Shloka 16
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
पूर्वादिदिक्षु मध्ये च दीप्तां सूक्ष्मां जयामपि । भद्रां विभूति विमलाममोघां वैद्युतामपि
pūrvādidikṣu madhye ca dīptāṃ sūkṣmāṃ jayāmapi | bhadrāṃ vibhūti vimalāmamoghāṃ vaidyutāmapi
पूर्वादिदिक्षु मध्ये च दीप्तां सूक्ष्मां जयामपि। भद्रां विभूतिं विमलाममोघां वैद्युतामपि॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasha Samhita teachings to the sages, in a yogic/meditative context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It guides a meditator to recognize Shiva’s presence as luminous consciousness pervading all directions, and to contemplate His śakti as subtle, pure, auspicious, and unfailing—qualities that dissolve bondage (pāśa) and orient the soul (paśu) toward liberation under Pati (Shiva).
While the Supreme is ultimately beyond form (nirguṇa), this verse supports saguna-upāsanā by providing contemplative attributes—radiance, purity, victorious power—through which the devotee can steady the mind, much like focusing on the Linga as Shiva’s manifest support for meditation.
Directional dhyāna: mentally place Shiva’s luminous, subtle, and auspicious power in the spaces of the directions and their centers, coordinating the visualization with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") to stabilize attention and invoke Shiva’s unfailing grace.