Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

सम्पूज्य पश्चात्सौराख्यं योगपीठं समर्चयेत् । पीठोपरि समाकल्प्य मूर्त्तिं मूलेन मूलवित्

Transliteration

sampūjya paścātsaurākhyaṃ yogapīṭhaṃ samarcayet | pīṭhopari samākalpya mūrttiṃ mūlena mūlavit

Translation

پوجا مکمل کرنے کے بعد ‘سورا’ نامی یوگ پیٹھ کی باقاعدہ تعظیم و ارچنا کرے۔ اس پیٹھ پر دیوتا کی مورتی قائم کر کے، اصل (مول) کا جاننے والا مول منتر سے عبادت کرے—تاکہ دھیان یوگ کے لیے سگُن شِو کی پرتِشٹھا ہو۔

Word by Word

• sam-pūjya: having duly worshipped
• sam-pūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having worshipped)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards)

• saura-ākhyam: called ‘Saura’
• saura-ākhyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yoga-pīṭham: the yoga-seat/altar
• yoga-pīṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sam-arcayet: should worship
• sam-arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pīṭha-upari: upon the seat
• pīṭha-upari: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• sam-ā-kalpya: having arranged/constructed
• sam-ā-kalpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-kḷp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकाले कृत्य

• mūrtim: the image/form
• mūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mūlena: with the root-mantra/by the root
• mūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• mūla-vit: the knower of the root (mantra)
• mūla-vit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (mūlaṃ vetti इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s prescribed ritual method to the sages of Naimisharanya, as typical of the Purana’s discourse flow)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not only offerings but also correct inner placement: establishing the deity upon a consecrated yogic seat and invoking Śiva through the mūla-mantra, aligning devotion (bhakti) with meditative steadiness (yoga) toward liberation.

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

By instructing the installation of a visible “mūrti” on a “yogapīṭha,” the verse supports Saguna upāsanā—approaching the transcendent Nirguna Śiva through a sanctified form (including Liṅga worship) invoked by mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Worship the yogapīṭha (ritual sanctification of the seat/altar), then place the deity-form upon it and perform mantra-based worship using the mūla-mantra (root invocation), integrating outer pūjā with focused inner contemplation.