Shloka 7
संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
दलानि श्वेतवर्णानि दलाष्टकमिहोच्यते । दलानि श्वेतवर्णात्रि समग्राणि प्रकल्पयेत् । पीतरूपां कर्णिकां च कृत्वा रक्तं च वृत्तकम्
dalāni śvetavarṇāni dalāṣṭakamihocyate | dalāni śvetavarṇātri samagrāṇi prakalpayet | pītarūpāṃ karṇikāṃ ca kṛtvā raktaṃ ca vṛttakam
ইয়াত শ্বেতবৰ্ণ পাপৰি থকা অষ্টদল পদ্ম অংকন কৰিব লাগে। সকলো পাপৰি সমভাবে শ্বেত কৰি, তাৰ পাছত কৰ্ণিকাক পীতবৰ্ণ কৰি, এটা ৰক্তবৰ্ণ বৃত্তও আঁকিব লাগে।
Lord Shiva (teaching ritual procedure within Kailāsasaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches disciplined preparation of a sacred lotus-mandala: purity (white petals), awakened power/center (yellow pericarp), and consecrated protective energy (red circle). In Shaiva practice, such ordered symbolism steadies the mind and makes the worship-fit space for approaching Pati (Shiva) through reverent form.
It supports Saguna upasana by prescribing the visual and spatial framework (a lotus seat/diagram) in which the Linga or Shiva’s invoked presence is honored. The mandala is a ritual ‘body’ for devotion—guiding attention from outer form to inner contemplation.
Prepare (draw or arrange) an eight-petalled white lotus, make the central pericarp yellow, and add a red circular ring—then use it as the focused base for Shiva-puja and dhyana (often alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara, where appropriate to the rite).