Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

अस्य श्रीसौरमंत्रस्य देवभाग ऋषिस्ततः । छन्दो गायत्रमित्युक्तं देवस्सूर्यो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

asya śrīsauramaṃtrasya devabhāga ṛṣistataḥ | chando gāyatramityuktaṃ devassūryo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Für dieses glückverheißende Saura-Mantra wird Devabhāga als ṛṣi (Seher) verkündet; das Metrum heißt Gāyatrī; und die präsidierende Gottheit ist Sūrya — niemand anders als Maheśvara (Śiva) selbst.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्री-सौर-मन्त्रस्य: of the auspicious Saura mantra
• श्री-सौर-मन्त्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री+सौर+मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन

• देवभागः: Devabhāga
• देवभागः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• ऋषिः: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषिः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• ततः: thereupon, then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभवम् अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (thereupon/then)

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• गायत्रम्: Gāyatrī (meter)
• गायत्रम्: Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्तम्: is said
• उक्तम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘it is said’

• देवः: deity
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara
• महेश्वरः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक: महा+ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Surya
• Devabhaga

FAQs

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

It establishes the mantra-śāstra framework (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā) and teaches a Shaiva insight: even Sūrya worship, when properly understood, culminates in Maheśvara as the supreme Lord (Pati) behind all cosmic powers.

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

By identifying Sūrya with Maheśvara, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā where divine functions (like solar radiance) are seen as expressions of Śiva; thus worship offered through a form or deity is ultimately directed to Śiva, the inner ruler of all.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the Saura-mantra in the Gāyatrī metre with correct remembrance of its ṛṣi (Devabhāga) and devatā (Sūrya as Maheśvara), using focused dhyāna on Śiva’s presence as the light of consciousness within the sun.