Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

दुर्गां च क्षेत्रपालं च बद्धांजलिपुटः स्थितः । ओमस्त्राय फडित्युक्त्वा करौ संशोध्य षट् क्रमात्

Transliteration

durgāṃ ca kṣetrapālaṃ ca baddhāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | omastrāya phaḍityuktvā karau saṃśodhya ṣaṭ kramāt

Translation

Stehend mit gefalteten Händen erweist er Durgā und dem Kṣetrapāla (Hüter des heiligen Bezirks) ehrfürchtige Verehrung. Nachdem er das Mantra «Oṃ astrāya phaṭ» gesprochen hat, reinigt er sodann rituell seine Hände nach dem sechsfachen Verfahren, Schritt um Schritt.

Word by Word

• durgām: Durgā
• durgām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• kṣetrapālam: the guardian of the field (Kṣetrapāla)
• kṣetrapālam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘kṣetrasya pālaḥ’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• baddha: bound/joined
• baddha: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bandh (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Pumān, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; used as prior member in compound

• añjali: añjali (joined palms)
• añjali: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: añjali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Prathamā, Ekavacana; used as prior member in compound

• puṭaḥ: (one) with cupped joined hands
• puṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘añjalipuṭa’ = hollow/cup of joined hands; whole compound qualifies subject

• sthitaḥ: stood
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Pumān, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• om: Oṃ
• om: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; mantra-utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: Mantra-avyaya (प्रणव; sacred syllable)

• astrāya: to/for the astra (weapon-mantra)
• astrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; mantra-dative ‘for the weapon (astra)’

• phaṭ: phaṭ
• phaṭ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; mantra-utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: phaṭ (अव्यय)
• Form: Mantra-nipāta (seed exclamation/मन्त्र-निपात)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• uktvā: having uttered
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; pūrvakāla)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having said/uttered’

• karau: the two hands
• karau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Dvitīyā (2nd), Dvivacana

• saṃśodhya: having purified
• saṃśodhya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; pūrvakāla)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√śudh (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having purified/cleansed’

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral, indeclinable stem; used adverbially with kramāt (‘six times/with six steps’)

• kramāt: in order/stepwise
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Pañcamī (5th), Ekavacana; adverbial ablative

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed worship procedure as taught in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Kshetrapala

FAQs

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

It teaches that approach to Śiva-worship begins with humility (añjali), honoring the protecting powers of the sacred space, and purification—outer acts that mirror the inner cleansing of impurities (pāśa) before communion with Pati (Śiva).

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

Before Linga-pūjā, the sādhaka ritually secures the worship-field by acknowledging Durgā and Kṣetrapāla and using a protective mantra; this safeguards the sāguna worship setting so attention can rest steadily on Śiva’s manifested form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use the astra-mantra “Oṃ astrāya phaṭ” for protective purification, then perform a sixfold, sequential hand-cleansing (a standard preparatory rite) to make the body and mind fit instruments for mantra and pūjā.