Shloka 12

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

कुर्यात्सुधूम्रं दण्डं च धवलं चेश्वरं बुधः । एवं यंत्रं समालिख्य रक्तं सद्येन वेष्टयेत्

Transliteration

kuryātsudhūmraṃ daṇḍaṃ ca dhavalaṃ ceśvaraṃ budhaḥ | evaṃ yaṃtraṃ samālikhya raktaṃ sadyena veṣṭayet

Translation

على الممارس الحكيم أن يجعل العَصا (daṇḍa) بلون رماديّ دخانيّ لطيف، وأن يُصوِّر الربّ إيشڤرا (شيفا) بالأبيض. فإذا أتمّ رسم هذا اليانترا المقدّس بإتقان، فليلفّه فورًا بقماش أحمر.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should make/paint
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सु-धूम्रम्: smoky-grey
• सु-धूम्रम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘well-smoky/greyish’

• दण्डम्: staff/rod
• दण्डम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• धवलम्: white
• धवलम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• ईश्वरम्: Īśvara
• ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बुधः: the wise man
• बुधः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: प्रकाराधिकरण (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार (adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)

• यन्त्रम्: yantra/diagram
• यन्त्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समालिख्य: having drawn
• समालिख्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु) + सम् + आ (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), ‘having drawn completely’

• रक्तम्: red (cloth/thread)
• रक्तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; used substantively ‘red (cloth/thread)’ or adjectival to implied वस्त्र/सूत्र

• सद्येन: with (something) immediate/quick (sadyena)
• सद्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here likely ‘sadyas (immediate/quick-acting [means])’ or textual variant for ‘सूत्रेण/वस्त्रेण’; taken as instrument ‘with sadyena’

• वेष्टयेत्: should wrap/encircle
• वेष्टयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga narrative; it is a practical upāsanā-vidhi: yantra-lekhana followed by veṣṭana (wrapping), a common consecratory gesture in ritual manuals.

Significance: Emphasizes correct preparation (saṃskāra) of a sacred support (yantra) for worship—seen as enabling focused devotion and receptivity to grace (anugraha).

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined, reverent preparation in Shiva-upasana: correct form, color symbolism, and careful handling of a yantra cultivate one-pointed devotion to Īśvara, helping the bound soul (paśu) turn toward the Lord (Pati).

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

By prescribing a visible depiction (white Īśvara) and a drawn yantra, the text supports Saguna-focused worship—using form, symbol, and ritual order to stabilize the mind and direct bhakti toward Shiva, which in Shaiva Siddhanta becomes a means toward grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests yantra-lekhana (drawing/inscribing a sacred diagram) with prescribed materials and then covering it with a red cloth, indicating secrecy, sanctity, and immediate ritual completion—typically accompanied by Shiva-mantra japa (such as the Panchakshara) during worship.