotional practice of dāna and seva is implied—supporting or building a shrine/space for Devī, maintaining it with purity, and accompanying it with regular pūjā and mantra-japa (e.g., Śiva pañcākṣarī) as one’s capacity allows.