Shloka 23

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

दलानि रक्तवर्णानि कल्पयेत्कल्पवित्तमः । दलबाह्ये तु कृष्णेन रंध्राणि परिपूरयेत्

Transliteration

dalāni raktavarṇāni kalpayetkalpavittamaḥ | dalabāhye tu kṛṣṇena raṃdhrāṇi paripūrayet

Translation

The adept, skilled in sacred visualization, should arrange the petals as red in color; and on the outer side of the petals, he should fill in the openings with black, completing the form in proper order.

Word by Word

• दलानि: petals/leaves
• दलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• रक्तवर्णानि: red-colored
• रक्तवर्णानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; रक्त + वर्ण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange/prepare
• कल्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• कल्पवित्तमः: the most knowledgeable in ritual procedure
• कल्पवित्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; कल्प + वित्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे न (not vocative)

• दलबाह्ये: on the outer side of the petal
• दलबाह्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल-बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक; दल + बाह्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• कृष्णेन: with black (color)
• कृष्णेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (or विशेषणरूपेण), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• रन्ध्राणि: holes/openings
• रन्ध्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• परिपूरयेत्: should fill completely
• परिपूरयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-पूॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined inner and outer worship: precise visualization and orderly completion of the sacred form trains the mind to become steady (ekāgratā) and fit to contemplate Pati (Shiva) beyond distractions.

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

The verse supports saguna-upāsanā by prescribing a concrete sacred design (often used as an aid in Shiva-puja). Such forms purify attention and prepare the devotee to realize Shiva as the indwelling reality beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A color-specific mandala/lotus visualization used during Shiva worship—constructing petals as red and completing outer gaps with black—serving as a meditative support alongside mantra-japa (such as the Panchakshara).