Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

मूलच्छदनकिंजल्कप्रकाशसकलात्मनः । पंचग्रंथिकर्णिकां च दलानि तदनंतरम्

Transliteration

mūlacchadanakiṃjalkaprakāśasakalātmanaḥ | paṃcagraṃthikarṇikāṃ ca dalāni tadanaṃtaram

Translation

پھر اس نے جڑ، پردہ، کِنجَلْک اور سب میں پھیلی ہوئی روشن باطنی حقیقت کا (بیان کیا)؛ اور اس کے بعد پانچ گرنتھیوں والی کرنِکا اور اس کے گرد پتیوں کا۔

Word by Word

• mūla-chadana-kiṃjalka-prakāśa-sakala-ātmanaḥ: of the all-natured one characterized by root, covering, filament, and radiance
• mūla-chadana-kiṃjalka-prakāśa-sakala-ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + chadana (प्रातिपदिक) + kiṃjalka (प्रातिपदिक) + prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• paṃca-granthi-karṇikām: a five-knotted pericarp
• paṃca-granthi-karṇikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक) + granthi (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• dalāni: petals
• dalāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• tad-anantaram: immediately after that
• tad-anantaram: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a contemplative map of the inner lotus—layers like root, cover, filaments, core, and petals—pointing to Shiva as the radiant, all-pervading presence within the embodied (sakala) realm, suitable for yogic inward worship.

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

The lotus-structure functions like a subtle Linga-symbol: the devotee moves from outer supports to the luminous center, worshipping Shiva in a saguna mode (as knowable radiance within form) while being led toward the deeper, formless truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A dhyāna practice: visualize the heart-lotus and progress inward to the radiant core, mentally offering worship (manasa-puja) to Shiva, ideally accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara—"Om Namaḥ Śivāya".