Shloka 15

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

आपूर्य्य तानि चत्वारि द्वाराणि परिकल्पयेत् । ततस्तत्पार्श्वयोर्द्वंद्वं पीतेनैव प्रपूरयेत्

Transliteration

āpūryya tāni catvāri dvārāṇi parikalpayet | tatastatpārśvayordvaṃdvaṃ pītenaiva prapūrayet

Translation

เมื่อเติมให้เต็มแล้ว จงกำหนดสร้างประตูทั้งสี่ จากนั้นให้ระบายช่องคู่ที่อยู่สองข้างของแต่ละประตูให้เต็มด้วยสีเหลืองตามกำหนด

Word by Word

• आपूर्य: having filled
• आपूर्य: पूर्वकाल (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पॄ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त from √पॄ (to fill) with उपसर्ग आ; ‘having filled’

• तानि: those
• तानि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; numeral adjective qualifying ‘द्वाराणि’

• द्वाराणि: doors/gates/openings
• द्वाराणि: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• परिकल्पयेत्: should arrange/visualize
• परिकल्पयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should arrange/construct’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) of sequence

• तत्पार्श्वयोः: of its two sides
• तत्पार्श्वयोः: सम्बन्ध (Śaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘of its two sides’)

• द्वन्द्वम्: a pair/dual arrangement
• द्वन्द्वम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीतेन: with yellow (color)
• पीतेन: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with yellow (color/substance)’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रपूरयेत्: should fill fully
• प्रपूरयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-पॄ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should fill completely’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kailasa-saṃhitā’s ritual instructions to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, orderly preparation for Shiva-worship—outer purity and exact arrangement supporting inner steadiness (bhakti with niyama), which Shaiva teaching treats as a foundation for grace.

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

The verse is part of the practical setup for a sacred space used for Saguna Shiva worship (often centered on the Linga), where properly marked gateways and colored sections define a consecrated boundary for the rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A maṇḍala/vedi-style arrangement: create four gateways and mark adjacent paired sections with yellow pigment, maintaining focused attention and cleanliness as a preparatory discipline before mantra and offering.