Shloka 65

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

Devanagari script

अकारमप्युकारं च मकारं बिन्दुसंयुतम् । नमोन्तं प्रोच्य सर्वत्र हृदयादौ न्यसेदथ

Transliteration

akāramapyukāraṃ ca makāraṃ bindusaṃyutam | namontaṃ procya sarvatra hṛdayādau nyasedatha

Translation

“ا” پھر “اُ” پھر بِنْدو کے ساتھ “م” ادا کر کے “اوم” بنائے؛ آخر میں “نَمَہ” ملا کر، دل وغیرہ سے شروع کر کے ہر جگہ اس کا نیاس کرے۔

Word by Word

• अकारम्: the letter ‘a’
• अकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक (name of letter)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle): also/even

• उकारम्: the letter ‘u’
• उकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मकारम्: the letter ‘m’
• मकारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; वर्णवाचक

• बिन्दु-संयुतम्: joined with bindu
• बिन्दु-संयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः: बिन्दुना सं-युतम् = joined with the bindu (nasal dot)

• नमः-अन्तम्: ending with ‘namaḥ’
• नमः-अन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः: नमः अन्ते यस्य = ending with ‘namaḥ’

• प्रोच्य: having uttered
• प्रोच्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच्/वच् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुनादि-समकक्षः क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund-like indeclinable); अर्थः: having uttered/after saying

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb): everywhere

• हृदय-आदौ: starting at the heart (etc.)
• हृदय-आदौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: हृदयस्य आदौ = beginning with the heart (region)

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-स्यन्द्/नि-स्यस्? → नि-यस्/नि-स्य (धातु: न्यस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: न्यस् (to place/assign); उपसर्ग: नि; अर्थः: should place

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

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ namaḥ (praṇava with namaḥ as taught here; used as the opening for Śiva-mantra-nyāsa)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-mantra is not only recited but inwardly installed through nyāsa—starting from the heart—so the devotee’s body-mind becomes a fit vessel for Śiva’s presence (Pati) and for loosening bondage (pāśa).

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

Nyāsa makes worship embodied: alongside external Liṅga-pūjā, the practitioner installs Oṁ and “namaḥ” within the limbs, treating the body as a sacred seat of Saguna Śiva for focused devotion and purity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite Oṁ (a-u-ma with bindu) followed by “namaḥ”, then perform kara/anga-nyāsa beginning at the heart—mentally placing the mantra in the heart and subsequent body points before japa or pūjā.