Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तेषामथ क्रमाद्भूयाद्भूस्संन्यस्तम्भुवस्तथा । संन्यस्तं सुवरित्युक्त्वा संन्यस्तं पदमुच्चरम्

Transliteration

teṣāmatha kramādbhūyādbhūssaṃnyastambhuvastathā | saṃnyastaṃ suvarityuktvā saṃnyastaṃ padamuccaram

Translation

Then, in proper sequence, for them he should again place (the mantra) upon the Vyāhṛtis—Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, and likewise Suvaḥ—uttering each together with the word “saṃnyasta” (“duly installed”), and thus reciting the installed formula step by step.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of those (syllables/parts)
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (sequence marker: ‘then/now’)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-प्रयोगे क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘in order/stepwise’)

• bhūyāt: should be / should become
• bhūyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘भूयात्’ (should become/should be)

• bhūḥ: bhūḥ
• bhūḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item being uttered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūḥ (प्रातिपदिक; व्याहृति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्याहृतिशब्दः (the vyāhṛti ‘bhūḥ’)

• saṃnyastam: placed/assigned
• saṃnyastam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√nyas (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘न्यस्तम्/स्थापितम्’ (placed/assigned)

• bhuvaḥ: bhuvaḥ
• bhuvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; next item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvaḥ (प्रातिपदिक; व्याहृति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्याहृतिशब्दः (‘bhuvaḥ’)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतार्थक/अनुकरणार्थक अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise/so’)

• saṃnyastam: placed/assigned
• saṃnyastam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√nyas (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• suvaḥ: suvaḥ (svaḥ)
• suvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvaḥ (प्रातिपदिक; व्याहृति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्याहृतिशब्दः (‘suvaḥ/svaḥ’)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इत्यादि-उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having uttered
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वा), ‘उक्त्वा’ (having said/uttered)

• saṃnyastam: the placed/assigned (one)
• saṃnyastam: Karma (कर्म/Object; understood ‘padam’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√nyas (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• padam: syllable/word
• padam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uccaram: utter
• uccaram: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√car (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; ‘उच्चर’ (utter/pronounce) — पाठे ‘उच्चरम्’ इति रूपं सम्भाव्यं, अर्थतः लोट् मध्यमैकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed ritual procedure to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ + vyāhṛti-krama: bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, suvaḥ (each marked as saṃnyasta/installed)

Type: gayatri

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Mapping mantra onto the three lokas (bhūr-bhuvaḥ-suvaḥ) as a microcosmic ordering of reality

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa—‘installing’ sacred sound into the practitioner’s inner field—so worship becomes inwardly consecrated and aligned to Pati (Shiva) rather than remaining merely external.

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

Nyāsa prepares the devotee to approach the Liṅga with a sanctified body-mind; by placing mantra through the vyāhṛtis, the worshipper treats the self as Shiva’s temple before offering to Saguna Shiva in ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A step-by-step nyāsa/recitation using the vyāhṛtis—Bhūḥ, Bhuvaḥ, Suvaḥ—uttering ‘saṃnyasta’ to affirm the mantra’s placement; it supports japa, dhyāna, and pūjā with steadiness and purity.