Shloka 20
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
सम्पूज्य पश्चात्सौराख्यं योगपीठं समर्चयेत् । पीठोपरि समाकल्प्य मूर्त्तिं मूलेन मूलवित्
sampūjya paścātsaurākhyaṃ yogapīṭhaṃ samarcayet | pīṭhopari samākalpya mūrttiṃ mūlena mūlavit
പൂജ സമാപിച്ചതിന് ശേഷം ‘സൗരാ’ എന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമായ യോഗപീഠത്തെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം അർച്ചിക്കണം. ആ പീഠത്തിന്മേൽ ദേവമൂർത്തി സ്ഥാപിച്ച്, മൂലതത്ത്വജ്ഞൻ മൂലമന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് ആരാധിച്ച്—ധ്യാനയോഗാർത്ഥം സഗുണ ശിവനെ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിക്കണം।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed ritual method to the sages of Naimisharanya, as typical of the Purana’s discourse flow)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: panchakshara
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
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.
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.
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.