Shloka 19

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

चतुर्दशस्वरोपेतं बिन्दुनादविभूषितम् । एतद्बीजवरं भद्रे पद्ममध्ये समालिखेत्

Transliteration

caturdaśasvaropetaṃ bindunādavibhūṣitam | etadbījavaraṃ bhadre padmamadhye samālikhet

Translation

Endowed with the fourteen vowels and adorned with bindu and nāda, this excellent seed‑mantra—O auspicious one—should be inscribed within the center of the lotus (diagram).

Word by Word

• caturdaśa-svara-upetam: endowed with fourteen vowels
• caturdaśa-svara-upetam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bindu-nāda-vibhūṣitam: adorned with bindu and nāda
• bindu-nāda-vibhūṣitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bindu (प्रातिपदिक) + nāda (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (bindu+nāda) तत्पुरुष-समासान्त (vibhūṣita); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• bīja-varam: excellent seed-mantra
• bīja-varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• padma-madhye: in the middle of the lotus
• padma-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• samālikhet: should draw/inscribe
• samālikhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-likh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (bīja described as) caturdaśa-svara-upetaṃ bindu-nāda-vibhūṣitam

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is not mere sound but a sacred, structured vibration—completed by vowels and refined by bindu and nāda—meant to be placed in the lotus-center of consciousness, guiding the devotee toward Shiva (Pati) through disciplined inner worship.

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

By instructing the devotee to inscribe the seed-mantra in a lotus diagram, the verse supports saguna-upasana through mantra and yantra—external and internal supports that focus devotion on Shiva’s manifest presence, ultimately opening toward his transcendent nature.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-yantra practice: write/visualize the prescribed Shiva seed-mantra, complete with vowels and bindu-nāda markers, at the lotus center (padma-madhya) and meditate on it as part of Shiva worship and japa-dhyana.