Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

ईशान्यस्य कलाः पंच पंचस्वेतेषु च क्रमात् । ततश्चतुर्षु वक्त्रेषु पुरुषस्य कला अपि

Transliteration

īśānyasya kalāḥ paṃca paṃcasveteṣu ca kramāt | tataścaturṣu vaktreṣu puruṣasya kalā api

Translation

Fünf göttliche Kräfte (kalā) gehören Īśāna, und der rechten Ordnung gemäß werden sie hier, je fünf, unter diesen Prinzipien verteilt. Danach sind auch in den vier Gesichtern die Kräfte des Puruṣa, der höchsten Person, gegenwärtig.

Word by Word

• īśānyasya: of Īśānya
• īśānyasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (name/title), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• kalāḥ: kalās (parts/energies)
• kalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective qualifying kalāḥ

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Numeral adjective qualifying eteṣu (understood 'pañcasu eteṣu')

• su: in (among)
• su: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; locative plural marker in numeral construction (pañcasu)

• eteṣu: in these
• eteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

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

• kramāt: in order; sequentially
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्): Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (अनन्तरार्थक)

• caturṣu: in four
• caturṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; qualifying vaktreṣu

• vaktreṣu: in the faces
• vaktreṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• puruṣasya: of Puruṣa
• puruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• kalāḥ: kalās
• kalāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (समुच्चय/अपि = also)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ishana
• Purusha

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva’s lordship is expressed through ordered divine potencies (kalās) that pervade the cosmic principles and even Śiva’s four-faced manifestation—showing Pati (Śiva) as the source and inner ruler of all tattvas.

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

The verse supports Saguna worship by explaining how the one Supreme Śiva manifests as Īśāna and the four faces with specific powers; the Liṅga is revered as the unified seat of these kalās, leading the devotee from form to the formless Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Pañcabrahma (the five aspects of Śiva) and their kalās while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), visualizing Śiva as the indwelling Puruṣa governing all principles in due order.