Shloka 15

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

आपूर्य्य तानि चत्वारि द्वाराणि परिकल्पयेत् । ततस्तत्पार्श्वयोर्द्वंद्वं पीतेनैव प्रपूरयेत्

Transliteration

āpūryya tāni catvāri dvārāṇi parikalpayet | tatastatpārśvayordvaṃdvaṃ pītenaiva prapūrayet

Translation

Having filled it completely, one should fashion those four gateways. Then, on both sides of each, one should fully fill the paired spaces with yellow colouring, as prescribed.

Word by Word

• आपूर्य: having filled
• आपूर्य: पूर्वकाल (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त from √पॄ (to fill) with उपसर्ग आ; ‘having filled’

• तानि: those
• तानि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; numeral adjective qualifying ‘द्वाराणि’

• द्वाराणि: doors/gates/openings
• द्वाराणि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिकल्पयेत्: should arrange/visualize
• परिकल्पयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should arrange/construct’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) of sequence

• तत्पार्श्वयोः: of its two sides
• तत्पार्श्वयोः: सम्बन्ध (Śaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘of its two sides’)

• द्वन्द्वम्: a pair/dual arrangement
• द्वन्द्वम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीतेन: with yellow (color)
• पीतेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with yellow (color/substance)’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रपूरयेत्: should fill fully
• प्रपूरयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should fill completely’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa-saṃhitā’s ritual instructions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, orderly preparation for Shiva-worship—outer purity and exact arrangement supporting inner steadiness (bhakti with niyama), which Shaiva teaching treats as a foundation for grace.

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

The verse is part of the practical setup for a sacred space used for Saguna Shiva worship (often centered on the Linga), where properly marked gateways and colored sections define a consecrated boundary for the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A maṇḍala/vedi-style arrangement: create four gateways and mark adjacent paired sections with yellow pigment, maintaining focused attention and cleanliness as a preparatory discipline before mantra and offering.