Shloka 78

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

तृतीयायां च पञ्चम्यां सप्तम्याम ष्टमीतिथौ । नवम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां यो देवी पूजयेन्नरः

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāṃ ca pañcamyāṃ saptamyāma ṣṭamītithau | navamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ yo devī pūjayennaraḥ

Translation

तृतीयायां च पञ्चम्यां सप्तम्यामष्टमीतिथौ । नवम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां यो देवी पूजयेद् नरः ॥

Word by Word

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (tithi)
• पञ्चम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)
• सप्तम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• अष्टमी-तिथौ: on the tithi of the eighth (i.e., on Aṣṭamī)
• अष्टमी-तिथौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक) + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative): अष्टम्याः तिथिः → अष्टमी-तिथि; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (tithi)
• नवम्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• वा: or
• वा: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: or)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-विशेषे (locative of time)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person) एकवचन; √पूज् = to worship; (relative clause with यः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; यः-इति विशेष्य (apposition to 'who')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana tradition to the sages, within the Uma-Samhita discourse)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Calendrical instruction: specifies auspicious tithis (3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th) for Devī-pūjā within the vrata framework; emphasizes regulated devotion (vidhi).

Significance: Guides devotees to align worship with lunar potency; supports vrata-dharma and intensifies devotional merit (puṇya) through proper timing.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It highlights that devotion to Devī (Umā/Parvatī), observed on specific tithis, is spiritually potent and supports Shaiva dharma—since Shakti is honored as inseparable from Shiva’s grace and auspicious power.

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

In the Shiva Purana’s devotional framework, worship of Devī complements Saguna Shiva worship: honoring Umā naturally harmonizes with Linga-pūjā because Shiva and Shakti are taught as united in worship and fruit-giving grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Devī-pūjā on the named tithis (e.g., offering flowers, lamp, and mantra-japa); a Shaiva devotee may also add Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") as supportive practice alongside reverence to Umā.