Shloka 14

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

कोष्ठानि कोणभागेषु चत्वार्येतानि सुन्दरि । शुक्लेनापूर्य्य वर्णादि चतुष्कं रक्तधातुभिः

Transliteration

koṣṭhāni koṇabhāgeṣu catvāryetāni sundari | śuklenāpūryya varṇādi catuṣkaṃ raktadhātubhiḥ

Translation

اے حسین! گوشوں کے حصّوں میں یہ چار خانے ہیں۔ انہیں سفید مادّے سے بھر کر، سرخ معدنی رنگوں سے رنگ وغیرہ کا چارگُنا مجموعہ درست طور پر تیار کرو۔

Word by Word

• कोष्ठानि: cells/compartments
• कोष्ठानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• कोण: of the corner
• कोण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• भागेषु: in the corner-sections
• भागेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कोण-भागेषु = 'in the corner-parts'

• चत्वारि: four
• चत्वारि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण

• सुन्दरि: O beautiful one
• सुन्दरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शुक्लेन: with white (color/substance)
• शुक्लेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन

• आपूर्य: having filled
• आपूर्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पूर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), 'having filled'

• वर्ण: of color
• वर्ण: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; 'etc./and the rest'

• चतुष्कम्: the group of four
• चतुष्कम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: वर्ण-आदि-चतुष्कम् = 'the set of four beginning with colors'

• रक्त: red
• रक्त: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• धातुभिः: with red pigments/minerals
• धातुभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: रक्त-धातुभिः = 'with red minerals/pigments'

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is technical maṇḍala-vidhi: four corner compartments (koṣṭhas) are filled and a fourfold color-set is prepared; not a site-specific jyotirliṅga passage.

Significance: Correct maṇḍala completion is treated as enabling stable invocation (āvāhana) and orderly worship; the ‘fourfold set’ often supports completeness (pūrṇatā) in ritual space.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents a disciplined, orderly method of sacred arrangement—symbolizing that devotion to Pati (Shiva) must be supported by purity (white) and consecrated power/energy (red), turning outer ritual into inner refinement.

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

The verse belongs to practical instructions for worship/ritual preparation, where Saguna Shiva is approached through correctly prepared materials and sacred layout, training the mind toward steadiness and reverence that culminate in Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests careful preparation of a fourfold arrangement using purified substances and pigments—an external discipline that can be paired with silent japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while preparing the worship space.