Shloka 22

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

कोष्ठानि पंच गृह्रीयाद्गिरिराजसुते शिवे । मध्ये तु कर्णिकां कुर्यात्पीतां रक्तं च वृत्तकम्

Transliteration

koṣṭhāni paṃca gṛhrīyādgirirājasute śive | madhye tu karṇikāṃ kuryātpītāṃ raktaṃ ca vṛttakam

Translation

Wahai Śivā, putri raja gunung, bentuklah lima petak (bagian kelopak). Di tengah buatlah karnikā, singgasana pusat berbentuk lingkaran, bertanda warna kuning dan merah.

Word by Word

• कोष्ठानि: cells/compartments
• कोष्ठानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: विशेषण (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च (अव्यय/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral; used as indeclinable)

• गृह्णीयात्: should take/choose
• गृह्णीयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• गिरिराजसुते: O daughter of Himālaya
• गिरिराजसुते: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिराज + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular; ‘O daughter of the king of mountains’

• शिवे: O Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवे: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कर्णिकाम्: pericarp/central whorl
• कर्णिकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• पीताम्: yellow
• पीताम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √पा ‘to drink’ in sense ‘yellow’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) used as adjective ‘yellow’

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √रञ्ज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; adjectival

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वृत्तकम्: a circle/round figure
• वृत्तकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: कोष्ठानि पंच गृह्रीयाद्गिरिराजसुते शिवे । मध्ये तु कर्णिकां कुर्यात्पीतां रक्तं च वृत्तकम्

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined sacred visualization: arranging a fivefold structure with a consecrated center, symbolizing ordered worship where the mind is gathered and offered to Pati (Śiva) through a focused inner and outer ritual form.

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

The five compartments and central karṇikā function like a worship-diagram (mandala/lotus-seat) that supports Saguna devotion—giving the practitioner a concrete sacred locus for invoking and honoring Śiva’s presence before deeper contemplation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It indicates constructing a lotus-like mandala/yantra with five sections and a central circle (colored yellow and red), to be used as a focused support for pūjā and meditative placement of the deity during Śaiva worship.