Shloka 44

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

Devanagari script

पुनश्च भस्म संधार्य पूर्वोक्तेनैव वर्त्मना । न्यासजातम्प्रकुर्वीत शिवभावविवृद्ध्धये

Transliteration

punaśca bhasma saṃdhārya pūrvoktenaiva vartmanā | nyāsajātamprakurvīta śivabhāvavivṛddhdhaye

Translation

Wiederum, nachdem man die heilige Asche (bhasma) nach eben dem zuvor beschriebenen Verfahren aufgetragen hat, soll man den vorgeschriebenen Nyāsa vollziehen, um das Śivabhāva—das Śiva-Bewusstsein—zu mehren und zu vertiefen.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (अव्यय/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• भस्म: sacred ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्/भस्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• संधार्य: having applied/held
• संधार्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धृ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive), ‘having applied/borne’

• पूर्वोक्तेन: by the previously stated
• पूर्वोक्तेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पूर्वम् उक्तः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वर्त्मना: by the path/method
• वर्त्मना: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• न्यासजातम्: the set of nyāsas (that has arisen/formed)
• न्यासजातम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (न्यासात् जातम् / न्यासस्य जातम्)

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• शिवभावविवृद्ध्यै: for the increase of Śiva-state (Śiva-consciousness)
• शिवभावविवृद्ध्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + भाव + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य भावः; तस्य विवृद्धिः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching the proper Shaiva ritual discipline within the Kailasa Saṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that outer Shaiva marks like bhasma become spiritually effective when joined with inner consecration (nyāsa), leading to the growth of śivabhāva—steady Shiva-centered awareness that matures toward liberation.

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

Bhasma-dhāraṇa and nyāsa prepare the devotee’s body-mind as a fit vessel for Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā), aligning the practitioner’s limbs and senses to the presence of Shiva before offering worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Apply bhasma according to the previously taught procedure (commonly Tripuṇḍra), then perform nyāsa (mantra placements on body parts) to internalize Shiva and intensify meditative Shiva-consciousness.