Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

मुद्रया स्थापनाद्याश्च मुद्रास्संदर्शयेत्ततः । विन्यस्यांगानि ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रूमंतेन मनुना ततः

Transliteration

mudrayā sthāpanādyāśca mudrāssaṃdarśayettataḥ | vinyasyāṃgāni hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūmaṃtena manunā tataḥ

Translation

Then, by means of mudrās (hand-gestures), he should display the mudrās beginning with sthāpanā (installation) and the rest. Thereafter, he should perform aṅga-nyāsa upon his limbs using the mantra “hrāṃ, hrīṃ, hrūṃ,” and then proceed further.

Word by Word

• मुद्रया: by (a) mudrā/hand-gesture
• मुद्रया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्थापना-आद्याः: beginning with installation (etc.)
• स्थापना-आद्याः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थापना (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘beginning with’ (आदि-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुद्राः: mudrās/hand-gestures
• मुद्राः: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संदर्शयेत्: should show/display
• संदर्शयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; causative sense ‘make (them) be seen/show’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• विन्यस्य: having placed/arranged
• विन्यस्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग) + अस्/न्यस् (धातु: न्यस् ‘to place’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed/arranged’

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ह्रां: hrāṃ (seed syllable)
• ह्रां: मन्त्र (Mantra element/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रां (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज (mantric seed syllable), अव्यय

• ह्रीं: hrīṃ (seed syllable)
• ह्रीं: मन्त्र (Mantra element/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीं (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज, अव्यय

• ह्रूम्: hrūṃ (seed syllable)
• ह्रूम्: मन्त्र (Mantra element/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रूम् (बीजाक्षर/अव्यय-स्वरूप)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज, अव्यय

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मनुना: by the mantra (manu)
• मनुना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मन्त्र/मनु’ = sacred formula

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तर (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shaiva worship is not only outer offering but also inner sanctification: through mudrā and aṅga-nyāsa, the sādhaka consecrates body and mind as a fit seat for Lord Shiva’s presence (Pati), loosening the bonds (pāśa) that bind the soul (paśu).

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

Mudrās like “sthāpanā” are used to ritually establish and invoke Saguna Shiva in the liṅga or the worship-space; aṅga-nyāsa aligns the worshipper’s body with the mantra-power so that liṅga-pūjā becomes a complete, consecrated act rather than a merely external rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform mudrās connected with installation and related acts, then do aṅga-nyāsa on the body using the bīja-syllables “hrāṃ, hrīṃ, hrūṃ” as part of mantra-japa and preparatory worship before continuing the Shiva-pūjā sequence.