Shloka 24

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

देवीमूर्तिं प्रतिष्ठाप्य शुभर्तुं ग्रहतारके । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्मर्त्यो योगमायाप्रसादतः

Transliteration

devīmūrtiṃ pratiṣṭhāpya śubhartuṃ grahatārake | kṛtakṛtyo bhavenmartyo yogamāyāprasādataḥ

Translation

Khi cung kính an vị tượng Thánh Mẫu (Devī) đúng pháp, vào mùa cát tường dưới ảnh hưởng thuận lợi của các hành tinh và tinh tú, người phàm trở nên viên mãn đời sống—nhờ ân phúc của Yogamāyā.

Word by Word

• देवी-मूर्तिम्: the goddess’s image/form
• देवी-मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देव्याः मूर्तिः)

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having स्थापित/installed’

• शुभ-ऋतुम्: the auspicious season/time
• शुभ-ऋतुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शुभः ऋतुः)

• ग्रह-तारके: in the planets and stars (i.e., in their influence/positions)
• ग्रह-तारके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः (ग्रहौ च तारकौ च)

• कृत-कृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duties
• कृत-कृत्यः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त) + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृतं कृत्यं येन)

• भवेत्: would become / should become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मर्त्यः: a mortal man
• मर्त्यः: Kartṛ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योग-माया-प्रसादतः: due to the grace of Yogamāyā
• योग-माया-प्रसादतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (योगमायायाः प्रसादः) + तः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; focuses on proper timing (śubha-ṛtu, graha-tārā) for Devī-mūrti pratiṣṭhā, culminating in kṛtakṛtyatā through Yogamāyā’s prasāda.

Significance: Highlights the sacrality of consecration-time: aligning human action with cosmic order (ṛta) to invite Devī’s grace; the fruit is ‘kṛtakṛtya’—life’s purpose fulfilled.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Yogamāyā

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that sincere, properly performed consecration of the Goddess (Shiva’s Shakti) becomes spiritually complete through divine grace—Yogamāyā—bringing inner fulfillment and dharmic success.

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

In Shaiva understanding, Shiva is worshiped with Shakti as inseparable. Installing the Devī’s form supports Saguna upāsanā, complementing Linga worship by honoring the manifest power through which Shiva’s grace operates in the world.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to murti-pratiṣṭhā (icon consecration) performed at an auspicious time (ṛtu, nakṣatra, and favorable graha), with devotional intent and prayer for Yogamāyā’s prasāda (grace).