Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

सिन्दूरवर्णाय सुमण्डलाय नमोऽस्तु वज्राभरणाय तुभ्यम् । पद्माभनेत्राय सुपंकजाय ब्रह्मेन्द्रनारायणकारणाय

Transliteration

sindūravarṇāya sumaṇḍalāya namo'stu vajrābharaṇāya tubhyam | padmābhanetrāya supaṃkajāya brahmendranārāyaṇakāraṇāya

Translation

સિંદૂરવર્ણ તેજ અને શુભ મંડળથી યુક્ત, વજ્રસમાન આભૂષણોથી વિભૂષિત તમને નમસ્કાર. કમળનેત્ર, કમળસમાન પરમ પવિત્ર, બ્રહ્મા-ઇન્દ્ર-નારાયણના પણ કારણરૂપ તમને પ્રણામ.

Word by Word

• sindūra-varṇāya: to (him) of vermilion color
• sindūra-varṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sindūra + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; dative of salutation; qualifies implied deity

• su-maṇḍalāya: to (him) of beautiful circle/orb
• su-maṇḍalāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; ‘having a beautiful orb/disc’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: Nipāta used in salutation; governs dative

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative/लोट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; ‘let it be’

• vajra-ābharaṇāya: to (him) with vajra-ornament
• vajra-ābharaṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; ‘having vajra as ornament/with thunderbolt-ornament’

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; 2nd-person pronoun; dative

• padma-ābha-netrāya: to (him) with lotus-like eyes
• padma-ābha-netrāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma + ābha + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; ‘whose eyes resemble lotus’

• su-paṅkajāya: to the excellent lotus(-like one)
• su-paṅkajāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + paṅkaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; ‘excellent lotus(-like one)’

• brahma-indra-nārāyaṇa-kāraṇāya: to the cause of Brahmā, Indra, and Nārāyaṇa
• brahma-indra-nārāyaṇa-kāraṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + indra + nārāyaṇa + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Caturthī (4th), Ekavacana; ‘cause of Brahmā, Indra, and Nārāyaṇa’ (genitive-relation tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Kailasa Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सिन्दूरवर्णाय सुमण्डलाय नमोऽस्तु वज्राभरणाय तुभ्यम् । पद्माभनेत्राय सुपंकजाय ब्रह्मेन्द्रनारायणकारणाय

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Indra
• Narayana

FAQs

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

The verse establishes Shiva as Pati—the supreme causal Lord—depicting His auspicious, luminous Saguna form while affirming His transcendence as the source of Brahma, Indra, and Narayana; devotion to this truth is presented as a direct purifier leading toward liberation.

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

Though phrased as praise of Shiva’s form (lotus eyes, radiant hue, divine ornaments), it aligns with Linga-worship by directing the mind to Shiva’s presence as the indwelling cause; the Linga is approached as the sacred focus through which the same supreme Lord is adored in Saguna contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the verse as a stotra during Shiva-puja (especially on Mahashivratri), then perform dhyana by visualizing Shiva’s radiant halo and lotus-like eyes; accompany it with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") for steady devotion.