Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रूयादिमं मंत्रं सावित्रं सर्वसिद्धिदम् । शृणु तच्च महादेवि भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सदा

Transliteration

tato brūyādimaṃ maṃtraṃ sāvitraṃ sarvasiddhidam | śṛṇu tacca mahādevi bhaktimuktipradaṃ sadā

Translation

Then one should recite this Sāvitra mantra, the bestower of every siddhi. Hear it, O Mahādevī—for it always grants both bhakti (devotion) and mukti (liberation).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence (tatas = thereafter)

• brūyāt: should say/recite
• brūyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally with mantram

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; direct object

• sāvitrām: Sāvitra (pertaining to Savitṛ)
• sāvitrām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāvitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; agrees with mantram

• sarva-siddhi-dam: granting all attainments
• sarva-siddhi-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + siddhi + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘giver of all accomplishments’; agrees with mantram

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; pronoun as object of śṛṇu

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samucchaya (conjunction)

• mahādevi: O Great Goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; address

• bhakti-mukti-pradam: bestowing devotion and liberation
• bhakti-mukti-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + mukti + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.)/or Puṃliṅga agreeing with implied ‘mantra’; Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘bestowing devotion and liberation’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents mantra-japa as a direct Shaiva means to attain both bhakti (loving devotion to Pati, Shiva) and mukti (release from pasha/bondage), indicating that true siddhi culminates in liberation rather than mere worldly powers.

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

By praising a specific mantra as “sarvasiddhidam,” the text aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where the devotee approaches Shiva through name, form, and sacred sound—often alongside Linga-upasana—so that devotion ripens into realization and freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation (japa) of the Sāvitra/Sāvitrī mantra with attentive listening and devotion is implied; it can be integrated into daily worship with purity, breath awareness, and a Shaiva intention for bhakti and moksha rather than display of siddhis.