Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

मूलच्छदनकिंजल्कप्रकाशसकलात्मनः । पंचग्रंथिकर्णिकां च दलानि तदनंतरम्

Transliteration

mūlacchadanakiṃjalkaprakāśasakalātmanaḥ | paṃcagraṃthikarṇikāṃ ca dalāni tadanaṃtaram

Translation

Then (he described) the root, the covering, the filaments, and the radiant inner essence that pervades all; and thereafter the central pericarp with its five knots, along with the petals surrounding it.

Word by Word

• mūla-chadana-kiṃjalka-prakāśa-sakala-ātmanaḥ: of the all-natured one characterized by root, covering, filament, and radiance
• mūla-chadana-kiṃjalka-prakāśa-sakala-ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + chadana (प्रातिपदिक) + kiṃjalka (प्रातिपदिक) + prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• paṃca-granthi-karṇikām: a five-knotted pericarp
• paṃca-granthi-karṇikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक) + granthi (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• dalāni: petals
• dalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tad-anantaram: immediately after that
• tad-anantaram: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

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 presents a contemplative map of the inner lotus—layers like root, cover, filaments, core, and petals—pointing to Shiva as the radiant, all-pervading presence within the embodied (sakala) realm, suitable for yogic inward worship.

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

The lotus-structure functions like a subtle Linga-symbol: the devotee moves from outer supports to the luminous center, worshipping Shiva in a saguna mode (as knowable radiance within form) while being led toward the deeper, formless truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice: visualize the heart-lotus and progress inward to the radiant core, mentally offering worship (manasa-puja) to Shiva, ideally accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya".