Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

राजितस्य द्वादशभिस्तस्य हृत्पंकजोदरे । प्रणवं पूर्वमुद्धृत्य ह्रांह्रींसस्तदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

rājitasya dvādaśabhistasya hṛtpaṃkajodare | praṇavaṃ pūrvamuddhṛtya hrāṃhrīṃsastadanantaram

Translation

Within the heart-lotus of that radiant Lord, adorned with twelve (powers/manifestations), one should first draw forth the Praṇava “Oṁ”; thereafter, in due sequence, place the bīja-syllables “hrāṃ” and “hrīṃ”.

Word by Word

• rājitasya: of the radiant (one)
• rājitasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rājita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa used in genitive: 'of the shining/ornamented (one)'

• dvādaśabhiḥ: with twelve
• dvādaśabhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; numeral used adjectivally: 'by/with twelve'

• tasya: of that (one)/his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• hṛt-paṅkaja-udare: in the interior of the heart-lotus
• hṛt-paṅkaja-udare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana; samāsa: hṛdi paṅkajam (heart-lotus) + tasya udaram (interior) → 'in the interior of the heart-lotus'

• praṇavam: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• praṇavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (accusative used adverbially); kāla-avyaya (time adverb)

• uddhṛtya: having raised/uttered
• uddhṛtya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), avyaya; 'having lifted/uttered/drawn forth'

• hrām: hrāṃ (seed syllable)
• hrām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrām (बीजमन्त्र-शब्द)
• Form: Mantra-bīja; avyaya (indeclinable sound-form)

• hrīm: hrīṃ (seed syllable)
• hrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hrīm (बीजमन्त्र-शब्द)
• Form: Mantra-bīja; avyaya

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• tad-anantaram: immediately thereafter
• tad-anantaram: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva used adverbially: 'immediately after that'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ … hrāṃ hrīṃ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches inner worship (antar-yāga): meditating on Shiva in the heart-lotus and commencing japa with the Praṇava, indicating that realization of Pati (Shiva) is approached through purified consciousness and mantra-led contemplation.

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

Though framed as inner visualization, it supports Saguna Shiva-upāsanā: the devotee installs Shiva in the heart as one would establish the Liṅga in a shrine, beginning with Oṁ and then specific bīja-syllables to invoke Shiva’s manifest grace and power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna-japa sequence: focus on the heart-lotus, chant Oṁ first, then follow with the bījas “hrāṃ” and “hrīṃ” as instructed, maintaining steady attention and devotional intent toward Shiva.