Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

अथ कालाग्निरुद्रं च शक्तिमाधारसंज्ञिताम् । अनन्तं पृथिवीं चैव रत्नद्वीपं तथैव च

Transliteration

atha kālāgnirudraṃ ca śaktimādhārasaṃjñitām | anantaṃ pṛthivīṃ caiva ratnadvīpaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

Then (he described) Kālāgnirudra, and the Śakti known as Ādhāra, the supporting power; also Ananta, the Earth itself, and likewise Ratnadvīpa, the Island of Jewels.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक

• कालाग्निरुद्रम्: Kālāgnirudra
• कालाग्निरुद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समास: कालाग्नि-रुद्र (तत्पुरुष; ‘Rudra as Time-fire’)

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

• शक्तिम्: Śakti (power/goddess)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• आधार-संज्ञिताम्: called ‘Ādhāra’
• आधार-संज्ञिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √ज्ञा with सम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: आधार-संज्ञिता (तत्पुरुष; ‘named Ādhāra’); शक्तिम् इति विशेषण

• अनन्तम्: Ananta
• अनन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• पृथिवीम्: the Earth (Pṛthivī)
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मपद

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

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• रत्नद्वीपम्: Ratnadvīpa (island of jewels)
• रत्नद्वीपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: रत्न-द्वीप (तत्पुरुष; ‘island of jewels’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

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

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Time-fire (kālāgni) dissolution principle invoked as Kālāgnirudra; cosmological support layers (ādhāra, ananta, pṛthivī, ratnadvīpa)

Characters & Entities

• Kālāgnirudra
• Śakti (Ādhāra)
• Ananta
• Pṛthivī
• Ratnadvīpa

FAQs

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

It lists cosmic principles and divine powers—Rudra as Time-Fire (Kālāgnirudra), supporting Śakti (Ādhāra), Ananta, Earth, and sacred realms—pointing to Shiva (Pati) as the inner governor of creation, preservation, and dissolution.

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

Kālāgnirudra is a Saguna manifestation of Shiva’s dissolving power; Linga-worship contemplates Shiva as the transcendent Reality who also appears through such functional forms, with Śakti as the sustaining basis (ādhāra) of the cosmos and the worshipper’s inner practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is ādhāra-dhyāna: meditate on Shiva with Śakti as the inner support, repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Rudra’s power over time and impermanence to cultivate detachment and devotion.