Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

आनीय द्वादशांतस्थसहस्राराम्बुजोदरे । चिच्चन्द्रमण्डलोद्भूतपरमामृतधारया

Transliteration

ānīya dvādaśāṃtasthasahasrārāmbujodare | ciccandramaṇḍalodbhūtaparamāmṛtadhārayā

Translation

Drawing it into the inner cavity of the thousand-petalled lotus situated at the end of the twelve (dvādaśānta), one should bathe the consciousness with the supreme stream of nectar that arises from the moon-orb of pure Awareness.

Word by Word

• ānīya: having brought / bringing
• ānīya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from √nī with prefix ā-; indeclinable verbal form (क्रियाविशेषण)

• dvādaśānta-stha-sahasra-ara-ambuja-udare: in the interior of the thousand-petalled lotus at the dvādaśānta
• dvādaśānta-stha-sahasra-ara-ambuja-udare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśānta (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + ara (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समास: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative) meaning 'in the belly/interior of the lotus (ambuja) with thousand spokes (sahasrāra) situated at the dvādaśānta'

• cit-candra-maṇḍala-udbhūta-parama-amṛta-dhārayā: by the stream of supreme nectar arisen from the consciousness-moon orb
• cit-candra-maṇḍala-udbhūta-parama-amṛta-dhārayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cit (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhūta (कृदन्त, √bhū) + parama (प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; समास: तत्पुरुष—'by the stream (dhārā) of supreme nectar (paramāmṛta) arisen (udbhūta) from the moon-orb (candramaṇḍala) of consciousness (cit)'

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s yogic teaching as preserved in the Kailasha Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It points to an inner Shaiva yogic contemplation where awareness is lifted to the crown center (sahasrāra/dvādaśānta) and infused with ‘amṛta’—the blissful, purifying grace of Consciousness—supporting release from bonds (pāśa) and movement toward moksha under Shiva’s lordship (Pati).

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

While outer linga-worship honors Saguna Shiva through ritual, this verse emphasizes inner worship (antar-yāga): the ‘ciccandra’ (moon of awareness) is contemplated as Shiva’s luminous presence within, culminating in absorption at the sahasrāra—an inward counterpart to linga-dhyāna.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditation practice: raise prāṇa/attention to dvādaśānta and stabilize it in the sahasrāra lotus, then contemplate a cooling ‘nectar-flow’ of pure awareness bathing the mind—supportive alongside japa of the Panchāksharī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) where applicable.