Shloka 75

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

नवरात्रव्रतं कृत्वा भूपालो विरथात्मजः । हृतं राज्यं निजं लेभे सुरथो मुनिसत्तमाः

Transliteration

navarātravrataṃ kṛtvā bhūpālo virathātmajaḥ | hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ nijaṃ lebhe suratho munisattamāḥ

Translation

முனிவரே! விரதனின் புதல்வன் அரசன் சுரதன் நவராத்திர விரதம் செய்து, பறிக்கப்பட்ட தன் அரசை மீண்டும் பெற்றான்.

Word by Word

• नवरात्रव्रतम्: the Navarātra vow
• नवरात्रव्रतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + रात्र + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative; ‘नवरात्राणां व्रतम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Kriya-Viseshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having done/performed’

• भूपालः: the king
• भूपालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• विरथात्मजः: son of Viratha
• विरथात्मजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरथ + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विरथस्य आत्मजः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भूपालस्य विशेषण

• हृतम्: stolen/taken away
• हृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘taken away’ (qualifies राज्यं)

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण (of राज्यं)

• लेभे: obtained/regained
• लेभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सुरथः: Suratha
• सुरथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; भूपालस्य नाम

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘मुनीनां सत्तमाः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (vocative sense) सम्भाव्यः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse cites a royal exemplar (Suratha) whose lost sovereignty is restored through Navarātra-vrata, illustrating Devī’s prasāda as worldly anugraha that supports dharma.

Significance: Models the phala-śruti pattern: vrata + bhakti yields restoration of dharma and legitimate kingship; encourages Navarātra observance for protection and reinstatement of order.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Suratha
• Viratha

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined vrata performed with faith restores dharma and removes obstacles; when devotion becomes steady, grace manifests even in worldly order, aligning the devotee with righteous sovereignty and inner stability.

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

Navarātra observance in the Purāṇic setting implies structured saguna-upāsanā—worship through form, ritual, and vow—by which the devotee’s mind is purified; such purity becomes a fit vessel for Shiva’s anugraha (grace), often expressed as restoration of rightful order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Undertake a vrata with purity and restraint—daily worship, japa (such as the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and regulated conduct—so the mind becomes focused and receptive to grace; the emphasis is on consistency across the vow’s duration.