Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

एवं त्र्यावरणं देवं समभ्यर्च्य दिवाकरम् । विरच्य मंडलं पश्चाच्चतुरस्रं समाहितः

Transliteration

evaṃ tryāvaraṇaṃ devaṃ samabhyarcya divākaram | viracya maṃḍalaṃ paścāccaturasraṃ samāhitaḥ

Translation

وهكذا، بعد أن عَبَدَ على الوجه اللائق إلهَ الشمس (دِفاكَرَ) بوصفه إلهَ الأُطُر الثلاثة، جمع ذهنه في تركيزٍ تامّ، فأنشأ ماندالا مقدّسة، ثم رسم بعد ذلك مخطّطًا رباعيَّ الأضلاع (مربّعًا).

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• tri-āvaraṇam: three-enclosed (having three āvaraṇas)
• tri-āvaraṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि आवरणानि यस्य/त्र्यावरणः; here accusative singular agreeing with देवम्)

• devam: the deity
• devam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samabhyarcya: having duly worshipped
• samabhyarcya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-arc (अर्च् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्गाः—सम्, अभि

• divākaram: the Sun (Divākara)
• divākaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• viracya: having arranged/constructed
• viracya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-rac (रच् धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्गः—वि

• maṇḍalam: a maṇḍala (ritual diagram)
• maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरवाचक अव्यय (adverb: afterwards)

• caturasram: square (four-sided)
• caturasram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying maṇḍalam understood/continued)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) used adjectivally; अर्थः—समाहितचित्तः (collected/attentive)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpurusha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a procedural ritual verse: worship of Divākara (Sun) as ‘tryāvaraṇa’ followed by construction of a maṇḍala and a square diagram—typical of preparatory enclosure and consecration steps rather than a site-myth.

Significance: Highlights disciplined ritual geometry and mental collectedness (samāhita) as prerequisites for successful Śaiva worship—symbolically moving from outer enclosures to inner focus.

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Solar invocation as ritual ordering principle; establishment of protective enclosures (āvaraṇa) and mandalic space.

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Divakara)

FAQs

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

It highlights that effective worship is both outer and inner: the deity is honored through a structured ritual space (maṇḍala with enclosures) while the sādhaka remains samāhita—steady and inwardly collected—so devotion matures into yogic concentration.

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

In Shaiva practice, preparing a consecrated diagram and honoring deities in ordered ‘enclosures’ supports saguna-upāsanā—worship with form—by sanctifying the field in which Shiva (often as the Liṅga) is invoked and served with purity and method.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests maṇḍala-vidhi (drawing/arranging a sacred diagram) with a threefold protective enclosure and a square layout, performed with mental steadiness (samāhita). This pairs naturally with mantra-japa and meditative focus during worship.