Shloka 21
संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्
Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala
विलिखेन्मध्यतस्तस्य बिन्दुकण्ठे स्वलंकृतम् । तद्बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्
vilikhenmadhyatastasya bindukaṇṭhe svalaṃkṛtam | tadbāhyapaṃktitritaye pūrvādiparitaḥ kramāt
तस्य मध्यत एव बिन्दुकण्ठं स्वलङ्कृतं विलिखेत् । तद्बाह्यपङ्क्तित्रितये पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात् ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Mantra: विलिखेन्मध्यतस्तस्य बिन्दुकण्ठे स्वलंकृतम् । तद्बाह्यपंक्तित्रितये पूर्वादिपरितः क्रमात्
FAQs
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).
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.
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.