Shloka 6
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
सनत्कुमार उवाच । द्वैपायन यदेतत्त्वं रहस्यं परिपृच्छसि । तच्छृणुष्व महाबुद्धे सर्वं मे वर्णयिष्यतः
sanatkumāra uvāca | dvaipāyana yadetattvaṃ rahasyaṃ paripṛcchasi | tacchṛṇuṣva mahābuddhe sarvaṃ me varṇayiṣyataḥ
ਸਨਤਕੁਮਾਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵੈਪਾਯਨ! ਜਿਸ ਗੁਪਤ ਤੱਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਤੂੰ ਪੁੱਛਦਾ ਹੈਂ, ਉਹ ਸੁਣ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾਬੁੱਧੀਮਾਨ। ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਯਥਾਵਤ ਵਿਸਥਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਦੱਸਾਂਗਾ।
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes the guru–śiṣya mode of transmission: an esoteric Shaiva truth (rahasya-tattva) is to be received through attentive listening, preparing the seeker for right knowledge that leads toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).
By introducing a “secret truth,” the text signals that external worship (including Liṅga-upāsanā) is supported by inner understanding; Saguna devotion becomes spiritually complete when guided by Shaiva knowledge and right intention.
The direct practice implied is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and contemplative attention to Shaiva teaching; it is the inner discipline that typically accompanies mantra-japa, bhasma (tripuṇḍra), and Rudrākṣa observances in the Purana’s broader context.