Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

वह्नीशरक्षोवायूनां परितः क्रमतः सुधीः । द्वितीयावरणे पूज्याश्चतस्रो मूर्तयः क्रमात्

Transliteration

vahnīśarakṣovāyūnāṃ paritaḥ kramataḥ sudhīḥ | dvitīyāvaraṇe pūjyāścatasro mūrtayaḥ kramāt

Translation

O adorador sábio deve, em ordem e ao redor, no segundo āvaraṇa, cultuar sucessivamente as quatro formas manifestas—Agni, Īśa, Rakṣa e Vāyu.

Word by Word

• vahni-īśa-rakṣaḥ-vāyūnām: of Agni, Īśa, Rakṣas, and Vāyu
• vahni-īśa-rakṣaḥ-vāyūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक) + rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक) + vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive), Bahuvacana; dvandva: ‘of Agni, Īśa, Rakṣas, and Vāyu’

• paritaḥ: all around
• paritaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paritaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (परितः) ‘around/on all sides’

• kramataḥ: in sequence
• kramataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक) + -taḥ (अव्ययप्रत्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; manner adverb ‘in order/stepwise’

• sudhīḥ: the wise person
• sudhīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: ‘one of good intellect’

• dvitīya-āvaraṇe: in the second enclosure
• dvitīya-āvaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘in the second enclosure’

• pūjyāḥ: to be worshipped
• pūjyāḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेयविशेषण/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + -ya (कृत्, यत्)
• Form: Kṛtya gerundive; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘to be worshipped’

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Saṅkhyāviśeṣaṇa (संख्याविशेषण/Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• mūrtayaḥ: forms/manifestations
• mūrtayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative), Bahuvacana

• kramāt: successively
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक) + -āt (अव्ययभाव)
• Form: Avyaya; ablatival adverb ‘in order/one after another’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Agni
• Vayu
• Isha

FAQs

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

It teaches that approach to Shiva in linga-worship is orderly and complete: the devotee honors Shiva’s manifested powers surrounding the sanctum, cultivating discipline (niyama) and reverence for the cosmic functions that operate under Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse describes āvaraṇa-pūjā—worship of attendant forms around the linga—showing Saguna Shiva as the center while His operative energies and guardians are revered in concentric order, supporting focused devotion and right ritual orientation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the second enclosure worship by offering (upacāras) in a fixed sequence to the four forms named, circumambulating with steadiness; inwardly, meditate that these powers are governed by Shiva and dedicate the fruits to Him (śiva-arpana).