Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

उद्धृत्य विघ्नान्भूयिष्ठान्कर तालत्रयेण तु । अन्तरिक्षगता न्दृष्ट्वा विलोक्य दिवि संस्थितान्

Transliteration

uddhṛtya vighnānbhūyiṣṭhānkara tālatrayeṇa tu | antarikṣagatā ndṛṣṭvā vilokya divi saṃsthitān

Translation

Dann vertrieb er mit drei Händeklatschen die zahlreichen Hindernisse. Als er die störenden Mächte im Zwischenraum des Himmels sich bewegen sah, blickte er empor und erblickte jene, die in den Himmeln standen.

Word by Word

• उद्धृत्य: having removed/lifted up
• उद्धृत्य: पूर्वकाल (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √हृ with उपसर्ग उद्; ‘having lifted/removed’

• विघ्नान्: obstacles
• विघ्नान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• भूयिष्ठान्: very many/most numerous
• भूयिष्ठान्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अतिशय (superlative) adjective qualifying ‘विघ्नान्’

• कर: with the hand
• कर: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; (intended sense: ‘with the hand/palm’)

• तालत्रयेण: by three tāla-measures
• तालत्रयेण: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (traya of tāla-measures)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), adversative/emphatic

• अन्तरिक्षगतान्: those gone into the sky
• अन्तरिक्षगतान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (‘gone to the sky/space’), qualifying implied beings/objects

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive) from √दृश्; ‘having seen’

• विलोक्य: having observed
• विलोक्य: पूर्वकाल (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त from √लोक् with उपसर्ग वि; ‘having looked at/observed’

• दिवि: in heaven/in the sky
• दिवि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; ‘in heaven/sky’

• संस्थितान्: standing/positioned
• संस्थितान्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) from √स्था with उपसर्ग सम्; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘standing/placed’ qualifying the same object as ‘अन्तरिक्षगतान्’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva’s sovereign power to remove vighnas (obstacles) in both outer life and inner sādhana, affirming Pati (the Lord) as the one who loosens pasha (bondage) and clears the path toward steadiness and liberation.

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

It emphasizes Saguna Shiva’s active grace: the Lord is not only the transcendent reality but also the personal protector who intervenes to remove impediments, a central devotional assurance behind Linga worship and daily upāsanā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to seek obstacle-removal through disciplined Shiva-bhakti—steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), purity practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa where traditional, and focused meditation that turns the mind upward to the Lord’s presence.