Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

निरुद्धप्राण आसीनो मूलेनैव स्वमूलतः । शक्तिमुत्थाप्य तत्तेजः प्रभावात्पिंगलाध्वना

Transliteration

niruddhaprāṇa āsīno mūlenaiva svamūlataḥ | śaktimutthāpya tattejaḥ prabhāvātpiṃgalādhvanā

Translation

سانس (پرाण) کو روک کر آسن میں بیٹھے اور اپنے ہی مولادھار میں مول منتر کے سہارے مضبوطی سے قائم رہے۔ پھر باطنی شکتی کو اوپر اٹھائے؛ اس نورانی تیز کے اثر سے وہ پِنگلا ناڑی کے راستے اوپر کی طرف چلتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• निरुद्धप्राणः: with restrained breath
• निरुद्धप्राणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुद्ध (कृदन्त, √रुध्) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः—‘निरुद्धः प्राणः यस्य सः/निरुद्धः प्राणः’ (one whose breath is restrained / restrained breath)

• आसीनः: seated
• आसीनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन (कृदन्त, √आस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past participle) अर्थे—‘आसीनः’ seated

• मूलेन: by/with the root (mūla)
• मूलेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; करणकारक-प्रयोगः (instrumental)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• स्वमूलतः: from one’s own root
• स्वमूलतः: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; ‘स्वमूल’ + ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb) = पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय, ‘from one’s own root/base’

• शक्तिम्: the शक्ति (power/energy)
• शक्तिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्थाप्य: having raised
• उत्थाप्य: पूर्वकाल (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘उत्थाप्य’ = having raised/caused to rise; अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘that’ (qualifying ‘तेजः’)

• तेजः: radiance/energy
• तेजः: कर्ता/विषय (Subject/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रभावात्: from (its) influence
• प्रभावात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणे (from/owing to influence)

• पिङ्गलाध्वना: through the Piṅgalā channel/path
• पिङ्गलाध्वना: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक) + अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पिङ्गलायाः अध्वा’ = ‘the path/channel of Piṅgalā’; करणार्थे

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

The verse presents yogic ascent as a disciplined inner offering: restraining prāṇa, stabilizing awareness at the mūlādhāra, and awakening Śakti so consciousness becomes fit for Śiva-realization and release from pāśa (bondage).

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

It complements external Linga-worship by describing its inner counterpart: the devotee internalizes Śiva’s presence through yogic concentration and Śakti’s ascent, making worship both saguna (devotional practice) and a doorway to nirguna realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A meditative practice of prāṇāyāma leading to prāṇa-nirodha, steady posture, and focused contemplation at the mūlādhāra to awaken Śakti and guide the inner current through the nāḍīs—ideally supported by japa of Śiva-mantra (e.g., the Pañcākṣarī).