Shloka 7
दलानि श्वेतवर्णानि दलाष्टकमिहोच्यते । दलानि श्वेतवर्णात्रि समग्राणि प्रकल्पयेत् । पीतरूपां कर्णिकां च कृत्वा रक्तं च वृत्तकम्
dalāni śvetavarṇāni dalāṣṭakamihocyate | dalāni śvetavarṇātri samagrāṇi prakalpayet | pītarūpāṃ karṇikāṃ ca kṛtvā raktaṃ ca vṛttakam
Here one should depict an eight‑petalled lotus with petals of white colour. All the petals are to be made uniformly white; then, having made the karṇikā (the central core) yellow, one should also draw a red circular ring.
Lord Shiva (teaching ritual procedure within Kailāsasaṃhitā discourse)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse teaches disciplined preparation of a sacred lotus-mandala: purity (white petals), awakened power/center (yellow pericarp), and consecrated protective energy (red circle). In Shaiva practice, such ordered symbolism steadies the mind and makes the worship-fit space for approaching Pati (Shiva) through reverent form.
It supports Saguna upasana by prescribing the visual and spatial framework (a lotus seat/diagram) in which the Linga or Shiva’s invoked presence is honored. The mandala is a ritual ‘body’ for devotion—guiding attention from outer form to inner contemplation.
Prepare (draw or arrange) an eight-petalled white lotus, make the central pericarp yellow, and add a red circular ring—then use it as the focused base for Shiva-puja and dhyana (often alongside mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara, where appropriate to the rite).