Shloka 50

Umāyāḥ Kriyāyoga-Rahasya

The Esoteric Teaching on Umā’s Kriyāyoga

Devanagari script

पूजनान्ते सदा कार्यं दासैरेनः क्षमापनम् । प्रसीद परमेशानि जगदानन्ददायिनि

Transliteration

pūjanānte sadā kāryaṃ dāsairenaḥ kṣamāpanam | prasīda parameśāni jagadānandadāyini

Translation

礼拜既毕，奉献者当恒常行忏悔，祈求赦免诸过。噢至上女主（Parameśānī），愿垂慈悯；噢赐与世间欢喜者，愿垂悦纳。

Word by Word

• पूजन-अन्ते: at the end of worship
• पूजन-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘पूजनस्य अन्ते’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कार्यम्: (it) should be done
• कार्यम्: Kriyā-sāmānya/vidheya (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विधेय (predicate): ‘to be done’

• दासैः: by the servants/devotees
• दासैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• एनः: sin/offence
• एनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• क्षमापनम्: seeking forgiveness
• क्षमापनम्: Kriyā-sāmānya (क्रियासामान्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमापन (प्रातिपदिक; नामधातु from √क्षम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); ‘apology/asking forgiveness’

• प्रसीद: be pleased
• प्रसीद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• परम-ईशानि: O Supreme Lady
• परम-ईशानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: ‘परमा ईशानी’

• जगत्-आनन्द-दायिनि: O giver of joy to the world
• जगत्-आनन्द-दायिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (vocative/8th), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘जगतः आनन्दं ददाति’ (giver of the world’s bliss)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Kṣamāpanam at the end of pūjā is a key devotional safeguard: it neutralizes inadvertent aparādha and aligns the paśu with the path of grace (anugraha).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: prasīda parameśāni jagadānandadāyini

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is completed not merely by offerings but by humility—acknowledging possible mistakes and seeking grace (prasāda). In Shaiva Siddhanta, this softens ego and opens the devotee to the Lord’s and the Goddess’s compassion.

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

In Saguna worship (including Linga-puja), formal rites are concluded with kṣamāpanā—asking pardon for lapses in mantra, mudrā, purity, or attention—so the act becomes devotion-centered rather than performance-centered.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform a brief kṣamāpanā prayer at the end of pūjā—mentally reviewing faults in body, speech, and mind and offering them into devotion—then request the Devi’s/Śiva’s grace to sanctify the worship.