Shloka 18

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

पद्ममष्टदलं रक्तं पीतकिंजल्ककर्णिकम् । शवर्गस्य तृतीयन्तु षष्ठस्वरसमन्वितम्

Transliteration

padmamaṣṭadalaṃ raktaṃ pītakiṃjalkakarṇikam | śavargasya tṛtīyantu ṣaṣṭhasvarasamanvitam

Translation

“(Visualize) a red lotus with eight petals, having a yellow pericarp and central core; and (upon it place/meditate on) the third letter of the Śa‑varga, joined with the sixth vowel.”

Word by Word

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• aṣṭa-dalam: eight-petaled
• aṣṭa-dalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• raktam: red
• raktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pīta-kiṃjalka-karṇikam: having a yellow filamented pericarp
• pīta-kiṃjalka-karṇikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīta (प्रातिपदिक) + kiṃjalka (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• śa-vargasya: of the Śa-group (consonant class)
• śa-vargasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śa (प्रातिपदिक) + varga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tṛtīyam: the third
• tṛtīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (क्रमवाचक)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/अवधारणार्थक

• ṣaṣṭha-svara-samanvitam: endowed with the sixth vowel
• ṣaṣṭha-svara-samanvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Shiva (teaching a mantra-dhyāna/nyāsa procedure within Kailāsasaṃhitā)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (śa-varga 3rd letter) + (6th vowel) = स + ऊ → सू (sū) (as phonetic construction implied by varṇa-vidhi)

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It encodes a dhyāna-krama (inner visualization) where the mind is fixed on a purified lotus-seat and a specific mantra-sound, teaching that disciplined mantra-awareness is a direct means to approach Pati (Shiva) beyond pasha (bondage).

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

The lotus and letter-vowel union function as a subtle ‘inner liṅga’ for meditation—Saguna supports (form, color, locus) steady the mind so it can enter mantra-japa that leads toward Shiva’s higher, formless realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-dhyāna practice: visualize an eight-petalled red lotus with a golden center, then contemplate/japa the indicated phoneme (third of śa-varga) combined with the sixth vowel as part of a prescribed Shaiva mantra-nyāsa or bija meditation.