Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

अंगुष्ठद्वयमारभ्य तलांतं परिमार्जयेत् । ओमित्युक्त्वाथ देवेशि करन्यासं समारभेत्

Transliteration

aṃguṣṭhadvayamārabhya talāṃtaṃ parimārjayet | omityuktvātha deveśi karanyāsaṃ samārabhet

Translation

Начиная с обоих больших пальцев, следует растереть и очистить руки до самых краёв ладоней. Затем, произнеся «Ом», о Деви, следует приступить к кара-ньясе (kara-nyāsa) — ритуальному наложению мантры на руки.

Word by Word

• अङ्गुष्ठ-द्वयम्: the two thumbs
• अङ्गुष्ठ-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numerical): two thumbs

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः: starting from

• तल-अन्तम्: up to the end of the palm
• तल-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: तलस्य अन्तम् = up to the end of the palm

• परिमार्जयेत्: should rub/clean
• परिमार्जयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-मृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: should wipe/clean

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having uttered
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः: having said/uttered

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (sequencing particle)

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: देवानाम् ईशी = mistress of the gods

• कर-न्यासम्: hand-nyāsa
• कर-न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: करस्य न्यासः = hand-nyāsa (placing/assignment on hands)

• समारभेत्: should begin
• समारभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: should begin

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship begins with inner and outer purification: the hands (instruments of action) are sanctified with Om and nyāsa so the act of japa or pūjā becomes a consecrated offering to Pati (Shiva), not a merely physical action.

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

Kara-nyāsa is a preparatory rite for Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā and mantra-japa: by placing mantra-power into the hands, the devotee approaches the Liṅga with disciplined, mantra-infused action aligned to Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Hand purification followed by uttering the praṇava “Om” and performing kara-nyāsa—typically done before japa, dhyāna, or Liṅga-archana, to stabilize attention and invoke mantra-śakti.