Shloka 42
Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya
The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga
स्थापयित्वा महामायामूर्तिं सम्यक्प्रपूज्य च । यंयं प्रार्थयते कामं तंतं प्राप्नोति साधकः
sthāpayitvā mahāmāyāmūrtiṃ samyakprapūjya ca | yaṃyaṃ prārthayate kāmaṃ taṃtaṃ prāpnoti sādhakaḥ
مہامایا کی مورتی کو قائم کرکے اور درست طریقے سے پوجا کرکے، سادھک جو جو خواہش مانگتا ہے وہی وہی اسے حاصل ہو جاتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating the Uma-samhita teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a pratiṣṭhā-and-pūjā phala statement: installing Mahāmāyā’s mūrti and worshipping properly yields fulfillment of prayed desires.
Significance: Highlights the efficacy of correct installation (pratiṣṭhā) and proper worship (samyak-pūjā) for siddhi/desired outcomes.
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse emphasizes that disciplined, rule-based worship (samyak-pūjā) of the Divine Power (Mahāmāyā) bears definite fruit. In a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, grace flows through proper devotion and practice, turning prayer into a means of both worldly fulfillment and inner ripening toward liberation.
It supports the principle of saguna-upāsanā taught throughout the Shiva Purana: installing a sacred form and worshipping it correctly becomes a concrete channel for devotion and divine response. Just as Linga worship invokes Shiva’s grace through a consecrated symbol, worship of Mahāmāyā invokes Shakti—inseparable from Shiva—through an established mūrti.
A practical takeaway is: first establish (sthāpana) the deity-form, then perform complete worship according to injunctions—offerings, mantra, and reverence—followed by a clear prayer (prārthanā) for one’s aim. The stress is on correctness and steadiness of sādhanā rather than mere wishing.