Shloka 84

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

संहितेयं महापुण्या शिवभक्तिविवर्द्धिनी । नानाख्यानसमायुक्ता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा शिवा

Transliteration

saṃhiteyaṃ mahāpuṇyā śivabhaktivivarddhinī | nānākhyānasamāyuktā bhuktimuktipradā śivā

Translation

Bộ Saṃhitā này vô cùng công đức, làm tăng trưởng lòng sùng kính Đức Śiva. Chứa nhiều thánh truyện, bản văn cát tường này ban cả phúc lạc thế gian lẫn giải thoát.

Word by Word

• saṃhitā: the compendium/saṃhitā
• saṃhitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• iyam: this
• iyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahā-puṇyā: greatly meritorious
• mahā-puṇyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् पुण्यम्)

• śiva-bhakti-vivarddhinī: increasing devotion to Śiva
• śiva-bhakti-vivarddhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarddhinī (प्रातिपदिक; वर्ध्-धातोः णिनि प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवभक्तेः विवर्धिनी)

• nānā-ākhyāna-samāyuktā: endowed with many narratives
• nānā-ākhyāna-samāyuktā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; युज्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-भावे तत्पुरुष (नानाख्यानैः/नानाख्यानानां समायुक्ता)

• bhukti-mukti-pradā: granting enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातोः टाप्/ण्वुलादि भावे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (भुक्तिः च मुक्तिः च) + उपपद-तत्पुरुषार्थे "प्रदा" (giver)

• śivā: Śivā (the auspicious Goddess)
• śivā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that studying this Saṃhitā is itself a sacred means (upāya): it nourishes Śiva-bhakti and, through that devotion and right understanding, leads the seeker from merit and well-being toward final liberation.

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

By praising the Saṃhitā as a bhakti-enhancer, it supports Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—devotion to Śiva with attributes (including Liṅga worship)—as a purifying discipline that matures into liberating knowledge and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation/hearing (śravaṇa) of the Śiva Purāṇa with devotion, coupled with remembrance of Śiva (japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), is implied as the practical takeaway for gaining both bhukti and mukti.