Shloka 13
संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
तदुत्थेनैव नादेन विद्यादीशानमीश्वरि । तद्वासपंक्तीर्गृह्णीयादाग्नेयादिक्रमेण वै
tadutthenaiva nādena vidyādīśānamīśvari | tadvāsapaṃktīrgṛhṇīyādāgneyādikrameṇa vai
O Goddess, by that very sound (nāda) that arises, one should recognize Īśāna, the Lord; and then, in due order beginning with the Agneya (southeast) direction, collect the rows of His abodes/placements accordingly.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Directional recognition of Īśāna through nāda reflects Āgamic/Śaiva Siddhānta liturgical mapping of Śiva’s aspects to directions; not tied to a single jyotirliṅga site.
Significance: Teaches nāda as a marker for divine presence and correct directional placement—supporting disciplined worship and ‘right alignment’ (saṃyag-vidhi) believed to invite grace.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It points to nāda (inner sacred sound) as a means of recognizing Īśāna—Shiva as the supreme Pati—showing that realization begins inwardly and then expresses itself as ordered, disciplined worship.
In Saguna worship, Shiva is approached through structured ritual and visualization; the verse hints that the practitioner should identify the Lord through nāda and then arrange or take up His ‘placements/abodes’ in a prescribed directional order, as done in Linga-oriented pūjā and mandala-based practice.
A nāda-focused meditation (listening inwardly to the arising sound) combined with a direction-wise (Agneya onward) placement/collection—i.e., a disciplined sequence used in Shaiva ritual layouts or inner visualization.