Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

आत्मन्यावेश्य चात्मानममृतं सृतिधारया । प्राणप्रतिष्ठां विधिवत्कुर्यादत्र समाहितः

Transliteration

ātmanyāveśya cātmānamamṛtaṃ sṛtidhārayā | prāṇapratiṣṭhāṃ vidhivatkuryādatra samāhitaḥ

Translation

بعد أن يُدخِل السالكُ ذاته في الذات العليا، ويجعلها خالدةً بسيلِ الأَمْرِتَا—رحيق الوعي—فليقم، وهو جامعُ القلب، بشعيرة «برانا-براتيشتها» (prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā) هنا وفق القاعدة المقرّرة.

Word by Word

• आत्मनि: in oneself
• आत्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in oneself’

• आवेश्य: having absorbed/placed (it)
• आवेश्य: पूर्वकाल (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘आवेश्य’ = having placed/entered/absorbed; अव्ययभाव

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अमृतम्: nectar/immortal essence
• अमृतम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद—‘nectar/immortality’

• सृतिधारया: by a flowing stream
• सृतिधारया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृति (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘सृतेः धारा’ = stream/flow; करणार्थे

• प्राणप्रतिष्ठाम्: prāṇa-installation
• प्राणप्रतिष्ठाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘प्राणस्य प्रतिष्ठा’ = installation/establishment of prāṇa

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘according to rule/ritually’; तद्धितान्त-प्रयोगः अव्ययीभूत

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should do’

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• समाहितः: composed/attentive
• समाहितः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाहित (कृदन्त, सम्-आ-√धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) = collected/composed, attentive

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true consecration begins inwardly: by merging the limited self into the higher Self (Shiva as Pati) through concentrated yoga, the seeker becomes oriented to amṛtatva (deathlessness), and only then performs sacred installation with purity and steadiness.

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

Prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā is a key step in Saguna worship where Shiva is invoked to be present in the liṅga or icon; the verse emphasizes that the outer rite is supported by inner absorption—devotion and yogic collectedness make the worship living and effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to dhyāna with samādhāna (one-pointed composure) leading into prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā performed vidhivat; practically, this aligns with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī), breath regulation, and focused invocation before consecration.