Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

पंचमस्वरसंयुक्तं मंत्रीशं च सबिन्दुकम् । उद्धृत्य बिन्दुसहितं संवर्तकमथोद्धरेत्

Transliteration

paṃcamasvarasaṃyuktaṃ maṃtrīśaṃ ca sabindukam | uddhṛtya bindusahitaṃ saṃvartakamathoddharet

Translation

મંત્રોના ઈશ્વર (મંત્રીશ) ને પંચમ સ્વર અને બિંદુ સાથે જોડીને પ્રથમ ઉચ્ચારવો; ત્યારબાદ બિંદુসহિત ‘સંવર્તક’ નામનું અક્ષર આગળ ઉચ્ચારવું.

Word by Word

• पञ्चम-स्वर-संयुक्तम्: connected with the fifth vowel
• पञ्चम-स्वर-संयुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त, √युज् सम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषण

• मन्त्रीशम्: the lord of the mantra (Mantrīśa)
• मन्त्रीशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स-बिन्दुकम्: with the bindu
• स-बिन्दुकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय ‘सह’) + बिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; ‘स-’ = सहित (with) उपसर्गवत्; विशेषण

• उद्धृत्य: having taken out; having extracted
• उद्धृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having extracted/raised’

• बिन्दु-सहितम्: together with the bindu
• बिन्दु-सहितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त, √सह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषण

• संवर्तकम्: the saṃvartaka (a specific mantra/element)
• संवर्तकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• उद्धरेत्: should extract; should take out
• उद्धरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s mantra-method as taught in the Kailasa Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precise mantra-formation (vowel + bindu) as a disciplined means of approaching Pati (Shiva). In Shaiva practice, correct sound-structure supports inner purity and steadiness, helping the bound soul (paśu) move toward grace and liberation.

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

Such phonetic and ritual instructions typically belong to Saguna upasana—worship of Shiva with form (often centered on the Linga) using correctly constructed mantra-syllables. The mantra becomes the audible support for devotion and concentration during Linga-puja and japa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa with careful pronunciation—specifically employing the indicated vowel and bindu (anusvāra) as part of the mantra’s seed-syllable sequence—used in nyāsa, japa, or preparatory recitation before Shiva worship.