Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा मुनिर्मंत्री कवचं नेत्रमस्तके । विन्यसेद्देवदेवेशि सावधानेन चेतसा

Transliteration

evamuktvā munirmaṃtrī kavacaṃ netramastake | vinyaseddevadeveśi sāvadhānena cetasā

Translation

Nachdem er so gesprochen hat, soll der mantrakundige Weise mit wachsamen Geist das schützende Kavaca und das „Netra“-Mantra („Auge“) auf dem Haupt anbringen — o Herr der Götter, höchster Lenker unter den Göttlichen.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त) from √vac

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• maṃtrī: the mantra-practitioner
• maṃtrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to muniḥ

• kavacam: the armor (kavaca)
• kavacam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• netram: the eye (netra)
• netram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; second object coordinated by asyndeton

• mastake: on the head
• mastake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mastaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• vinyaset: should place/arrange
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Parasmaipada; from √as with prefixes vi-ni- (vinya- as causative sense 'to place')

• deva-deveśi: O Goddess, Lord of the gods
• deva-deveśi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'O Lady who is the Lord of gods' (address)

• sa-āvadhānena: with attentiveness
• sa-āvadhānena: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + avadhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially; Instrumental singular form 'with attentiveness' functioning as adverbial phrase

• cetasā: with the mind
• cetasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: kavaca

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice must be joined with attentive consciousness (sāvadhāna-cetas), because protection and inner purification arise when the mind is steady and aligned to Pati—Lord Shiva.

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

Nyāsa of kavaca and netra is a preparatory rite for Saguna Shiva worship—centering the body-mind as a sanctified seat before approaching the Linga with mantra, devotion, and ritual order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates nyāsa: placing the kavaca (protective mantras) and netra (protective ‘eye’ mantra) on the head, performed carefully with focused mind as part of Shiva-upāsanā.