Shloka 17

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

हकारं विलिखेन्मध्ये विन्दुयुक्तं समाहितः । पद्मस्य नैरृते कोष्ठे चतुरस्रन्तदा लिखेत्

Transliteration

hakāraṃ vilikhenmadhye vinduyuktaṃ samāhitaḥ | padmasya nairṛte koṣṭhe caturasrantadā likhet

Translation

With a steady, collected mind, one should inscribe the syllable “ha” in the center, joined with the bindu. Then, in the south‑western compartment of the lotus‑diagram, one should draw a square at that time.

Word by Word

• हकारम्: the syllable ‘ha’
• हकारम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; letter-name

• विलिखेत्: should inscribe
• विलिखेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should inscribe/draw’

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विन्दुयुक्तम्: with a bindu
• विन्दुयुक्तम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विन्दु + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘joined with a dot/bindu’), qualifying ‘हकारम्’ (as written form)

• समाहितः: concentrated
• समाहितः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) from √धा with उपसर्ग सम्+आ; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘collected/concentrated’

• पद्मस्य: of the lotus
• पद्मस्य: सम्बन्ध (Śaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• नैरृते: in the southwest
• नैरृते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the southwest (direction/sector)’

• कोष्ठे: in the compartment
• कोष्ठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘in the compartment’

• चतुरस्रम्: a square
• चतुरस्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुरस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘a square’

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• लिखेत्: should draw
• लिखेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Kailāsasaṃhitā teachings to the sages, conveying Shiva’s ritual-yantra instructions)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: हं (haṃ)

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches focused, disciplined sādhana: placing the seed-syllable with bindu at the center symbolizes centering awareness in Pati (Shiva) and stabilizing the mind so the ritual becomes inward meditation, not mere drawing.

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

The yantra and seed-letter serve as a saguna support for concentration—an outward form that gathers the mind toward Shiva’s presence, preparing the devotee for deeper contemplation of Shiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Yantra-lekhana with mantra-bīja: inscribe “ha” with bindu at the center and mark the specified lotus-compartment with a square, performing the act with samādhāna (one-pointed attention) as part of Shaiva worship/nyāsa.