Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य पश्चात्सौराख्यं योगपीठं समर्चयेत् । पीठोपरि समाकल्प्य मूर्त्तिं मूलेन मूलवित्

Transliteration

sampūjya paścātsaurākhyaṃ yogapīṭhaṃ samarcayet | pīṭhopari samākalpya mūrttiṃ mūlena mūlavit

Translation

礼拝を終えたのち、まず「サウラー」と名づけられるヨーガの座（ピீṭha）を正しく供養すべし。その座の上に神の御姿を安置し、根本を知る者は根本真言によって礼拝し、観想の合一のために具相のシヴァ（サグナ・シヴァ）を確立する。

Word by Word

• sam-pūjya: having duly worshipped
• sam-pūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having worshipped)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards)

• saura-ākhyam: called ‘Saura’
• saura-ākhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yoga-pīṭham: the yoga-seat/altar
• yoga-pīṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sam-arcayet: should worship
• sam-arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pīṭha-upari: upon the seat
• pīṭha-upari: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• sam-ā-kalpya: having arranged/constructed
• sam-ā-kalpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-kḷp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• mūrtim: the image/form
• mūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mūlena: with the root-mantra/by the root
• mūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mūla-vit: the knower of the root (mantra)
• mūla-vit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (mūlaṃ vetti इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed ritual method to the sages of Naimisharanya, as typical of the Purana’s discourse flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not only offerings but also correct inner placement: establishing the deity upon a consecrated yogic seat and invoking Śiva through the mūla-mantra, aligning devotion (bhakti) with meditative steadiness (yoga) toward liberation.

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

By instructing the installation of a visible “mūrti” on a “yogapīṭha,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Nirguna Śiva through a sanctified form (including Liṅga worship) invoked by mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Worship the yogapīṭha (ritual sanctification of the seat/altar), then place the deity-form upon it and perform mantra-based worship using the mūla-mantra (root invocation), integrating outer pūjā with focused inner contemplation.