Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

संकल्पवृक्षोद्यानं च गृहं मणिमयं ततः । रक्तपीठं च संपूज्य पादेषु प्रागुपक्रमात्

Transliteration

saṃkalpavṛkṣodyānaṃ ca gṛhaṃ maṇimayaṃ tataḥ | raktapīṭhaṃ ca saṃpūjya pādeṣu prāgupakramāt

Translation

Then he envisioned the garden of wish-fulfilling trees and a mansion built of jewels. Having duly worshipped the red pedestal, he began the rite from the Lord’s feet, proceeding in the prescribed order.

Word by Word

• संकल्पवृक्षोद्यानम्: the wish-fulfilling-tree garden
• संकल्पवृक्षोद्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प + वृक्ष + उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—संकल्प-वृक्ष-उद्यान (तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• गृहम्: a house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मणिमयम्: made of jewels
• मणिमयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—मणि-मय (तत्पुरुष)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘thereafter/then’

• रक्तपीठम्: the red pedestal/seat
• रक्तपीठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—रक्तं पीठम् (कर्मधारय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव-क्रियाविशेषण), ‘having worshipped’

• पादेषु: at/on the feet
• पादेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• प्राक्: before/previously
• प्राक्: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = ‘before/previously’

• उपक्रमात्: from the beginning/commencement
• उपक्रमात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes reverent, ordered worship of Saguna Shiva—approaching the Lord through sanctified symbols (abode, seat, feet) and cultivating a pure saṅkalpa (intent) as the foundation for grace.

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

The verse reflects the standard Shaiva puja approach: honoring the pīṭha (support/seat) and then worshipping from the feet upward, a method used in both Linga-puja and deity-form worship to express humility and proper krama (sequence).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform krama-puja beginning at the feet (pādārchana) after sanctifying the seat (pīṭha-pūjā), maintaining a focused saṅkalpa; this can be paired with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during the offering sequence.