Shloka 67

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

रथे प्रचलिते मन्दं जयशब्दमुदीरयेत् । पाहि देवि जनानस्मान्प्रपन्नान्दीनवत्सले

Transliteration

rathe pracalite mandaṃ jayaśabdamudīrayet | pāhi devi janānasmānprapannāndīnavatsale

Translation

ರಥವು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸಲು ಆರಂಭಿಸಿದಾಗ, ಮೃದುಸ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಜಯ’ ಎಂಬ ಘೋಷವನ್ನು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಬೇಕು—“ಹೇ ದೇವಿ! ಶರಣಾಗತರಾದ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡು; ಹೇ ದೀನವತ್ಸಲೇ!”

Word by Word

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• प्रचलिते: when it has begun to move
• प्रचलिते: Kriya-viseshana (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चल् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute) ‘when (it) has started moving’

• मन्दम्: gently; slowly
• मन्दम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे ‘gently/slowly’

• जय-शब्दम्: the cry of ‘victory’
• जय-शब्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जयस्य शब्दः)

• उदीरयेत्: should utter/raise
• उदीरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-ईर् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त ‘should utter/raise’

• पाहि: protect!
• पाहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रपन्नान्: those who have taken refuge
• प्रपन्नान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-√पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active sense as adjective ‘one who has resorted’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (जनान्/अस्मान्)

• दीन-वत्सले: O compassionate one to the distressed
• दीन-वत्सले: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दीनानां वत्सला)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā account to the sages, with the verse reflecting a devotee’s addressed prayer to Devī Umā/Parvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: pāhi devi janānasmān prapannān dīnavatsale

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It expresses prapatti (total surrender) to Devī Umā and asks for her protective grace—highlighting that divine compassion responds to the devotee’s refuge and humility, a key Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on anugraha (grace).

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

Though addressed to Devī, it supports Saguna worship in the Shiva Purana: devotees approach Shiva’s household (Śiva–Umā) through heartfelt acclamation and surrender, seeking protection and auspiciousness as part of embodied, devotional practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple bhakti practice is indicated: during a procession or temple movement (symbolized by the chariot), softly chant auspicious victory-cries and offer a surrender-prayer for protection—optionally paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a Shaiva devotional support.