Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

संसिक्तायां तनौ भूयश्शुद्धदेहस्सुभावनः । सोहमित्यवतीर्याथ स्वात्मानं हृदयाम्बुजे

Transliteration

saṃsiktāyāṃ tanau bhūyaśśuddhadehassubhāvanaḥ | sohamityavatīryātha svātmānaṃ hṛdayāmbuje

Translation

When his body was again sprinkled and consecrated, he became purified in form and refined in disposition. Then, descending inward with the contemplation “So’ham” (“I am He”), he established his own Self in the lotus of the heart.

Word by Word

• saṃsiktāyām: when (it is) sprinkled/anointed
• saṃsiktāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sic (धातु) → saṃsikta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; agrees with tanau

• tanau: in the body
• tanau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bhūyaḥ: again; further
• bhūyaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

• śuddha-dehaḥ: (he) of purified body
• śuddha-dehaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'a body that is pure' → 'one whose body is pure' (as a nominal)

• su-bhāvanaḥ: of good disposition; well-purified-minded
• su-bhāvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + bhāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'good/auspicious in disposition'

• soham: “I am He” (so’ham)
• soham: Vākyārtha/Mantra (मन्त्र/उद्धरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saḥ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sandhi form of 'saḥ aham' used as mantra-phrase; treated as indeclinable quotation here

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (उद्धरणचिह्न)

• avatīrya: having descended/entered
• avatīrya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-tṝ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्) from √tṝ with prefix ava-

• atha: then
• atha: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; discourse particle (अनन्तरार्थक)

• sva-ātmānam: one’s own self
• sva-ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'one’s own self'

• hṛdaya-ambuje: in the heart-lotus
• hṛdaya-ambuje: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'in the heart-lotus'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सोऽहम् (so’ham)

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents the Shaiva yogic sequence of outer purification followed by inner absorption: having purified the body and mind, the practitioner turns inward with the non-dual contemplation “So’ham” and abides in the heart-lotus, the seat of direct realization of Shiva.

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

In Kailasa Samhita’s contemplative teaching, external sanctification supports internal worship: after ritual purity, the devotee internalizes the presence of Shiva—moving from Saguna supports (consecration and worship) toward inner realization in the heart, where Shiva is known as the indwelling Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies purification (sprinkling/consecration, akin to śuddhi) followed by mantra-based meditation on “So’ham,” culminating in heart-lotus dhyāna—settling awareness in the heart and recognizing the Self as belonging to Shiva.