Shloka 6

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

कोष्ठानि स्युस्ततस्तस्य मध्यकोष्ठं तु कर्णिका । कोष्ठाष्टकं बहिस्तस्य दलाष्टकमिहोच्यते

Transliteration

koṣṭhāni syustatastasya madhyakoṣṭhaṃ tu karṇikā | koṣṭhāṣṭakaṃ bahistasya dalāṣṭakamihocyate

Translation

తదనంతరం దానికి కోష్ఠములు (ఖండములు) ఉంటాయి; మధ్య కోష్ఠమే కర్ణిక. దాని వెలుపల ఎనిమిది కోష్ఠములు—ఇవే ఇక్కడ ఎనిమిది దళములుగా చెప్పబడ్డాయి.

Word by Word

• कोष्ठानि: cells/compartments
• कोष्ठानि: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘cells/compartments’

• स्युः: should be
• स्युः: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘may be/should be’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: काल/क्रम (Temporal sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) ‘thereafter/from that’

• तस्य: of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of it/of that’

• मध्य-कोष्ठम्: the central compartment
• मध्य-कोष्ठम्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘the central cell’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• कर्णिका: (is) the karṇikā (pericarp)
• कर्णिका: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘pericarp/central bud’

• कोष्ठ-अष्टकम्: the set of eight cells
• कोष्ठ-अष्टकम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘an octad of cells/eight cells’

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: देश (Locative sense adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘outside’

• तस्य: of it
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘of it’

• दल-अष्टकम्: the set of eight petals
• दल-अष्टकम्: कर्म/विधेय (Object/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दल (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘eight petals’

• इह: here
• इह: देश (Locative sense adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place) ‘here’

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) ‘is said/is called’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa Samhita teaching to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It gives a precise yogic visualization: the devotee forms an inner lotus with a central pericarp and eight petals, establishing a sacred seat for Shiva-consciousness so the mind becomes structured, pure, and fit for worship.

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

The lotus-layout functions as an inner shrine: the central ‘karṇikā’ is treated as the sanctum where Saguna Shiva (often contemplated as the Linga or the Lord with attributes) is installed for dhyāna, leading the seeker toward deeper realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A focused dhyāna practice: visualize an eight-petalled lotus with a central pericarp, then place Shiva (and/or the Panchakshara, Om Namaḥ Śivāya) in the center and worship mentally with steadiness and devotion.