Shloka 30
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अर्को ब्रह्मा तथा रुद्रो विष्णुश्चेति पुनः प्रिये । ईशानादिषु संपूज्यास्तृतीयावरणे पुनः
arko brahmā tathā rudro viṣṇuśceti punaḥ priye | īśānādiṣu saṃpūjyāstṛtīyāvaraṇe punaḥ
“Muli, o minamahal, sambahin si Arka (ang Araw), si Brahmā, si Rudra, at si Viṣṇu. Dapat silang parangalan nang wasto sa mga puwestong nagsisimula sa Īśāna, sa ikatlong āvaraṇa, muli.”
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: arko brahmā tathā rudro viṣṇuḥ
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that in Śiva-centered worship, other cosmic powers (Sun, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Rudra) are honored as functional deities within the sacred maṇḍala, while Śiva remains the supreme Pati; this integrates the cosmos into a single, ordered act of devotion.
The verse describes āvaraṇa-pūjā—worship in concentric “enclosures” around the central deity—implying the Liṅga/Saguṇa Śiva as the axis. The surrounding deities are placed and revered in directional seats (starting with Īśāna), showing the Liṅga as the center of the devotional universe.
Perform third-āvaraṇa worship by invoking and offering to Arka, Brahmā, Rudra, and Viṣṇu in their prescribed directional positions beginning with Īśāna; accompany offerings with mantra-japa (especially Śiva-mantras such as the Pañcākṣarī) while maintaining inward concentration on Śiva as the indwelling Lord.