Shloka 53

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

नैवेद्यं भक्षयेद्यस्तु शंभुशक्तेः परात्मनः । स निर्भूयाखिलं पङ्कं निर्मलो मानवो भवेत्

Transliteration

naivedyaṃ bhakṣayedyastu śaṃbhuśakteḥ parātmanaḥ | sa nirbhūyākhilaṃ paṅkaṃ nirmalo mānavo bhavet

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດກິນນາໄວເດຍ (naivedya) ອາຫານບູຊາທີ່ຖວາຍແດ່ພຣະສຳພູ (Śambhu) ພ້ອມພຣະສັກຕິ (Śakti) ຜູ້ເປັນອາດຕະສູງສຸດ ຈະເຜົາລ້າງຄວາມເປື້ອນມົນທັງປວງ ແລະກາຍເປັນຜູ້ບໍລິສຸດໄຮ້ມົນທິນ.

Word by Word

• naivedyam: food offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhakṣayet: should eat
• bhakṣayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/निपात-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• śaṃbhu-śakteḥ: of Śambhu’s Power (Śakti)
• śaṃbhu-śakteḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śaṃbhoḥ śaktiḥ)

• parātmanaḥ: of the Supreme Self
• parātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirbhūya: having become / becoming
• nirbhūya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-bhū (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal form; from √bhū with prefix nir-

• akhilam: entire, all
• akhilam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with paṅkam

• paṅkam: mud/impurity
• paṅkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nirmalaḥ: pure, spotless
• nirmalaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective

• mānavaḥ: a man/person
• mānavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General tīrtha-logic of prasāda: partaking of Śiva-Śakti naivedya is said to purify mala (impurities) and support sādhana toward liberation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

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.

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

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).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.