Shloka 26

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

त्रिलोकीस्थापनात्पुण्यं यद्भवेन्मुनिपुंगव । तत्कोटिगुणितं पुण्यं श्रीदेवीस्थापनाद्भवेत्

Transliteration

trilokīsthāpanātpuṇyaṃ yadbhavenmunipuṃgava | tatkoṭiguṇitaṃ puṇyaṃ śrīdevīsthāpanādbhavet

Translation

మునిశ్రేష్ఠా! త్రిలోక స్థాపన వల్ల కలిగే పుణ్యానికి, శ్రీదేవి స్థాపన వల్ల కోటి రెట్లు అధికమైన పుణ్యం కలుగుతుంది.

Word by Word

• त्रिलोकी-स्थापनात्: from establishing the three worlds
• त्रिलोकी-स्थापनात्: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोकी (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थापना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (त्रिलोकीस्य स्थापना), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; ablative ‘from/by’

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correlates with तत्

• भवेत्: would arise
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘would be/arise’

• मुनि-पुङ्गव: O best of sages
• मुनि-पुङ्गव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मुनिषु पुङ्गवः), पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; correlates with यत्

• कोटि-गुणितम्: multiplied by a crore
• कोटि-गुणितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + गुणित (कृदन्त from √गुण्/√गण् in sense ‘multiply’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कोट्या गुणितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; qualifies पुण्यम्

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्री-देवी-स्थापनात्: from establishing Śrī Devī
• श्री-देवी-स्थापनात्: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थापना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (श्रीदेव्याः स्थापना), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ablative

• भवेत्: would arise
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the teaching of the Umāsaṃhitā to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse is a māhātmya-style valuation of merit (puṇya) for Devī-pratiṣṭhā (installation), asserting Śakti’s central salvific efficacy within Śaiva worship.

Significance: Frames Devī-sthāpana as an exceptionally potent dharmic act that accelerates auspiciousness and eligibility for Śiva’s grace (anugraha) through Śakti’s mediation.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse exalts Śrī Devī’s installation as an exceptionally potent act of dharma: honoring Devī (Umā), inseparable from Śiva, draws immense puṇya because it aligns the devotee with divine grace (śakti) that uplifts and purifies the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship is complete when Śiva is revered together with His Śakti. Installing Śrī Devī complements Liṅga worship by acknowledging that Śiva’s compassion and salvific activity operate through Śakti; thus devotion becomes balanced and spiritually fruitful.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points toward Devī-pratiṣṭhā (consecration/installation) and regular pūjā with purity, mantra, and devotion; practitioners may integrate Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) alongside reverence to Umā as Śiva’s Śakti for steadiness in bhakti and inner purification.