Shloka 26

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

चतुरस्रं क्रमात्तेषु लिखेद्बीजचतुष्टयम् । पूर्वे बिन्दुं समालिख्य शुभ्रं कृष्णं तु दक्षिणे

Transliteration

caturasraṃ kramātteṣu likhedbījacatuṣṭayam | pūrve binduṃ samālikhya śubhraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tu dakṣiṇe

Translation

ثم داخل تلك الأقسام، على الترتيب، يُرسَم مربع وتُكتَب مجموعة المقاطع البذرية الأربع (بيجا). وفي جهة الشرق يُرسَم البِندو (النقطة)، وفي جهة الجنوب تُوضَع العلامتان البيضاء والسوداء.

Word by Word

• चतुरस्रम्: a square
• चतुरस्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुरस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (to be drawn, object of 'likhet')

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial ablative): 'in order/step by step'

• तेषु: in those (therein)
• तेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अधिकरण (in those [places/sections])

• लिखेत्: should draw/write
• लिखेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √लिख् = should draw/write

• बीज-चतुष्टयम्: the set of four bīja (seed syllables)
• बीज-चतुष्टयम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: बीजानां चतुष्टयम् (a set of four seed-syllables)

• पूर्वे: in the east
• पूर्वे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in the east)

• बिन्दुम्: a dot/point
• बिन्दुम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समालिख्य इत्यस्य कर्म

• समालिख्य: having drawn clearly
• समालिख्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लिख् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund): having drawn/inscribed; √लिख् with prefixes सम्-आ

• शुभ्रम्: white
• शुभ्रम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (varṇa/ākṛti implied)

• कृष्णम्: black
• कृष्णम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (varṇa/ākṛti implied)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• दक्षिणे: in the south
• दक्षिणे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in the south)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Kailasa teachings as transmitted in the Shiva Purana tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-upasana is not random sentiment but a disciplined sadhana: sacred geometry (square), mantra-power (four bījas), and the bindu (concentrated point of awareness) are arranged to steady the mind and align worship with cosmic order under Pati (Shiva).

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

The yantra-and-bīja arrangement functions as a supporting form (saguna upaya) for focusing devotion on Shiva, often used alongside Linga worship—so the worshipper’s attention is gathered into a single-pointed bindu and mantra, preparing for deeper realization of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests yantra-lekhana (drawing a square diagram) and mantra-nyasa (placing four seed-syllables), with bindu-dhyana—meditating on the dot/point as one-pointed awareness—used as a structured aid to japa and inner concentration in Shaiva practice.