Shloka 10

न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure

Devanagari script

देवता स्यात्षडंगानि ह्रामित्यादीनि विन्यसेत् । ततस्संप्रोक्षयेत्पद्ममस्त्रेणाग्नेरगोचरम्

Transliteration

devatā syātṣaḍaṃgāni hrāmityādīni vinyaset | tatassaṃprokṣayetpadmamastreṇāgneragocaram

Translation

ينبغي أن يُثبِّت الإلهَ (في الذهن) ويُجري نياسا الأعضاء الستة (ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa) بمقاطع المانترا التي تبدأ بـ«هْرَام». ثم ليرشّ ويُقدِّس مقعدَ اللوتس بمانترا الأسترا (Astra-mantra)، فيجعله محروسًا، بعيدًا عن متناول النار.

Word by Word

• देवता: the deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• षडङ्गानि: the six limbs (aṅgas)
• षडङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्+अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (six limbs)

• ह्राम्: “hrām”
• ह्राम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्राम् (मन्त्राक्षर/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: बीजमन्त्राक्षर; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (mantric syllable)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• आदीनि: and so on
• आदीनि: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘and the rest’ (etc.)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• संप्रोक्षयेत्: should sprinkle (consecrate)
• संप्रोक्षयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+उक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पद्मम्: the lotus
• पद्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन

• अस्त्रेण: with the astra (weapon-mantra)
• अस्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अग्नेः: of fire
• अग्नेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन

• अगोचरम्: not within the range (inaccessible)
• अगोचरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगोचर (प्रातिपदिक: अ+गोचर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: hrām (and related syllables for ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa); Astra-mantra (not quoted)

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship must be safeguarded by mantra-discipline: first establishing divine presence through nyāsa (inner sanctification), then protecting the support of worship (the lotus-seat) so the sādhaka’s offering remains pure and undisturbed—an outer sign of inner steadiness toward Pati (Śiva).

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

Nyāsa and consecration are preparatory acts for saguna-upāsanā: the Linga or deity is approached as a consciously invoked presence, and the seat/maṇḍala is ritually protected so the worship proceeds without obstacles, aligning body, speech, and mind with Śiva’s form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa with “hrām” and allied syllables, followed by saṁprokṣaṇa (sprinkling) using the Astra-mantra to create a protective boundary—used as both a ritual protection and a meditative sealing of the worship-space.