Shloka 34

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

Devanagari script

ग्रामण्यश्च तथा यक्षान्यातुधानांस्तथा हयान् । सप्तच्छन्दोमयांश्चैव वालखिल्यांश्च पूजयेत्

Transliteration

grāmaṇyaśca tathā yakṣānyātudhānāṃstathā hayān | saptacchandomayāṃścaiva vālakhilyāṃśca pūjayet

Translation

അവൻ ഗ്രാമണ്യ (ഗ്രാമരക്ഷകർ) ദേവഗണങ്ങളെയും, യക്ഷന്മാരെയും, യാതുധാനന്മാരെയും, ദിവ്യ അശ്വങ്ങളെയും കൂടി പൂജിക്കണം; അതുപോലെ ഏഴ് വൈദിക ഛന്ദസ്സുകളുടെ രൂപമായ ദേവതകളെയും വാലഖില്യ ഋഷിമാരെയും ആദരപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• grāmaṇyaḥ: village leaders/chiefs
• grāmaṇyaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāmaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; रूपम्—ग्रामण्यः (ग्रामणी-शब्दस्य बहुवचन-द्वितीया, वैदिक/प्रयोगभेदेन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• yakṣān: yakṣas
• yakṣān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• yātudhānān: yātudhānas (demons)
• yātudhānān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yātudhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• hayān: horses
• hayān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sapta-chandomayān: those consisting of seven metres
• sapta-chandomayān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + chandas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्त चन्दांसि येषां/सप्तच्छन्दोमयाः = made of seven metres)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed/just)

• vālakhilyān: Vālakhilya sages
• vālakhilyān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālakhilya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it enumerates subsidiary beings and chandas-personifications to be honored as part of Śiva’s encompassing sacred polity (gaṇa-viśva).

Significance: Teaches ‘sarva-devatā-samanvaya’ within Śaiva worship: honoring attendant classes cultivates harmony, protection, and unobstructed ritual success (vighna-śānti).

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Ritual-cosmological ordering: integrating diverse beings (yakṣa, yātudhāna, etc.) and chandas-deities into a single Śaiva mandalic hierarchy.

Characters & Entities

• Yakshas
• Yatudhanas
• Valakhilya sages
• Vedic Chandas (seven metres)

FAQs

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

It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is cosmic in scope: devotion to Pati (Śiva) naturally includes reverence for the ordered hosts and principles that function under Him, cultivating humility, harmony, and dharmic alignment.

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

In Saguna Śiva worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā), honoring attendant beings and Vedic principles is an extension of honoring Śiva’s manifested governance (īśvaratva), recognizing the entire sacred hierarchy as resting in Him.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As part of Śiva-pūjā, one may offer respectful salutations (namaskāra), water/flowers, or mental homage to Śiva’s attendant classes and Vedic chandas—while maintaining mantra-centered focus (e.g., Pañcākṣarī: “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).