Shloka 56

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

कुसुमैः कुंकुमैर्वस्त्रैः कर्पूरागुरुचन्दनैः । धूपैर्द्दीपैस्सनैवेद्यैः स्रग्गन्धैरपरैरपि

Transliteration

kusumaiḥ kuṃkumairvastraiḥ karpūrāgurucandanaiḥ | dhūpairddīpaissanaivedyaiḥ sraggandhairaparairapi

Translation

Com flores, kumkuma, vestes, cânfora, agaru e sândalo; com incenso, lâmpadas e naivedya (oferendas de alimento); e também com guirlandas, perfumes e outras fragrâncias, deve-se adorar (Śiva) com devoção.

Word by Word

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधन/करणवाचक

• कुङ्कुमैः: with saffron/vermillion
• कुङ्कुमैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुङ्कुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वस्त्रैः: with garments
• वस्त्रैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• कर्पूरागुरुचन्दनैः: with camphor, agaru, and sandalwood
• कर्पूरागुरुचन्दनैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्पूर + अगुरु + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative) ‘कर्पूरं च अगुरु च चन्दनं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दीपैः: with lamps
• दीपैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स-नैवेद्यैः: together with offerings (naivedya)
• स-नैवेद्यैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थे ‘सह’) + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास ‘नैवेद्यैः सह’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्रग्गन्धैः: with garlands and fragrances
• स्रग्गन्धैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज्/स्रक् + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective) ‘स्रक् च गन्धः च’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अपरैः: with other (items)
• अपरैः: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of implied upacāra-dravyaiḥ)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also, even)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed modes of Shiva worship to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes bhakti expressed through upacāras (sacred services): offering beauty (flowers), purity (fragrance), light (dīpa), and nourishment (naivedya) to Śiva, the Pati, so the devotee’s senses are redirected from bondage (pāśa) toward liberation.

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

These are standard external offerings used in saguna-upāsanā of Śiva—especially in Liṅga-pūjā—where the devotee honors Śiva’s accessible form while remembering that the same Lord also transcends form as nirguṇa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests performing pūjā with dhūpa–dīpa–naivedya and fragrant offerings; inwardly, the devotee can accompany these acts with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady remembrance of Śiva.