Shloka 42
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
नमश्शिवाय साम्बाय सगणायादिहेतवे । रुद्राय विष्णवे तुभ्यं ब्रह्मणे च त्रिमूर्तये
namaśśivāya sāmbāya sagaṇāyādihetave | rudrāya viṣṇave tubhyaṃ brahmaṇe ca trimūrtaye
Salutations to You—Śiva, the Auspicious One—together with Ambā, attended by Your gaṇas, the primal cause of all. Salutations to You as Rudra, as Viṣṇu, and as Brahmā—You, the one Reality appearing as the Trimūrti.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: नमश्शिवाय साम्बाय सगणायादिहेतवे । रुद्राय विष्णवे तुभ्यं ब्रह्मणे च त्रिमूर्तये
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It declares Śiva as Pati—the primal cause and supreme Lord—who, while remaining one, functions as the powers of creation, preservation, and dissolution, and is worshipped devotionally as Sāmbā (Śiva united with Śakti).
By praising Śiva “with Ambā” and “with gaṇas,” the verse emphasizes Saguna worship—approaching the formless supreme through a gracious, worshippable form (such as the Śiva-liṅga) while understanding Him as the inner reality of the Trimūrti.
Use this as a nāma-mantra salutation in japa and pūjā—especially alongside the Pañcākṣarī (Namaḥ Śivāya), offering water/bilva to the liṅga with the contemplation that Śiva alone shines through Rudra, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā.