Shloka 21

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

विलिखेन्मध्यतस्तस्य बिन्दुकण्ठे स्वलंकृतम् । तद्बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्

Transliteration

vilikhenmadhyatastasya bindukaṇṭhe svalaṃkṛtam | tadbāhyapaṃktitritaye pūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt

Translation

ତାହାର ଠିକ୍ ମଧ୍ୟଭାଗରେ ବିନ୍ଦୁଚିହ୍ନିତ ‘କଣ୍ଠ’କୁ ସୁଶୋଭିତ କରି ଲେଖିବ। ପରେ ବାହ୍ୟ ତିନି ପଙ୍କ୍ତିରେ, ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରି, କ୍ରମାନୁସାରେ ଚାରିଦିଗରେ ବିନ୍ୟାସ କରିବ।

Word by Word

• विलिखेत्: should draw/inscribe
• विलिखेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• मध्यतः: in the middle
• मध्यतः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: from/in the middle)

• तस्य: of that/its
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; genitive singular pronoun

• बिन्दुकण्ठे: at the bindu-neck position
• बिन्दुकण्ठे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘at the dot-throat/neck (position)’

• सु-अलंकृतम्: well-adorned
• सु-अलंकृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + अलंकृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √कृ with अलम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) used adjectivally; अव्ययीभाव with ‘सु’

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; demonstrative ‘that’

• बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये: in the outer triple-row
• बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्य + पंक्ति + त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष ‘in the outer set of three rows’

• पूर्वादि: beginning with east
• पूर्वादि: सम्बन्ध (Directional base/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (अव्ययीभाव-पूर्वपद as directional base); here used as first member in next compound

• परितः: around
• परितः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: परितोवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: around/on all sides)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular used adverbially ‘in order/stepwise’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: विलिखेन्मध्यतस्तस्य बिन्दुकण्ठे स्वलंकृतम् । तद्बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ordered sacred placement—centering the practice on the bindu (inner focus) and extending it outward in a disciplined sequence, reflecting Shaiva Siddhanta’s stress on methodical purification leading the soul (paśu) toward Pati (Shiva).

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

The instruction concerns arranging sacred marks/diagram elements concentrically and directionally (starting from the east), a typical aid in Saguna Shiva worship where outer ritual order supports inner contemplation of Shiva as the indwelling center.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A yantra/mandala-style inscription: establish the central bindu first, then place surrounding rows in a clockwise directional order from the east—used as a support for mantra-japa and focused meditation.