Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

पूर्वाद्युत्तरपर्यंतं दलमूलेषु पार्वति । आदित्यो भास्करो भानू रविश्चेत्यनुपूर्वशः

Transliteration

pūrvādyuttaraparyaṃtaṃ dalamūleṣu pārvati | ādityo bhāskaro bhānū raviścetyanupūrvaśaḥ

Translation

Oh Pārvatī, desde el lado oriental hasta el lado septentrional, en las bases de los pétalos, debe colocarse (o contemplarse) al Sol en orden, por sus nombres: Āditya, Bhāskara, Bhānu y Ravi.

Word by Word

• pūrva-ādi-uttara-paryantam: from the east up to the north
• pūrva-ādi-uttara-paryantam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Directional)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used adverbially (kriyāviśeṣaṇa); accusative singular neuter form functioning as adverb: ‘up to the north, beginning from the east’

• dala-mūleṣu: in/at the bases of the petals
• dala-mūleṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक) + mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Bahuvacana; ‘at the bases of the petals’

• pārvati: O Pārvatī
• pārvati: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative), Ekavacana

• ādityaḥ: Āditya (Sun)
• ādityaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavacana

• bhāskaraḥ: Bhāskara
• bhāskaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhānuḥ: Bhānu
• bhānuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• raviḥ: Ravi
• raviḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• iti: thus/namely
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative particle (इति) marking enumeration

• anupūrvaśaḥ: successively
• anupūrvaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anupūrvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (क्रमवाचक) ‘in due succession’

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: ādityo bhāskaro bhānū raviḥ

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Aditya (Sun)

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered contemplative placement (anupūrvaśaḥ) within a lotus-like meditative scheme, showing that cosmic powers such as Sūrya are harmonized as supports within Shiva-oriented worship, guiding the mind toward disciplined dhyāna rather than scattered devotion.

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

In Saguna upāsanā, surrounding deities and powers are invoked as limbs of a structured worship (āvaraṇa/nyāsa-like contemplation). Here, Sūrya’s names are positioned at the petal-bases, while the central aim remains Shiva-realization—auxiliary devatās serve the Shiva-centered rite rather than replacing it.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A lotus-petal visualization/nyāsa: mentally (or ritually) assign the Sun’s names—Āditya, Bhāskara, Bhānu, Ravi—at the bases of petals from east toward north in sequence, maintaining steady attention and purity of mantra-focused worship.