Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

एतैरेव क्रमाद्बीजैरुद्धृतैः प्रणमेद्बुधः । भुजयोरूरुयुग्मे च गुरुं गणपतिन्तथा

Transliteration

etaireva kramādbījairuddhṛtaiḥ praṇamedbudhaḥ | bhujayorūruyugme ca guruṃ gaṇapatintathā

Translation

ด้วยพยางค์เมล็ด (บีชมนต์) เหล่านี้เองที่คัดออกตามลำดับ ผู้รู้พึงนอบน้อมกราบไหว้ โดยแตะที่แขนทั้งสองและต้นขาทั้งคู่ แล้วถวายความเคารพแด่ครูบาอาจารย์ และแด่พระคเณศเช่นเดียวกัน

Word by Word

• etaiḥ: with these
• etaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka/Pumān, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; instrumental ‘by/with these’

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle of emphasis/अवधारण)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Pañcamī (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; adverbial ablative ‘in order/stepwise’

• bījaiḥ: by the seed-syllables
• bījaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana

• uddhṛtaiḥ: extracted/raised
• uddhṛtaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त), Tṛtīyā (3rd), Bahuvacana; agrees with bījaiḥ (‘having been extracted/raised’)

• praṇamet: should bow
• praṇamet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative/विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana

• budhaḥ: the wise person
• budhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• bhujayoḥ: of the two arms
• bhujayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Dvivacana

• ūru: thigh
• ūru: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Saptamī (7th) Dvivacana implied via compound context; used as prior member in compound

• yugme: in/on the pair (of thighs)
• yugme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘ūru-yugma’ = pair of thighs; locative ‘on/in the pair’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• gurum: the guru
• gurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• gaṇapatim: Gaṇapati
• gaṇapatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumān, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (manner adverb/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Guru

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-sādhana must be done with proper order (krama) and humility, beginning with reverent salutations—especially to the Guru and to Gaṇapati—so the path to Śiva’s grace is unobstructed.

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

In Śaiva practice, worship of Saguna Śiva (including Liṅga-pūjā) is preceded by removing obstacles and establishing right understanding; hence honoring Gaṇapati and the Guru supports steady, rule-based worship leading toward Śiva’s realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests a krama-based use of bīja-mantras along with physical gestures of reverence (praṇāma/nyāsa-like touching of limbs), and explicit guru-vandana plus Gaṇapati-namaskāra before proceeding with the main Śaiva worship.