Shloka 27

संन्यासमण्डलविधिवर्णनम्

Sannyāsa Maṇḍala Vidhi—Procedure for the Renunciate Mandala

Devanagari script

उकारमुत्तरे रक्तं मकारं पश्चिमे ततः । अकारं पीतमेवं तु कृत्वा वर्णचतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

ukāramuttare raktaṃ makāraṃ paścime tataḥ | akāraṃ pītamevaṃ tu kṛtvā varṇacatuṣṭayam

Translation

于北方安置音节“u”，以赤色示之；继而于西方安置音节“ma”；并以黄色安置音节“a”。如是便成四种圣音之布置。

Word by Word

• उकारम्: the syllable 'u' (ukāra)
• उकारम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (to be placed/written, object implied)

• उत्तरे: in the north
• उत्तरे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in the north)

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (varṇa/ākṛti implied)

• मकारम्: the syllable 'ma' (makāra)
• मकारम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्चिमे: in the west
• पश्चिमे: देश-अधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिशि (locative: in the west)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): then/thereafter

• अकारम्: the syllable 'a' (akāra)
• अकारम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पीतम्: yellow
• पीतम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (varṇa/ākṛti implied)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• तु: indeed/and then
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• कृत्वा: having made/arranged
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund): having made/done

• वर्ण-चतुष्टयम्: the set of four colors/letters
• वर्ण-चतुष्टयम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: वर्णानां चतुष्टयम् (set of four colors/letters)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Implied mapping of phonemes within the Śiva-mantra matrix; explicit here: ukāra, makāra, akāra)

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa with directional and color visualization, disciplining the mind to contemplate Shiva’s mantra as a living sacred presence—an inner worship aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s path of purification and grace.

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

By assigning syllables to quarters with specific colors, the practitioner ritually “installs” the mantra around the sacred center—supporting Saguna contemplation that leads the devotee toward the deeper, transcendent reality of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A mantra-dhyāna/nyāsa practice: visualize specific syllables in particular directions with prescribed colors as part of Shiva-mantra japa and inner Linga worship, especially suitable for focused sādhanā on auspicious days like Mahashivratri.