Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

वाय्वग्निसलिलाद्यैस्तैस्स्तवेदाद्यैरनुक्रमात् । प्राणानायम्य मूलस्थां कुण्डलीं ब्रह्मरंध्रगाम्

Transliteration

vāyvagnisalilādyaistaisstavedādyairanukramāt | prāṇānāyamya mūlasthāṃ kuṇḍalīṃ brahmaraṃdhragām

Translation

Dann soll man, der rechten Reihenfolge gemäß, mit jenen Hymnen und vedischen Anrufungen, die mit den Gottheiten von Wind, Feuer, Wasser und den übrigen beginnen, den prāṇa zügeln und verlängern, die an der Wurzel ruhende Kuṇḍalinī erwecken und sie zum Brahma-randhra (der Öffnung am Scheitel) führen.

Word by Word

• वायु-अग्नि-सलिल-आद्यैः: by (hymns) beginning with wind, fire, water, etc.
• वायु-अग्नि-सलिल-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सलिल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-समाहार, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (वाय्वग्निसलिलानि आदीनि)

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्तवेत्: should praise
• स्तवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आद्यैः: by the first/initial (ones)
• आद्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अनुक्रमात्: in due sequence, successively
• अनुक्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनुक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्त्यन्तं क्रियाविशेषणवत् (Ablative used adverbially); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• प्राणान्: the breaths (prāṇas)
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• आयम्य: having restrained
• आयम्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having restrained/controlled’

• मूल-स्थाम्: situated at the root (base)
• मूल-स्थाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मूले स्थिता)

• कुण्डलीम्: Kuṇḍalinī
• कुण्डलीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र-गाम्: going to the brahma-opening (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र-गाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गा (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मरन्ध्रं गच्छति इति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents an inner Shaiva sādhanā: by ordered invocation and disciplined prāṇāyāma, the seeker elevates Kuṇḍalinī from the mūlādhāra toward the brahmarandhra, symbolizing the ascent of awareness toward union with Pati (Shiva) and release from pāśa (bondage).

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

The verse supports internal worship (antar-yāga): instead of only external offerings to the Liṅga, the yogin performs a subtle offering—raising life-force and attention upward—so the Saguna focus on Shiva becomes a means to realize Shiva as the supreme Pati beyond limitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sequential japa/recitation of hymns and Vedic mantras, together with prāṇāyāma (controlled breath), used to awaken and guide Kuṇḍalinī from the root center toward the crown (brahmarandhra) as a meditative discipline.