Shloka 69

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

Devanagari script

अंगवक्त्रकलाभेदात्पंच ब्रह्माणि विन्यसेत् । शिरोवदनहृदगुह्यपादेष्वेतानि विन्यसेत्

Transliteration

aṃgavaktrakalābhedātpaṃca brahmāṇi vinyaset | śirovadanahṛdaguhyapādeṣvetāni vinyaset

Translation

En distinguant les membres et les cinq aspects divins, qu’on accomplisse le nyāsa des Cinq Brahmas. Qu’ils soient placés (par le toucher consacré et le mantra) sur la tête, le visage, le cœur, la région secrète et les pieds.

Word by Word

• aṅga-vaktra-kalā-bhedāt: from the division/differentiation (according to) limbs, faces, and kalās
• aṅga-vaktra-kalā-bhedāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक) + kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'from the differentiation (bheda) of limbs, faces, and kalās'

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral adjective; indeclinable-like here; qualifying brahmāṇi (neuter plural)

• brahmāṇi: Brahmā-forms / Brahmas (five aspects)
• brahmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• vinyaset: should place/assign
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• śiras-vadana-hṛd-guhya-pādeṣu: in the head, face, heart, secret part, and feet
• śiras-vadana-hṛd-guhya-pādeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + guhya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter mixed; Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; द्वन्द्व (enumerative): 'in (the places) head, face, heart, secret part, and feet'

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; demonstrative pronoun referring to brahmāṇi

• vinyaset: should place
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada (repeated)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s ritual teaching as preserved in the Kailasa Samhita)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the aspirant should sanctify the body through Pañcabrahma-nyāsa, recognizing the body as a fit abode for Pati (Śiva) and aligning one’s inner faculties with Śiva’s fivefold divine manifestation.

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

Nyāsa prepares the worshipper for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā by installing Śiva’s aspects in one’s own body before approaching the Liṅga, so the external worship is supported by internal consecration and disciplined awareness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Pañcabrahma-nyāsa: while reciting the relevant Pañcabrahma mantras, touch and consecrate the head, face, heart, guhya-sthāna, and feet—establishing mantra-consciousness throughout the body as part of Shaiva pūjā and japa.