Shloka 11

न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्समर्चयेद्विद्वान् प्रभूतां विमलामपि । सारां चाथ समाराध्य पूर्वादिपरतः क्रमात्

Transliteration

tasminsamarcayedvidvān prabhūtāṃ vimalāmapi | sārāṃ cātha samārādhya pūrvādiparataḥ kramāt

Translation

There, the wise devotee should duly worship, offering even abundant and pure materials. Then, having reverently propitiated that sacred seat/installation with the very essence of worship, he should proceed in due order, beginning from the East and the other directions.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/thing)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (singular); अधिकरण (locative)

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; विधेय क्रिया

• विद्वान्: the learned man
• विद्वान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from √विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (agent noun)

• प्रभूताम्: abundant
• प्रभूताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• विमलाम्: pure
• विमलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• साराम्: Sārā (name) / the essence (as a form)
• साराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Discourse marker (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• समाराध्य: having duly propitiated
• समाराध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आराध् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• पूर्वादि-परतः: from the east onward / in the order starting with east
• पूर्वादि-परतः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + परतः (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: समास: पूर्वादि (तत्पुरुष; ‘beginning with the east’), ततः परतः = तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• क्रमात्: in sequence/according to order
• क्रमात्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; पञ्चमी-अर्थे क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb: ‘in due order’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva worship must be done with purity, abundance of sincere devotion, and orderly discipline—outer procedure reflecting inner clarity—so that Shiva’s grace (anugraha) may arise.

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

The verse emphasizes formal, sequential worship around the sacred installation (such as the Shiva Linga), honoring directions beginning with the East—an aspect of Saguna Shiva upasana where correct ritual supports steady contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Linga puja with clean, pure offerings and follow a directional sequence (starting from the East). While offering, maintain mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep the worship ‘essential’ (sāra).