Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

ततो ब्रूयादिमं मंत्रं सावित्रं सर्वसिद्धिदम् । शृणु तच्च महादेवि भक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं सदा

Transliteration

tato brūyādimaṃ maṃtraṃ sāvitraṃ sarvasiddhidam | śṛṇu tacca mahādevi bhaktimuktipradaṃ sadā

Translation

Kemudian hendaklah dibaca mantra Sāvitra ini, yang menganugerahkan segala siddhi. Dengarlah, wahai Mahādevī—kerana ia sentiasa mengurniakan bhakti (kesetiaan bakti) dan mukti (pembebasan).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb of sequence (tatas = thereafter)

• brūyāt: should say/recite
• brūyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally with mantram

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; direct object

• sāvitrām: Sāvitra (pertaining to Savitṛ)
• sāvitrām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāvitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; agrees with mantram

• sarva-siddhi-dam: granting all attainments
• sarva-siddhi-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + siddhi + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘giver of all accomplishments’; agrees with mantram

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative/लोट्), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; pronoun as object of śṛṇu

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samucchaya (conjunction)

• mahādevi: O Great Goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Sambodhana (vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana; address

• bhakti-mukti-pradam: bestowing devotion and liberation
• bhakti-mukti-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti + mukti + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga (n.)/or Puṃliṅga agreeing with implied ‘mantra’; Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana; ‘bestowing devotion and liberation’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: gayatri

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse presents mantra-japa as a direct Shaiva means to attain both bhakti (loving devotion to Pati, Shiva) and mukti (release from pasha/bondage), indicating that true siddhi culminates in liberation rather than mere worldly powers.

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

By praising a specific mantra as “sarvasiddhidam,” the text aligns with Saguna Shiva worship where the devotee approaches Shiva through name, form, and sacred sound—often alongside Linga-upasana—so that devotion ripens into realization and freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation (japa) of the Sāvitra/Sāvitrī mantra with attentive listening and devotion is implied; it can be integrated into daily worship with purity, breath awareness, and a Shaiva intention for bhakti and moksha rather than display of siddhis.