The Exposition of Kriya Yoga

Verse 1 (shiva.uma.51.1)

मुनय ऊचुः । व्यासशिष्य महाभाग सूत पौराणिकोत्तम । अपरं श्रोतुमिच्छामः किमप्याख्यानमीशितुः

munaya ūcuḥ vyāsaśiṣya mahābhāga sūta paurāṇikottama aparaṁ śrotumicchāmaḥ kimapyākhyānamīśituḥ

The sages said: O disciple of Vyasa, greatly fortunate Suta, foremost of Purana-tellers, we wish to hear yet another account of the Sovereign Goddess.

Verse 2 (shiva.uma.51.2)

उमाया जगदम्बायाः क्रियायोगमनुत्तमम् । प्रोक्तं सनत्कुमारेण व्यासाय च महात्मने

umāyā jagadambāyāḥ kriyāyogamanuttamam proktaṁ sanatkumāreṇa vyāsāya ca mahātmane

the supreme Kriya Yoga of Uma, Mother of the world, which was declared by Sanatkumara to the great soul Vyasa —

Verse 3 (shiva.uma.51.3)

सूत उवाच । धन्या यूयं महात्मानो देवीभक्तिदृढव्रताः । पराशक्तेः परं गुप्तं रहस्यं शृणुतादरात्

sūta uvāca dhanyā yūyaṁ mahātmāno devībhaktidṛḍhavratāḥ parāśakteḥ paraṁ guptaṁ rahasyaṁ śṛṇutādarāt

Suta said: Blessed are you, great souls, firm in your vow of devotion to the Goddess; listen with reverence to this supreme, secret mystery of the highest Shakti.

Verse 4 (shiva.uma.51.4)

व्यास उवाच । सनत्कुमार सर्वज्ञ ब्रह्मपुत्र महामते । उमायाः श्रोतुमिच्छामि क्रियायोगं महाद्भुतम्

vyāsa uvāca sanatkumāra sarvajña brahmaputra mahāmate umāyāḥ śrotumicchāmi kriyāyogaṁ mahādbhutam

Vyasa said: O Sanatkumara, all-knowing son of Brahma, great in wisdom, I wish to hear the greatly wondrous Kriya Yoga of Uma.

Verse 5 (shiva.uma.51.5)

कीदृक्च लक्षणं तस्य किं कृते च फलं भवेत् । प्रियं यच्च पराम्बायास्तदशेषं वदस्व मे

kīdṛkca lakṣaṇaṁ tasya kiṁ kṛte ca phalaṁ bhavet priyaṁ yacca parāmbāyāstadaśeṣaṁ vadasva me

What is its nature, and what fruit results from performing it? And whatever is dear to the Supreme Mother — tell me all of that fully.

Verse 6 (shiva.uma.51.6)

सनत्कुमार उवाच । द्वैपायन यदेतत्त्वं रहस्यं परिपृच्छसि । तच्छृणुष्व महाबुद्धे सर्वं मे वर्णयिष्यतः

sanatkumāra uvāca dvaipāyana yadetattvaṁ rahasyaṁ paripṛcchasi tacchṛṇuṣva mahābuddhe sarvaṁ me varṇayiṣyataḥ

Sanatkumara said: O Dvaipayana, this mystery that you ask of me — listen, O greatly wise one, as I shall describe it all.

Verse 7 (shiva.uma.51.7)

ज्ञानयोगः क्रियायोगो भक्तियोगस्तथैव च । त्रयो मार्गाः समाख्याताः श्रीमातुर्भुक्तिमुक्तिदाः

jñānayogaḥ kriyāyogo bhaktiyogastathaiva ca trayo mārgāḥ samākhyātāḥ śrīmāturbhuktimuktidāḥ

Jnana Yoga, Kriya Yoga, and likewise Bhakti Yoga — these three paths are declared, granting both enjoyment and liberation from the Divine Mother.

Verse 8 (shiva.uma.51.8)

ज्ञानयोगस्तु संयोगश्चित्तस्यैवात्मना तु यः । यस्तु बाह्यार्थसंयोगः क्रियायोगः स उच्यते

jñānayogastu saṁyogaścittasyaivātmanā tu yaḥ yastu bāhyārthasaṁyogaḥ kriyāyogaḥ sa ucyate

That union of the mind with the Self alone is Jnana Yoga; that which is union with external things through action is called Kriya Yoga.

Verse 9 (shiva.uma.51.9)

भक्तियोगो मतो देव्या आत्मनश्चैक्यभावनम् । त्रयाणामपि योगानां क्रियायोगः स उच्यते

bhaktiyogo mato devyā ātmanaścaikyabhāvanam trayāṇāmapi yogānāṁ kriyāyogaḥ sa ucyate

The feeling of the oneness of one's own self with the Goddess is held to be Bhakti Yoga; and the practical foundation underlying all three yogas is likewise called Kriya Yoga.

Verse 10 (shiva.uma.51.10)

कर्मणा जायते भक्तिर्भक्त्या ज्ञानं प्रजायते । ज्ञानात्प्रजायते मुक्तिरिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चयः

karmaṇā jāyate bhaktirbhaktyā jñānaṁ prajāyate jñānātprajāyate muktiriti śāstreṣu niścayaḥ

From action devotion is born; from devotion, knowledge arises; from knowledge, liberation is born — this is the settled conclusion of the scriptures.

Verse 11 (shiva.uma.51.11)

प्रधानं कारणं योगो विमुक्तेर्मुनिसत्तम । क्रियायोगस्तु योगस्य परमं ध्येयसाधनम्

pradhānaṁ kāraṇaṁ yogo vimuktermunisattama kriyāyogastu yogasya paramaṁ dhyeyasādhanam

O best of sages, Yoga is the principal cause of liberation; and Kriya Yoga is the supreme means for attaining the goal of Yoga.

Verse 12 (shiva.uma.51.12)

मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायावी ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् । अभिन्नं तद्वपुर्ज्ञात्वा मुच्यते भवबन्धनात्

māyāṁ tu prakṛtiṁ vidyānmāyāvī brahma śāśvatam abhinnaṁ tadvapurjñātvā mucyate bhavabandhanāt

Know Maya to be Prakriti, and the possessor of Maya to be the eternal Brahman; knowing that their nature is non-different, one is freed from the bondage of worldly existence.

Verse 13 (shiva.uma.51.13)

यस्तु देव्यालयं कुर्यात्पाषाणं दारवं तथा । मृन्मयं वाथ कालेय तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु । अहन्यहनि योगेन यजतो यन्महाफलम्

yastu devyālayaṁ kuryātpāṣāṇaṁ dāravaṁ tathā mṛnmayaṁ vātha kāleya tasya puṇyaphalaṁ śṛṇu ahanyahani yogena yajato yanmahāphalam

O son of Kali, whoever builds a temple of the Goddess — of stone, or of wood, or of clay — hear the fruit of merit that is his. The great fruit obtained from daily worship performed through yoga,

Verse 14 (shiva.uma.51.14)

प्राप्नोति तत्फलं देव्या यः कारयति मन्दिरम् । सहस्रकुलमागामि व्यतीतं च सहस्रकम् । स तारयति धर्मात्मा श्रीमातुर्धाम कारयन्

prāpnoti tatphalaṁ devyā yaḥ kārayati mandiram sahasrakulamāgāmi vyatītaṁ ca sahasrakam sa tārayati dharmātmā śrīmāturdhāma kārayan

that same fruit is obtained by one who has a temple built for the Goddess. That righteous soul, by having the abode of the Divine Mother built, saves a thousand generations to come and a thousand gone by.

Verse 15 (shiva.uma.51.15)

कोटिजन्मकृतं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु । श्रीमातुर्मन्दिरारम्भक्षणादेव प्रणश्यति

koṭijanmakṛtaṁ pāpaṁ svalpaṁ vā yadi vā bahu śrīmāturmandirārambhakṣaṇādeva praṇaśyati

Whatever sin has been accumulated over ten million births, whether small or great, is destroyed the very moment one begins the temple of the Divine Mother.

Verse 16 (shiva.uma.51.16)

नदीषु च यथा गङ्गा शोणः सर्वनदेषु च । क्षमायां च यथा पृथ्वी गाम्भीर्ये च यथोदधिः

nadīṣu ca yathā gaṅgā śoṇaḥ sarvanadeṣu ca kṣamāyāṁ ca yathā pṛthvī gāmbhīrye ca yathodadhiḥ

As the Ganga is foremost among rivers, and the Shona among all the great rivers; as the Earth is foremost in patience, and the Ocean in depth —

Verse 17 (shiva.uma.51.17)

ग्रहाणां च समस्तानां यथा सूर्यो विशिष्यते । तथा सर्वेषु देवेषु श्रीपराम्बा विशिष्यते

grahāṇāṁ ca samastānāṁ yathā sūryo viśiṣyate tathā sarveṣu deveṣu śrīparāmbā viśiṣyate

and as the Sun excels among all the celestial bodies, so does the Supreme Divine Mother excel among all the gods.

Verse 18 (shiva.uma.51.18)

सर्वदेवेषु सा मुख्या यस्तस्याः कारयेद् गृहम् । प्रतिष्ठां समवाप्नोति स च जन्मनि जन्मनि

sarvadeveṣu sā mukhyā yastasyāḥ kārayed gṛham pratiṣṭhāṁ samavāpnoti sa ca janmani janmani

She is foremost among all the gods; whoever has her temple built attains honour and glory birth after birth.

Verse 19 (shiva.uma.51.19)

वाराणस्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे प्रयागे पुष्करे तथा । गङ्गासमुद्रतीरे च नैमिषेऽमरकण्टके

vārāṇasyāṁ kurukṣetre prayāge puṣkare tathā gaṅgāsamudratīre ca naimiṣe'marakaṇṭake

At Varanasi, at Kurukshetra, at Prayaga, and at Pushkara, on the shore where the Ganga meets the sea, at Naimisha, at Amarakantaka,

Verse 20 (shiva.uma.51.20)

श्रीपर्वते महापुण्ये गोकर्णे ज्ञानपर्वते । मथुरायामयोध्यायां द्वारावत्यां तथैव च

śrīparvate mahāpuṇye gokarṇe jñānaparvate mathurāyāmayodhyāyāṁ dvārāvatyāṁ tathaiva ca

at the greatly sacred Shri Parvata, at Gokarna, at Jnanaparvata, at Mathura, at Ayodhya, and likewise at Dvaravati —

Verse 21 (shiva.uma.51.21)

इत्यादिपुण्यदेशेषु यत्र कुत्र स्थलेऽपि वा । कारयन्मातुरावासं मुक्तो भवति बन्धनात्

ityādipuṇyadeśeṣu yatra kutra sthale'pi vā kārayanmāturāvāsaṁ mukto bhavati bandhanāt

in these and other sacred places, or indeed in any place whatsoever, one who has the Mother's abode built becomes freed from bondage.

Verse 22 (shiva.uma.51.22)

इष्टकानां तु विन्यासो यावद्वर्षाणि तिष्ठति । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मणिद्वीपे महीयते

iṣṭakānāṁ tu vinyāso yāvadvarṣāṇi tiṣṭhati tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi maṇidvīpe mahīyate

For as many years as the arrangement of bricks endures, for that many thousand years one is glorified in Manidvipa.

Verse 23 (shiva.uma.51.23)

प्रतिमाः कारयेद्यस्तु सर्वलक्षणलक्षिताः । स उमायाः परं लोकं निर्भयो व्रजति धुवम्

pratimāḥ kārayedyastu sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitāḥ sa umāyāḥ paraṁ lokaṁ nirbhayo vrajati dhuvam

Whoever has images made, marked with all the correct auspicious signs, goes without fear, certainly, to the supreme world of Uma.

Verse 24 (shiva.uma.51.24)

देवीमूर्तिं प्रतिष्ठाप्य शुभर्तुग्रहतारके । कृतकृत्यो भवेन्मर्त्यो योगमायाप्रसादतः

devīmūrtiṁ pratiṣṭhāpya śubhartugrahatārake kṛtakṛtyo bhavenmartyo yogamāyāprasādataḥ

Having installed the image of the Goddess at an auspicious season, planetary configuration, and constellation, a mortal becomes one whose purpose is fulfilled, by the grace of Yogamaya.

Verse 25 (shiva.uma.51.25)

ये भविष्यन्ति येऽतीता आकल्पात्पुरुषाः कुले । तांस्तांस्तारयते देव्या मूर्तिं संस्थाप्य शोभनाम्

ye bhaviṣyanti ye'tītā ākalpātpuruṣāḥ kule tāṁstāṁstārayate devyā mūrtiṁ saṁsthāpya śobhanām

Those men of the family who will be born in the future, and those who have gone before since the beginning of the age — all of them are saved by one who installs a beautiful image of the Goddess.

Verse 26 (shiva.uma.51.26)

त्रिलोकीस्थापनात्पुण्यं यद्भवेन्मुनिपुङ्गव । तत्कोटिगुणितं पुण्यं श्रीदेवीस्थापनाद्भवेत्

trilokīsthāpanātpuṇyaṁ yadbhavenmunipuṅgava tatkoṭiguṇitaṁ puṇyaṁ śrīdevīsthāpanādbhavet

O foremost of sages, whatever merit results from establishing images of the three worlds — a merit ten million times greater results from establishing the image of the Divine Goddess.

Verse 27 (shiva.uma.51.27)

मध्ये देवीं स्थापयित्वा पञ्चायतनदेवताः । चतुर्दिक्षु स्थापयेद्यस्तस्य पुण्यं न गण्यते

madhye devīṁ sthāpayitvā pañcāyatanadevatāḥ caturdikṣu sthāpayedyastasya puṇyaṁ na gaṇyate

Whoever installs the Goddess in the centre, with the five Panchayatana deities in the four directions, his merit cannot be counted.

Verse 28 (shiva.uma.51.28)

विष्णोर्नाम्नां कोटिजपाद् ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । यत्फलं लभ्यते तस्माच्छतकोटिगुणोत्तरम्

viṣṇornāmnāṁ koṭijapād grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ yatphalaṁ labhyate tasmācchatakoṭiguṇottaram

Than the fruit obtained from ten million recitations of the names of Vishnu during a lunar or solar eclipse, a hundred-crore-times greater fruit is obtained —

Verse 29 (shiva.uma.51.29)

शिवनाम्नो जपादेव तस्मात्कोटिगुणोत्तरम् । श्रीदेवीनामजापात्तु ततः कोटिगुणोत्तरम्

śivanāmno japādeva tasmātkoṭiguṇottaram śrīdevīnāmajāpāttu tataḥ koṭiguṇottaram

than that, the fruit from japa of Shiva's name is ten million times greater; and than that, the fruit from japa of the Divine Goddess's name is ten million times greater still.

Verse 30 (shiva.uma.51.30)

देव्याः प्रासादकरणात्पुण्यं तु समवाप्यते । स्थापिता येन सा देवी जगन्माता त्रयीमयी

devyāḥ prāsādakaraṇātpuṇyaṁ tu samavāpyate sthāpitā yena sā devī jaganmātā trayīmayī

Merit is obtained from building a temple of the Goddess; by that act, the Goddess, the Mother of the world, whose nature is the three Vedas, becomes truly established.

Verse 31 (shiva.uma.51.31)

न तस्य दुर्लभं किञ्चित् श्रीमातुः करुणावशात् । वर्धन्ते पुत्रपौत्राद्या नश्यत्यखिलकश्मलम्

na tasya durlabhaṁ kiñcit śrīmātuḥ karuṇāvaśāt vardhante putrapautrādyā naśyatyakhilakaśmalam

Nothing is unattainable for him, by the compassion of the Divine Mother; his sons, grandsons and other descendants flourish, and all impurity is destroyed.

Verse 32 (shiva.uma.51.32)

मनसा ये चिकीर्षन्ति मूर्तिस्थापनमुत्तमम् । तेऽत्युमायाः परं लोकं प्रयान्ति मुनिदुर्लभम्

manasā ye cikīrṣanti mūrtisthāpanamuttamam te'tyumāyāḥ paraṁ lokaṁ prayānti munidurlabham

Those who even mentally intend to establish an excellent image go to the supreme world of Uma, difficult of attainment even by sages.

Verse 33 (shiva.uma.51.33)

क्रियमाणं तु यः प्रेक्ष्य चेतसा ह्यनुचिन्तयेत् । कारयिष्याम्यहं यर्हि सम्पन्मे सम्भविष्यति

kriyamāṇaṁ tu yaḥ prekṣya cetasā hyanucintayet kārayiṣyāmyahaṁ yarhi sampanme sambhaviṣyati

Whoever, seeing it being done by another, thinks in his heart, 'I too shall have this done when wealth comes to me' —

Verse 34 (shiva.uma.51.34)

एवं तस्य कुलं सद्यो याति स्वर्गं न संशयः । महामायाप्रभावेण दुर्लभं किं जगत्त्रये

evaṁ tasya kulaṁ sadyo yāti svargaṁ na saṁśayaḥ mahāmāyāprabhāveṇa durlabhaṁ kiṁ jagattraye

even so, his family instantly goes to heaven, without doubt; by the power of Mahamaya, what indeed is unattainable in the three worlds?

Verse 35 (shiva.uma.51.35)

श्रीपराम्बां जगद्योनिं केवलं ये समाश्रिताः । ते मनुष्या न मन्तव्याः साक्षाद्देवीगणाश्च ते

śrīparāmbāṁ jagadyoniṁ kevalaṁ ye samāśritāḥ te manuṣyā na mantavyāḥ sākṣāddevīgaṇāśca te

Those who take refuge solely in the Supreme Mother, the source of the world, should not be regarded as mere humans — they are verily hosts of the Goddess herself.

Verse 36 (shiva.uma.51.36)

ये व्रजन्तः स्वपन्तश्च तिष्ठन्तो वाप्यहर्निशम् । उमेति द्व्यक्षरं नाम ब्रुवते ते शिवागणाः

ye vrajantaḥ svapantaśca tiṣṭhanto vāpyaharniśam umeti dvyakṣaraṁ nāma bruvate te śivāgaṇāḥ

Those who, while walking, sleeping, or standing, day and night, utter the two-syllabled name 'Uma' — they belong to the very host of Shiva.

Verse 37 (shiva.uma.51.37)

नित्ये नैमित्तिके देवीं ये यजन्ति परां शिवाम् । पुष्पैर्धूपैस्तथा दीपैस्ते प्रयास्यन्त्युमालयम्

nitye naimittike devīṁ ye yajanti parāṁ śivām puṣpairdhūpaistathā dīpaiste prayāsyantyumālayam

Those who worship the Supreme Goddess with flowers, incense, and lamps, in daily and occasional rites, shall go to the abode of Uma.

Verse 38 (shiva.uma.51.38)

ये देवीमण्डपं नित्यं गोमयेन मृदाथवा । उपलिम्पन्ति मार्जन्ति ते प्रयास्यन्त्युमालयम्

ye devīmaṇḍapaṁ nityaṁ gomayena mṛdāthavā upalimpanti mārjanti te prayāsyantyumālayam

Those who daily plaster and sweep clean the Goddess's shrine-hall with cow-dung or clay shall likewise go to the abode of Uma.

Verse 39 (shiva.uma.51.39)

यैर्देव्या मन्दिरं रम्यं निर्मापितमनुत्तमम् । तत्कुलीनाञ्जनान्माता ह्याशिषः सम्प्रयच्छति

yairdevyā mandiraṁ ramyaṁ nirmāpitamanuttamam tatkulīnāñjanānmātā hyāśiṣaḥ samprayacchati

To those by whom a beautiful, supreme temple of the Goddess has been built — upon the people of their family the Mother indeed bestows her blessings.

Verse 40 (shiva.uma.51.40)

मदीयाः शतवर्षाणि जीवन्तु प्रेमभाजनाः । नापदामयनानीत्थं श्रीमाता वक्त्यहर्निशम्

madīyāḥ śatavarṣāṇi jīvantu premabhājanāḥ nāpadāmayanānītthaṁ śrīmātā vaktyaharniśam

'May those dear to me, objects of my love, live for a hundred years, untouched by any pathway of calamity' — thus the Divine Mother speaks, day and night.

Verse 41 (shiva.uma.51.41)

येन मूर्तिर्महादेब्या उमायाः कारिता शुभा । नरायुतं तत्कुलजं मणिद्वीपे महीयते

yena mūrtirmahādebyā umāyāḥ kāritā śubhā narāyutaṁ tatkulajaṁ maṇidvīpe mahīyate

By whom an auspicious image of the great Goddess Uma has been caused to be made, ten thousand persons born in his family are glorified in Manidvipa.

Verse 42 (shiva.uma.51.42)

स्थापयित्वा महामायामूर्तिं सम्यक्प्रपूज्य च । यं यं प्रार्थयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोति साधकः

sthāpayitvā mahāmāyāmūrtiṁ samyakprapūjya ca yaṁ yaṁ prārthayate kāmaṁ taṁ taṁ prāpnoti sādhakaḥ

Having installed the image of Mahamaya and duly worshipped it, whatever desire the practitioner prays for, that he obtains.

Verse 43 (shiva.uma.51.43)

यः स्नापयति श्रीमातुः स्थापितां मूर्तिमुत्तमाम् । घृतेन मधुनाक्तेन तत्फलं गणयेत्तु कः

yaḥ snāpayati śrīmātuḥ sthāpitāṁ mūrtimuttamām ghṛtena madhunāktena tatphalaṁ gaṇayettu kaḥ

Who indeed could count the fruit of one who bathes the installed, excellent image of the Divine Mother with ghee mixed with honey?

Verse 44 (shiva.uma.51.44)

चन्दनागुरुकर्पूरमांसीमुस्तादियुग्जलैः । एकवर्णगवां क्षीरैः स्नापयेत्परमेश्वरीम्

candanāgurukarpūramāṁsīmustādiyugjalaiḥ ekavarṇagavāṁ kṣīraiḥ snāpayetparameśvarīm

One should bathe the Supreme Goddess with waters mixed with sandalwood, agaru, camphor, spikenard, musta, and the like, and with the milk of single-coloured cows.

Verse 45 (shiva.uma.51.45)

धूपेनाष्टादशाङ्गेन दद्यादाहुतिमुत्तमाम् । नीराजनं चरेद्देव्याः साज्यकर्पूरवर्तिभिः

dhūpenāṣṭādaśāṅgena dadyādāhutimuttamām nīrājanaṁ careddevyāḥ sājyakarpūravartibhiḥ

One should offer an excellent oblation of incense made of eighteen ingredients, and perform the lamp-waving rite for the Goddess with wicks of ghee and camphor.

Verse 46 (shiva.uma.51.46)

कृष्णाष्टम्यां नवम्यां वामायां वा पञ्चदिक्तिथौ । पूजयेज्जगतां धात्रीं गन्धपुष्पैर्विशेषतः

kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṁ navamyāṁ vāmāyāṁ vā pañcadiktithau pūjayejjagatāṁ dhātrīṁ gandhapuṣpairviśeṣataḥ

On the dark eighth, the ninth, or the fifth tithi, one should especially worship the Sustainer of the worlds with sandal-paste and flowers.

Verse 47 (shiva.uma.51.47)

सम्पठञ्जननीसूक्तं श्रीसूक्तमथवा पठन् । देवीसूक्तमथो वापि मूलमन्त्रमथापि वा

sampaṭhañjananīsūktaṁ śrīsūktamathavā paṭhan devīsūktamatho vāpi mūlamantramathāpi vā

Reciting the Jananī Sukta, or the Shri Sukta, or else the Devi Sukta, or else the root mantra —

Verse 48 (shiva.uma.51.48)

विष्णुक्रान्तां च तुलसीं वर्जयित्वाखिलं सुमम् । देवीप्रीतिकरं ज्ञेयं कमलं तु विशेषतः

viṣṇukrāntāṁ ca tulasīṁ varjayitvākhilaṁ sumam devīprītikaraṁ jñeyaṁ kamalaṁ tu viśeṣataḥ

excepting the Vishnukranta flower and Tulasi, all flowers should be known as pleasing to the Goddess, and the lotus especially so.

Verse 49 (shiva.uma.51.49)

अर्पयेत्स्वर्णपुष्पं यो देव्यै राजतमेव वा । स याति परमं धाम सिद्धकोटिभिरन्वितम्

arpayetsvarṇapuṣpaṁ yo devyai rājatameva vā sa yāti paramaṁ dhāma siddhakoṭibhiranvitam

Whoever offers a golden flower, or one of silver, to the Goddess, goes to the Supreme Abode, accompanied by ten million Siddhas.

Verse 50 (shiva.uma.51.50)

पूजनान्ते सदा कार्यं दासैरेनः क्षमापनम् । प्रसीद परमेशानि जगदानन्ददायिनि

pūjanānte sadā kāryaṁ dāsairenaḥ kṣamāpanam prasīda parameśāni jagadānandadāyini

At the end of worship, servants should always ask forgiveness for their faults, saying, 'Be gracious, O Supreme Sovereign, bestower of joy upon the world.'

Verse 51 (shiva.uma.51.51)

इति वाक्यैः स्तुवन्मन्त्री देवीभक्तिपरायणः । ध्यायेत्कण्ठीरवारूढां वरदाभयपाणिकाम्

iti vākyaiḥ stuvanmantrī devībhaktiparāyaṇaḥ dhyāyetkaṇṭhīravārūḍhāṁ varadābhayapāṇikām

Praising her with such words, the devout worshipper, devoted to the Goddess, should meditate on her mounted on a lion, her hands showing the boon-gesture and the gesture of fearlessness.

Verse 52 (shiva.uma.51.52)

इत्थं ध्यात्वा महेशानीं भक्ताभीष्टफलप्रदाम् । नानाफलानि पक्वानि नैवेद्यत्वे प्रकल्पयेत्

itthaṁ dhyātvā maheśānīṁ bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradām nānāphalāni pakvāni naivedyatve prakalpayet

Having thus meditated on the Great Sovereign, who grants the desired fruits to her devotees, one should prepare various ripe fruits as the offering.

Verse 53 (shiva.uma.51.53)

नैवेद्यं भक्षयेद्यस्तु शम्भुशक्तेः परात्मनः । स निर्धूयाखिलं पङ्कं निर्मलो मानवो भवेत्

naivedyaṁ bhakṣayedyastu śambhuśakteḥ parātmanaḥ sa nirdhūyākhilaṁ paṅkaṁ nirmalo mānavo bhavet

Whoever eats the offered food of Shambhu's Shakti, the Supreme Self, becomes a pure human being, having shaken off all impurity.

Verse 54 (shiva.uma.51.54)

चैत्रशुक्लतृतीयायां यो भवानीव्रतं चरेत् । भवबन्धननिर्मुक्तः प्राप्नुयात्परमं पदम्

caitraśuklatṛtīyāyāṁ yo bhavānīvrataṁ caret bhavabandhananirmuktaḥ prāpnuyātparamaṁ padam

Whoever observes the vow of Bhavani on the third day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra becomes freed from the bondage of worldly existence and attains the supreme state.

Verse 55 (shiva.uma.51.55)

अस्यामेव तृतीयायां कुर्याद्दोलोत्सवं बुधः । पूजयेज्जगतां धात्रीमुमां शङ्करसंयुताम्

asyāmeva tṛtīyāyāṁ kuryāddolotsavaṁ budhaḥ pūjayejjagatāṁ dhātrīmumāṁ śaṅkarasaṁyutām

On this very third day, the wise man should hold the swing-festival, and worship Uma, the Sustainer of the worlds, together with Shankara.

Verse 56 (shiva.uma.51.56)

कुसुमैः कुङ्कुमैर्वस्त्रैः कर्पूरागुरुचन्दनैः । धूपैर्द्दीपैः सनैवेद्यैः स्रग्गन्धैरपरैरपि

kusumaiḥ kuṅkumairvastraiḥ karpūrāgurucandanaiḥ dhūpairddīpaiḥ sanaivedyaiḥ sraggandhairaparairapi

With flowers, saffron, garments, camphor, agaru, and sandalwood, with incense and lamps, with offerings of food, with garlands, fragrances, and other things —

Verse 57 (shiva.uma.51.57)

आन्दोलयेत्ततो देवीं महामायां महेश्वरीम् । श्रीगौरीं शिवसंयुक्तां सर्वकल्याणकारिणीम्

āndolayettato devīṁ mahāmāyāṁ maheśvarīm śrīgaurīṁ śivasaṁyuktāṁ sarvakalyāṇakāriṇīm

one should then swing the Goddess, Mahamaya, the great Sovereign, Shri Gauri joined with Shiva, the bringer of all auspiciousness.

Verse 58 (shiva.uma.51.58)

प्रत्यब्दं कुरुते योऽस्यां व्रतमान्दोलनं तथा । नियमेन शिवा तस्मै सर्वमिष्टं प्रयच्छति

pratyabdaṁ kurute yo'syāṁ vratamāndolanaṁ tathā niyamena śivā tasmai sarvamiṣṭaṁ prayacchati

To whoever performs this vow and the swinging rite on this day every year, with regularity, the Goddess grants everything desired.

Verse 59 (shiva.uma.51.59)

माधवस्य सिते पक्षे तृतीया याक्षयाभिधा । तस्यां यो जगदम्बाया व्रतं कुर्यादतन्द्रितः

mādhavasya site pakṣe tṛtīyā yākṣayābhidhā tasyāṁ yo jagadambāyā vrataṁ kuryādatandritaḥ

In the bright fortnight of Madhava, there is the third day called Akshaya; on that day, whoever performs, without laziness, the vow of the Mother of the world —

Verse 60 (shiva.uma.51.60)

मल्लिकामालतीचम्पाजपाबन्धूकपङ्कजैः । कुसुमैः पूजयेद्गौरीं शङ्करेण समन्विताम्

mallikāmālatīcampājapābandhūkapaṅkajaiḥ kusumaiḥ pūjayedgaurīṁ śaṅkareṇa samanvitām

should worship Gauri, joined with Shankara, with flowers of jasmine, malati, champaka, hibiscus, bandhuka, and lotus.

Verse 61 (shiva.uma.51.61)

कोटिजन्मकृतं पापं मनोवाक्कायसम्भवम् । निर्धूय चतुरो वर्गानक्षयानिह सोऽश्नुते

koṭijanmakṛtaṁ pāpaṁ manovākkāyasambhavam nirdhūya caturo vargānakṣayāniha so'śnute

Having thereby shaken off the sins of ten million births, arising from mind, speech, and body, he enjoys here the four aims of life imperishably.

Verse 62 (shiva.uma.51.62)

ज्येष्ठे शुक्लतृतीयायां व्रतं कृत्वा महेश्वरीम् । योऽर्चयेत्परमप्रीत्या तस्यासाध्यं न किञ्चन

jyeṣṭhe śuklatṛtīyāyāṁ vrataṁ kṛtvā maheśvarīm yo'rcayetparamaprītyā tasyāsādhyaṁ na kiñcana

Whoever, having performed the vow on the third day of the bright fortnight of Jyeshtha, worships the Great Sovereign with supreme love, has nothing whatsoever unattainable.

Verse 63 (shiva.uma.51.63)

आषाढशुक्लपक्षीयतृतीयायां रथोत्सवम । देव्याः प्रियतमं कुर्याद्यथावित्तानुसारतः

āṣāḍhaśuklapakṣīyatṛtīyāyāṁ rathotsavama devyāḥ priyatamaṁ kuryādyathāvittānusārataḥ

On the third day of the bright fortnight of Ashadha, one should hold the chariot-festival, most dear to the Goddess, according to one's means.

Verse 64 (shiva.uma.51.64)

रथं पृथ्वीं विजानीयाद्रथाङ्गे चन्द्रभास्करौ । वेदानश्वान्विजानीयात्सारथिं पद्मसम्भवम्

rathaṁ pṛthvīṁ vijānīyādrathāṅge candrabhāskarau vedānaśvānvijānīyātsārathiṁ padmasambhavam

One should know the chariot to be the Earth, the moon and sun to be its wheels, the Vedas to be the horses, and the Lotus-born Brahma to be the charioteer.

Verse 65 (shiva.uma.51.65)

नानामणिगणाकीर्णं पुष्पमालाविराजितम् । एवं रथं कल्पयित्वा तस्मिन् संस्थापयेच्छिवाम्

nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇaṁ puṣpamālāvirājitam evaṁ rathaṁ kalpayitvā tasmin saṁsthāpayecchivām

Having thus fashioned a chariot, adorned with various clusters of gems and shining with garlands of flowers, one should install the Goddess upon it.

Verse 66 (shiva.uma.51.66)

लोकसंरक्षणार्थाय लोकं द्रष्टुं पराम्बिका । रथमध्ये संस्थितेति भावयेन्मतिमान्नरः

lokasaṁrakṣaṇārthāya lokaṁ draṣṭuṁ parāmbikā rathamadhye saṁsthiteti bhāvayenmatimānnaraḥ

The wise man should reflect thus: 'The Supreme Mother, for the protection of the world, sits in the midst of the chariot in order to behold the world.'

Verse 67 (shiva.uma.51.67)

रथे प्रचलिते मन्दं जयशब्दमुदीरयेत् । पाहि देवि जनानस्मान्प्रपन्नान्दीनवत्सले

rathe pracalite mandaṁ jayaśabdamudīrayet pāhi devi janānasmānprapannāndīnavatsale

As the chariot slowly moves forward, one should raise cries of victory: 'Protect us, O Goddess, your people who have taken refuge in you, O one affectionate to the humble.'

Verse 68 (shiva.uma.51.68)

इति वाक्यैस्तोषयेच्च नानावादित्रनिःस्वनैः । सीमान्ते तु रथं नीत्वा तत्र सम्पूजयेद्रथे

iti vākyaistoṣayecca nānāvāditraniḥsvanaiḥ sīmānte tu rathaṁ nītvā tatra sampūjayedrathe

With such words, and with the sounds of various musical instruments, one should please her; having taken the chariot to the town's boundary, one should worship her there upon the chariot.

Verse 69 (shiva.uma.51.69)

नानास्तोत्रैस्ततः स्तुत्वाप्यानयेत्तां स्ववेश्मनि । प्रणिपातशतं कृत्वा प्रार्थयेज्जगदम्बिकाम्

nānāstotraistataḥ stutvāpyānayettāṁ svaveśmani praṇipātaśataṁ kṛtvā prārthayejjagadambikām

Then, having praised her with various hymns, one should bring her back to one's own house; having made a hundred prostrations, one should pray to the Mother of the world.

Verse 70 (shiva.uma.51.70)

एवं यः कुरुते विद्वान्पूजाव्रतरथोत्सवम् । इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगान्सोऽन्ते देवीपदं व्रजेत्

evaṁ yaḥ kurute vidvānpūjāvratarathotsavam iha bhuktvākhilānbhogānso'nte devīpadaṁ vrajet

The learned man who thus performs the worship, vow, and chariot-festival, having enjoyed all pleasures here, goes in the end to the abode of the Goddess.

Verse 71 (shiva.uma.51.71)

शुक्लायां तु तृतीयायामेवं श्रावणभाद्रयोः । यो व्रतं कुरुतेऽम्बायाः पूजनं च यथाविधि

śuklāyāṁ tu tṛtīyāyāmevaṁ śrāvaṇabhādrayoḥ yo vrataṁ kurute'mbāyāḥ pūjanaṁ ca yathāvidhi

Likewise, whoever performs the vow and duly-prescribed worship of the Mother on the bright third day of Shravana and Bhadrapada —

Verse 72 (shiva.uma.51.72)

मोदते पुत्रपौत्राद्यैर्धनाद्यैरिह सन्ततम् । सोऽन्ते गच्छेदुमालोकं सर्वलोकोपरि स्थितम्

modate putrapautrādyairdhanādyairiha santatam so'nte gacchedumālokaṁ sarvalokopari sthitam

rejoices continually here with sons, grandsons, and wealth, and in the end goes to the world of Uma, situated above all worlds.

Verse 73 (shiva.uma.51.73)

आश्विने धवले पक्षे नवरात्रव्रतं चरेत् । यत्कृते सकलाः कामाः सिद्ध्यन्त्येव न संशयः

āśvine dhavale pakṣe navarātravrataṁ caret yatkṛte sakalāḥ kāmāḥ siddhyantyeva na saṁśayaḥ

In the bright fortnight of Ashvina, one should observe the Navaratra vow, by performing which all desires are, without doubt, fulfilled.

Verse 74 (shiva.uma.51.74)

नवरात्रव्रतस्यास्य प्रभावं वक्तुमीश्वरः । चतुरास्यो न पञ्चास्यो न षडास्यो न कोऽपरः

navarātravratasyāsya prabhāvaṁ vaktumīśvaraḥ caturāsyo na pañcāsyo na ṣaḍāsyo na ko'paraḥ

Not even the four-faced Brahma, nor the five-faced Shiva, nor the six-faced one, nor any other, is able to fully describe the power of this Navaratra vow.

Verse 75 (shiva.uma.51.75)

नवरात्रव्रतं कृत्वा भूपालो विरथात्मजः । हृतं राज्यं निजं लेभे सुरथो मुनिसत्तमाः

navarātravrataṁ kṛtvā bhūpālo virathātmajaḥ hṛtaṁ rājyaṁ nijaṁ lebhe suratho munisattamāḥ

O foremost of sages, King Suratha, son of Viratha, having performed the Navaratra vow, regained his own kingdom that had been seized from him.

Verse 76 (shiva.uma.51.76)

ध्रुवसन्धिसुतो धीमानयोध्याधिपतिर्नृपः । सुदर्शनो हृतं राज्यं प्रापदस्य प्रभावतः

dhruvasandhisuto dhīmānayodhyādhipatirnṛpaḥ sudarśano hṛtaṁ rājyaṁ prāpadasya prabhāvataḥ

The wise King Sudarshana, son of Dhruvasandhi, lord of Ayodhya, regained his seized kingdom through the power of this same vow.

Verse 77 (shiva.uma.51.77)

व्रतराजमिमं कृत्वा समाराध्य महेश्वरीम् । संसारबन्धनान्मुक्तः समाधिर्मुक्तिभागभूत्

vratarājamimaṁ kṛtvā samārādhya maheśvarīm saṁsārabandhanānmuktaḥ samādhirmuktibhāgabhūt

Having performed this king of vows and duly worshipped the Great Sovereign, [the seeker Samadhi], freed from the bondage of worldly existence, became a partaker of liberation.

Verse 78 (shiva.uma.51.78)

तृतीयायां च पञ्चम्यां सप्तम्यामष्टमीतिथौ । नवम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां यो देवी पूजयेन्नरः

tṛtīyāyāṁ ca pañcamyāṁ saptamyāmaṣṭamītithau navamyāṁ vā caturdaśyāṁ yo devī pūjayennaraḥ

On the third, or fifth, or seventh, or eighth tithi, or on the ninth, or the fourteenth, whatever man worships the Goddess —

Verse 79 (shiva.uma.51.79)

आश्विनस्य सिते पक्षे व्रतं कृत्वा विधानतः । तस्य सर्वं मनोऽभीष्टं पूरयत्यनिशं शिवा

āśvinasya site pakṣe vrataṁ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ tasya sarvaṁ mano'bhīṣṭaṁ pūrayatyaniśaṁ śivā

having performed the vow duly in the bright fortnight of Ashvina, the Goddess ceaselessly fulfills all his heart's desires.

Verse 80 (shiva.uma.51.80)

यः कार्त्तिकस्य मार्गस्य पौषस्य तपसस्तथा । तपस्यस्य सिते पक्षे तृतीयायां व्रतं चरेत्

yaḥ kārttikasya mārgasya pauṣasya tapasastathā tapasyasya site pakṣe tṛtīyāyāṁ vrataṁ caret

Whoever observes the vow on the third day of the bright fortnight of Kartika, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha, and likewise Phalguna —

Verse 81 (shiva.uma.51.81)

लोहितैः करवीराद्यैः पुष्पैर्धूपैः सुगन्धितैः । पूजयेन्मङ्गलां देवीं स सर्वं मङ्गलं लभेत्

lohitaiḥ karavīrādyaiḥ puṣpairdhūpaiḥ sugandhitaiḥ pūjayenmaṅgalāṁ devīṁ sa sarvaṁ maṅgalaṁ labhet

and worships the auspicious Goddess with red flowers such as oleander and with fragrant incense, obtains every auspiciousness.

Verse 82 (shiva.uma.51.82)

सौभाग्याय सदा स्त्रीभिः कार्यमेतन्महाव्रतम् । विद्याधनसुताप्त्यर्थं विधेयं पुरुषैरपि

saubhāgyāya sadā strībhiḥ kāryametanmahāvratam vidyādhanasutāptyarthaṁ vidheyaṁ puruṣairapi

This great vow should always be performed by women for the sake of marital happiness; it should also be performed by men for the attainment of learning, wealth, and offspring.

Verse 83 (shiva.uma.51.83)

उमामहेश्वरादीनि व्रतान्यन्यानि यान्यपि । देवीप्रियाणि कार्याणि स्वभक्त्यैवं मुमुक्षुभिः

umāmaheśvarādīni vratānyanyāni yānyapi devīpriyāṇi kāryāṇi svabhaktyaivaṁ mumukṣubhiḥ

Whatever other vows there are, such as Uma-Maheshvara and the rest, dear to the Goddess, should likewise be performed by those seeking liberation, according to their own devotion.

Verse 84 (shiva.uma.51.84)

संहितेयं महापुण्या शिवभक्तिविवर्धिनी । नानाख्यानसमायुक्ता भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा शिवा

saṁhiteyaṁ mahāpuṇyā śivabhaktivivardhinī nānākhyānasamāyuktā bhuktimuktipradā śivā

This greatly meritorious Samhita, which increases devotion to Shiva, endowed with various narratives, auspicious, grants both enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 85 (shiva.uma.51.85)

य एनां शृणुयाद्भक्त्या श्रावयेद्वा समाहितः । पठेद्वा पाठयेद्वापि स याति परमां गतिम्

ya enāṁ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā śrāvayedvā samāhitaḥ paṭhedvā pāṭhayedvāpi sa yāti paramāṁ gatim

Whoever, with devotion and a composed mind, listens to this, or causes it to be heard, or reads it, or causes it to be read, attains the supreme goal.

Verse 86 (shiva.uma.51.86)

यस्य गेहे स्थिता चेयं लिखिता ललिताक्षरैः । सम्पूजिता च विधिवत्सर्वान्कामान्स आप्नुयात्

yasya gehe sthitā ceyaṁ likhitā lalitākṣaraiḥ sampūjitā ca vidhivatsarvānkāmānsa āpnuyāt

In whose house this text, written in beautiful characters, is kept, and duly worshipped — he obtains all his desires.

Verse 87 (shiva.uma.51.87)

भूतप्रेतपिशाचादिदुष्टेभ्यो न भयं क्वचित् । पुत्रपौत्रादिसम्पत्तीर्लभत्येव न संशयः

bhūtapretapiśācādiduṣṭebhyo na bhayaṁ kvacit putrapautrādisampattīrlabhatyeva na saṁśayaḥ

He has no fear whatsoever from evil spirits, ghosts, demons, and the like; he certainly obtains the wealth of sons, grandsons, and so forth, without doubt.

Verse 88 (shiva.uma.51.88)

तस्मादियं महापुण्या रम्योमासंहिता सदा । श्रोतव्या पठितव्या च शिवभक्तिमभीप्सुभिः

tasmādiyaṁ mahāpuṇyā ramyomāsaṁhitā sadā śrotavyā paṭhitavyā ca śivabhaktimabhīpsubhiḥ

Therefore this greatly meritorious, delightful Uma Samhita should always be heard and read by those who desire devotion to Shiva.