Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

अंगुष्ठद्वयमारभ्य तलांतं परिमार्जयेत् । ओमित्युक्त्वाथ देवेशि करन्यासं समारभेत्

Transliteration

aṃguṣṭhadvayamārabhya talāṃtaṃ parimārjayet | omityuktvātha deveśi karanyāsaṃ samārabhet

Translation

دونوں انگوٹھوں سے شروع کر کے ہتھیلیوں کے آخر تک ہاتھ مل کر پاک کرے؛ پھر “اوم” کہہ کر، اے دیوی، کرن्यास کا آغاز کرے۔

Word by Word

• अङ्गुष्ठ-द्वयम्: the two thumbs
• अङ्गुष्ठ-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (numerical): two thumbs

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः: starting from

• तल-अन्तम्: up to the end of the palm
• तल-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: तलस्य अन्तम् = up to the end of the palm

• परिमार्जयेत्: should rub/clean
• परिमार्जयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-मृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: should wipe/clean

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रणव (sacred syllable)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• उक्त्वा: having uttered
• उक्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अर्थः: having said/uttered

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (sequencing particle)

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: देवानाम् ईशी = mistress of the gods

• कर-न्यासम्: hand-nyāsa
• कर-न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: करस्य न्यासः = hand-nyāsa (placing/assignment on hands)

• समारभेत्: should begin
• समारभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः: should begin

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship begins with inner and outer purification: the hands (instruments of action) are sanctified with Om and nyāsa so the act of japa or pūjā becomes a consecrated offering to Pati (Shiva), not a merely physical action.

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

Kara-nyāsa is a preparatory rite for Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā and mantra-japa: by placing mantra-power into the hands, the devotee approaches the Liṅga with disciplined, mantra-infused action aligned to Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Hand purification followed by uttering the praṇava “Om” and performing kara-nyāsa—typically done before japa, dhyāna, or Liṅga-archana, to stabilize attention and invoke mantra-śakti.