Shloka 34
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
ग्रामण्यश्च तथा यक्षान्यातुधानांस्तथा हयान् । सप्तच्छन्दोमयांश्चैव वालखिल्यांश्च पूजयेत्
grāmaṇyaśca tathā yakṣānyātudhānāṃstathā hayān | saptacchandomayāṃścaiva vālakhilyāṃśca pūjayet
Dapat din niyang ialay ang pagsamba sa mga banal na pangkat—ang mga Grāmaṇya (tagapangalaga ng pamayanan), mga Yakṣa, mga Yātudhāna, at mga kabayong makalangit; gayundin sa mga nagtataglay ng pitong sukat ng mga Veda, at sa mga pantas na Vālakhilya—pinararangalan silang lahat bilang mga tagapaglingkod sa banal na kaayusan ni Panginoong Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Ishana
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it enumerates subsidiary beings and chandas-personifications to be honored as part of Śiva’s encompassing sacred polity (gaṇa-viśva).
Significance: Teaches ‘sarva-devatā-samanvaya’ within Śaiva worship: honoring attendant classes cultivates harmony, protection, and unobstructed ritual success (vighna-śānti).
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Ritual-cosmological ordering: integrating diverse beings (yakṣa, yātudhāna, etc.) and chandas-deities into a single Śaiva mandalic hierarchy.
FAQs
It teaches that Śiva-pūjā is cosmic in scope: devotion to Pati (Śiva) naturally includes reverence for the ordered hosts and principles that function under Him, cultivating humility, harmony, and dharmic alignment.
In Saguna Śiva worship (such as Liṅga-pūjā), honoring attendant beings and Vedic principles is an extension of honoring Śiva’s manifested governance (īśvaratva), recognizing the entire sacred hierarchy as resting in Him.
As part of Śiva-pūjā, one may offer respectful salutations (namaskāra), water/flowers, or mental homage to Śiva’s attendant classes and Vedic chandas—while maintaining mantra-centered focus (e.g., Pañcākṣarī: “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”).