Shloka 12

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

करमध्ये नेत्रबीजमङ्गन्यासऽप्ययं क्रमः / हृदये हृदयं न्यस्य शिरः शिरसि विन्यसेत्

Transliteration

karamadhye netrabījamaṅganyāsa'pyayaṃ kramaḥ / hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ nyasya śiraḥ śirasi vinyaset

Translation

في وسط الكفّين تُوضَع «بِيجَة العين» (نِترا-بِيجا)، وهذا أيضًا ترتيبُ الأَنْغا-نياسا. بوضع (مانترا) القلب على القلب، تُوضَع (مانترا) الرأس على الرأس.

Word by Word

• कर-मध्ये: in the middle of the hand
• कर-मध्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — 'in the middle of the hand'

• नेत्र-बीजम्: the netra seed-syllable
• नेत्र-बीजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — 'the eye-seed (syllable)'

• अङ्ग-न्यासः: aṅganyāsa (limb placement)
• अङ्ग-न्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'limb-placement (aṅganyāsa)'

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — 'also/even'

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• क्रमः: sequence/order
• क्रमः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• हृदयम्: the heart (mantra/seed)
• हृदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव), 'having placed'

• शिरः: the head (mantra/seed)
• शिरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in instruction to Garuḍa, Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Consecration of perception and inner faculties: seeing, feeling, and knowing are offered to the deity through mantra-nyāsa.

Vedantic Theme: Purification of antaḥkaraṇa: mantric discipline refines cognition and devotion toward the indwelling Lord.

Application: Place netra-bīja in the center of both palms; install hṛdaya-mantra on the heart and śiras-mantra on the head before pūjā or meditation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: body-mandala (palms, heart, head)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.13 (śikhā/kavaca/netra/astra); Garuda Purana 1.11.14 (digbandha, yogapīṭha-dhyāna)

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse frames nyāsa as a precise, ordered installation of mantra-power onto specific body locations (palms, heart, head), emphasizing ritual correctness and inner consecration.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it teaches preparatory ritual discipline—mantra placement and purification—often treated as supportive practices for spiritual steadiness and protection.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach mantra practice with structure and reverence: keep a consistent sequence (krama), focus attention on key centers (heart, head), and treat chanting as an inner consecration rather than mere recitation.