संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
ईशानाद्यं तु विज्ञेयं वायव्यावधि चाम्बिके । इत्युक्तो मण्डलविधिर्मया तुभ्यं च पार्वति
īśānādyaṃ tu vijñeyaṃ vāyavyāvadhi cāmbike | ityukto maṇḍalavidhirmayā tubhyaṃ ca pārvati
ឱ អំបិកា ចូរដឹងថា ការរៀបចំចាប់ផ្តើមពីទិស ឥសាន (Īśāna) ហើយលាតសន្ធឹងដល់ជ្រុង វាយវ្យ (Vāyavya)។ ដូច្នេះ ឱ បារវតី ខ្ញុំបានពន្យល់ដល់អ្នកអំពីវិធីត្រឹមត្រូវក្នុងការស្ថាបនាមណ្ឌលបូជាពិសិដ្ឋ។
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Shakti Form: Ambikā
Role: teaching
It sanctifies worship by aligning the devotee’s ritual space with Śiva’s cosmic order—beginning from Īśāna (a Śaiva auspicious quarter) and completing the full directional circuit, making the maṇḍala a fit seat for invoking Pati (Śiva) and receiving grace.
A maṇḍala is a structured, Saguna support for devotion: it prepares a purified and directionally ordered seat for the Liṅga or Śiva’s invoked presence, so the external rite mirrors inner concentration and reverence.
Prepare the worship area by marking a maṇḍala and honoring directions in sequence (from Īśāna onward), then perform Śiva-pūjā with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī) while keeping the mind steady within that sacred boundary.