Shloka 10

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

कर्मणा जायते भक्तिर्भक्त्या ज्ञानं प्रजायते । ज्ञानात्प्रजायते मुक्तिरिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चयः

Transliteration

karmaṇā jāyate bhaktirbhaktyā jñānaṃ prajāyate | jñānātprajāyate muktiriti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ

Translation

کرم سے بھکتی پیدا ہوتی ہے، بھکتی سے گیان جنم لیتا ہے، اور گیان سے موکش حاصل ہوتی ہے—یہی شاستروں کا قطعی فیصلہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by action
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे—‘is born/arises’

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is produced/comes forth’

• ज्ञानात्: from knowledge
• ज्ञानात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• प्रजायते: is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक (quotative/thus)

• शास्त्रेषु: in the scriptures
• शास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• निश्चयः: certainty/settled conclusion
• निश्चयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching Umā/Parvati in the philosophical discourse of the Umāsaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches a graded Shaiva path: disciplined dharmic action purifies the mind, ripening into bhakti for Shiva; devotion deepens into jñāna (right understanding of Pati–Pashu–Pasha); and that knowledge culminates in moksha, freedom from bondage through Shiva’s grace.

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

Linga/Saguna worship is the practical bridge from karma to bhakti: daily pūjā, abhiṣeka, mantra-japa, and reverent service transform outward acts into heartfelt devotion, which then matures into inner realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform regular Shiva-karmas (Linga pūjā and abhiṣeka) with mantra-japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so that action becomes devotion; support it with purity disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa to steady remembrance.