Shloka 26
संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
चतुरस्रं क्रमात्तेषु लिखेद्बीजचतुष्टयम् । पूर्वे बिन्दुं समालिख्य शुभ्रं कृष्णं तु दक्षिणे
caturasraṃ kramātteṣu likhedbījacatuṣṭayam | pūrve binduṃ samālikhya śubhraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tu dakṣiṇe
Then, within those divisions, in due order, draw a square and inscribe the set of four seed-syllables (bīja). In the eastern quarter draw the bindu (dot); and in the southern quarter place the white and the black marks.
Suta Goswami (narrating Kailasa teachings as transmitted in the Shiva Purana tradition)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
FAQs
It teaches that Shiva-upasana is not random sentiment but a disciplined sadhana: sacred geometry (square), mantra-power (four bījas), and the bindu (concentrated point of awareness) are arranged to steady the mind and align worship with cosmic order under Pati (Shiva).
The yantra-and-bīja arrangement functions as a supporting form (saguna upaya) for focusing devotion on Shiva, often used alongside Linga worship—so the worshipper’s attention is gathered into a single-pointed bindu and mantra, preparing for deeper realization of Shiva beyond form.
It suggests yantra-lekhana (drawing a square diagram) and mantra-nyasa (placing four seed-syllables), with bindu-dhyana—meditating on the dot/point as one-pointed awareness—used as a structured aid to japa and inner concentration in Shaiva practice.