Shloka 7

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

मूलादिब्रह्मरंध्रांतं षट्चक्रं परिचिंतयेत् । विद्युत्कोटिसमप्रख्यं सर्वतेजोमयं परम्

Transliteration

mūlādibrahmaraṃdhrāṃtaṃ ṣaṭcakraṃ pariciṃtayet | vidyutkoṭisamaprakhyaṃ sarvatejomayaṃ param

Translation

Man soll die sechs Cakras vom Mūlādhāra bis zum Brahma-randhra (Scheitelöffnung) betrachten als das Höchste — ganz aus strahlender Lichtkraft, leuchtend wie Krore von Blitzen.

Word by Word

• mūla-ādi-brahma-raṃdhra-antaṃ: extending from the root (mūla) up to the brahmarandhra
• mūla-ādi-brahma-raṃdhra-antaṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + brahma (प्रातिपदिक) + randhra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (मूलादि ... ब्रह्मरन्ध्रान्तम् = from the root etc. up to the brahma-aperture/crown)

• ṣaṭ-cakram: the six chakras
• ṣaṭ-cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षट् चक्राणि)

• pariciṃtayet: one should contemplate
• pariciṃtayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√cint (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vidyut-koṭi-sama-prakhyam: shining like crores of lightning bolts
• vidyut-koṭi-sama-prakhyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prakhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विद्युत्कोट्या समं प्रख्यम् = having brilliance like crores of lightning flashes)

• sarva-tejaḥ-mayam: consisting of all splendor
• sarva-tejaḥ-mayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वं तेजः यस्मिन्/येन)

• param: supreme
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita’s yogic teaching to the sages, conveying Shaiva contemplative doctrine)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner Shaiva contemplation: the yogin visualizes the ascent of awareness through the six cakras up to the Brahma-randhra, recognizing Shiva (Pati) as the supreme, all-radiant tejas that grants liberation.

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

Just as the Linga is worshipped outwardly as the sign of the Supreme, this verse presents the inward Linga—Shiva’s luminous presence realized through yogic contemplation within the subtle body, culminating at the crown.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice: meditate on the six cakras from Mūlādhāra to Brahma-randhra as filled with Shiva’s lightning-like radiance; this can be supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady breath-awareness.