Shloka 86

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

यस्य गेहे स्थिता चेयं लिखिता ललिताक्षरैः । संपूजिता च विधिवत्सर्वान्कामान्स आप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yasya gehe sthitā ceyaṃ likhitā lalitākṣaraiḥ | saṃpūjitā ca vidhivatsarvānkāmānsa āpnuyāt

Translation

Nhà ai lưu giữ bản thánh văn này—được chép bằng nét chữ mỹ lệ—và phụng thờ đúng nghi thức, người ấy sẽ đạt được mọi điều mong cầu.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• गेहे: in (the) house
• गेहे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्थिता: kept/placed, present
• स्थिता: Karta-guṇa (कर्ता-गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (of इयम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• इयम्: this (text/thing)
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• लिखिता: written
• लिखिता: Karta-guṇa (कर्ता-गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिख् (धातु) → लिखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (of इयम्)

• ललित-अक्षरैः: with graceful letters
• ललित-अक्षरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललित (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• संपूजिता: worshipped
• संपूजिता: Karta-guṇa (कर्ता-गुण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) → संपूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (of इयम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya-dyotaka (समुच्चयद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• विधिवत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: should obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Domestic preservation and ritual honoring of Śiva-śāstra is treated as a merit-field (puṇya-kṣetra) yielding both dharma-artha-kāma fruits under Śiva’s grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that reverence to Shaiva revelation—preserving it, keeping it in one’s home, and honoring it ritually—invites Shiva’s grace, aligning worldly aims (dharma-artha-kama) toward the highest good, liberation.

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

Just as the Linga is worshipped as a saguna support for devotion, the written Shiva Purana is treated as a sacred embodiment of Shiva’s teaching; honoring it is a form of Shiva-bhakti that leads to auspicious results.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Keep the scripture clean and respectfully placed, and perform vidhivat pūjā—such as offering flowers, incense, lamp, and salutations—while remembering Shiva and reciting his names/mantras (e.g., the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).