Shloka 41

न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो दत्त्वा तदर्थं सूर्यमूर्त्तये । नमस्कुर्यादिमं मंत्रं पठित्वा सुसमाहितः

Transliteration

evamuktvā tato dattvā tadarthaṃ sūryamūrttaye | namaskuryādimaṃ maṃtraṃ paṭhitvā susamāhitaḥ

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว จึงถวายสิ่งนั้นตามวัตถุประสงค์แด่พระสุริยมูรติ แล้วตั้งจิตให้แน่วแน่ สวดมนต์บทนี้และกราบนอบน้อม

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (वच्)
• Form: Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततस्)
• Form: Adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dā (दा)
• Form: Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• tadartham: for that purpose
• tadartham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad-artha (तदर्थ)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sūryamūrttaye: to the sun-form
• sūryamūrttaye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya-mūrtti (सूर्यमूर्ति)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• namaskuryāt: should bow
• namaskuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas-kṛ (नमस्-कृ)
• Form: Vidhilin (Potential), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• imam: this
• imam: Karma-visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• mantram: mantra
• mantram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (मन्त्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• paṭhitvā: having recited
• paṭhitvā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paṭh (पठ्)
• Form: Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)

• susamāhitaḥ: well-concentrated
• susamāhitaḥ: Kartri-visheshana (Subject modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-samāhita (सुसमाहित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed procedure as received in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā tradition)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Surya

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that ritual action becomes spiritually fruitful when performed with right intention (tadartham) and inner concentration (su-samāhita). In a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit, disciplined worship purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns the mind toward the Pati (Lord).

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

Though Sūrya is named, the method—offering, mantra-recitation, and namaskāra—reflects saguna upāsanā: honoring a manifest divine form as a support for devotion and steadiness of mind, which in Shaiva practice ultimately matures toward Shiva-realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform the intended offering, recite the prescribed mantra, and then bow with a steady, collected mind—treating mantra-japa and namaskāra as both outer rite and inner meditation.