Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

अकारमप्युकारं च मकारं बिन्दुसंयुतम् । नमोन्तं प्रोच्य सर्वत्र हृदयादौ न्यसेदथ

Transliteration

akāramapyukāraṃ ca makāraṃ bindusaṃyutam | namontaṃ procya sarvatra hṛdayādau nyasedatha

Translation

Sprich die Silbe „a“, dann „u“, dann „ma“ verbunden mit dem Bindu — so entsteht „Oṁ“; und füge am Ende „namaḥ“ hinzu. Danach vollziehe die Nyāsa überall, beginnend beim Herzen und den übrigen Gliedern.

Word by Word

• अकारम्: the letter ‘a’
• अकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक (name of letter)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle): also/even

• उकारम्: the letter ‘u’
• उकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मकारम्: the letter ‘m’
• मकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक

• बिन्दु-संयुतम्: joined with bindu
• बिन्दु-संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः: बिन्दुना सं-युतम् = joined with the bindu (nasal dot)

• नमः-अन्तम्: ending with ‘namaḥ’
• नमः-अन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः: नमः अन्ते यस्य = ending with ‘namaḥ’

• प्रोच्य: having uttered
• प्रोच्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुनादि-समकक्षः क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund-like indeclinable); अर्थः: having uttered/after saying

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb): everywhere

• हृदय-आदौ: starting at the heart (etc.)
• हृदय-आदौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: हृदयस्य आदौ = beginning with the heart (region)

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-स्यन्द्/नि-स्यस्? → नि-यस्/नि-स्य (धातु: न्यस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: न्यस् (to place/assign); उपसर्ग: नि; अर्थः: should place

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (sequencing particle)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ (praṇava with namaḥ as taught here; used as the opening for Śiva-mantra-nyāsa)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-mantra is not only recited but inwardly installed through nyāsa—starting from the heart—so the devotee’s body-mind becomes a fit vessel for Śiva’s presence (Pati) and for loosening bondage (pāśa).

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

Nyāsa makes worship embodied: alongside external Liṅga-pūjā, the practitioner installs Oṁ and “namaḥ” within the limbs, treating the body as a sacred seat of Saguna Śiva for focused devotion and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite Oṁ (a-u-ma with bindu) followed by “namaḥ”, then perform kara/anga-nyāsa beginning at the heart—mentally placing the mantra in the heart and subsequent body points before japa or pūjā.