Shloka 28

संन्यासाचारवर्णनम्

Description of the Conduct and Daily Discipline of Saṃnyāsa

Devanagari script

दक्षहस्तेन संगृह्य जलं वामेन पाणिना । समाच्छाद्य द्विषड्वारं प्रणवे नाभिमंत्रयेत्

Transliteration

dakṣahastena saṃgṛhya jalaṃ vāmena pāṇinā | samācchādya dviṣaḍvāraṃ praṇave nābhimaṃtrayet

Translation

కుడిచేతితో జలాన్ని తీసుకొని ఎడమచేతి అరచేతితో దానిని కప్పవలెను. తరువాత రెండు మరియు ఆరు ద్వారాలను ఆవరించి, ప్రణవం ‘ఓం’తో ఆ జలాన్ని అభిమంత్రించవలెను.

Word by Word

• दक्ष-हस्तेन: with the right hand
• दक्ष-हस्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: दक्षः हस्तः → दक्षहस्तः; instrumental: with the right hand

• संगृह्य: having taken
• संगृह्य: पूर्वकाल (पूर्वक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): सम् + √ग्रह् → संगृह्य; 'having taken/collected'

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of संगृह्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वामेन: with the left
• वामेन: विशेषण (Qualifier of Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; adjective qualifying पाणिना: with the left

• पाणिना: hand
• पाणिना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• समाच्छाद्य: having covered
• समाच्छाद्य: पूर्वकाल (पूर्वक्रिया/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√छद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): सम्+आ+√छद् → समाच्छाद्य; 'having covered'

• द्वि-षड्वारम्: twelvefold / twelve times
• द्वि-षड्वारम्: कर्म (Karma/Object/Adverbial measure with समाच्छाद्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्याशब्द) + षड् (संख्याशब्द) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: द्वि + षड् + वारम् → द्विषड्वारम्; 'twelve times/with twelve coverings' (context: twelvefold)

• प्रणवे: in the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative: in/with the praṇava (Oṃ)

• नाभि-मन्त्रयेत्: should consecrate (by mantra)
• नाभि-मन्त्रयेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्रयेत् (√मन्त्र्, denominative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; with उपसर्ग/अभि: अभि + मन्त्रयेत् → अभिमन्त्रयेत्; 'should consecrate/chant over'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Abhimantraṇa with praṇava and guarding the bodily apertures symbolizes restraining outgoing senses (indriya-nigraha), a key step in overcoming māyā-pāśa and preparing for Śiva’s presence in worship.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: Oṃ (praṇava)

Type: gayatri

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-śuddhi and prāṇic restraint: by sealing the bodily ‘doors’ and sanctifying water with Oṃ, the practitioner turns outward energy inward, preparing the mind for Shaiva worship and inner purity under Pati (Shiva).

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

Sanctified water is a primary upacāra for Linga-abhiṣeka; invoking Oṃ aligns the offering with Shiva as both Saguna (worshiped through the Linga) and the transcendent Pati whose presence is invoked through mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A brief internalization practice: hold water, close/guard the sense-openings (a form of pratyāhāra), and mantra-consecrate it with Oṃ before using it for ācamana or Shiva’s abhiṣeka.