Shloka 25

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

रक्तवर्णं दक्षिणतस्त्रिकोणं चोत्तरे ततः । श्वेताभमर्द्धचन्द्रं च पीतवर्णं च पश्चिमे

Transliteration

raktavarṇaṃ dakṣiṇatastrikoṇaṃ cottare tataḥ | śvetābhamarddhacandraṃ ca pītavarṇaṃ ca paścime

Translation

To the south, contemplate the red-colored form; then, to the north, place a triangle. Meditate also on the white-hued half-moon, and to the west set the yellow-colored form—thus arranging the sacred marks in their proper directions.

Word by Word

• रक्त-वर्णम्: red-colored (one)/red color
• रक्त-वर्णम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: रक्तः वर्णः (a red color/colored figure)

• दक्षिणतः: to the south
• दक्षिणतः: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (directional adverb: from/on the south side)

• त्रिकोणम्: a triangle
• त्रिकोणम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (object/thing to be drawn/placed, implied)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in/on the north)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'then/thereafter/from there'

• श्वेत-आभम्: white-colored/white lustre
• श्वेत-आभम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: श्वेतम् आभम् (white lustre/white-colored)

• अर्द्ध-चन्द्रम्: a half-moon
• अर्द्ध-चन्द्रम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: अर्द्धः चन्द्रः (half-moon)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पीत-वर्णम्: yellow-colored (one)/yellow color
• पीत-वर्णम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: पीतः वर्णः (yellow color/colored figure)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in/on the west)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches directional and symbolic visualization—using color and geometric/emblematic forms—to steady the mind in worship, making external ritual support inner concentration on Pati (Shiva), the liberator of the bound soul (paśu).

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

Such prescribed forms and placements function as saguna supports (ālambana) that help the devotee approach the Linga with ordered contemplation, gradually refining attention from outward symbols to Shiva’s indwelling presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A directional dhyāna (visualization) connected with applying sacred marks (commonly associated with Tripuṇḍra/bhasma practice in Shaiva observance), coordinating color-form contemplation with disciplined worship and mantra-japa.