The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
कवर्गं दक्षिणे बाहौ चवर्गं वामबाहुके । टतवर्गौ पादयोस्तु पफौ कुक्षिद्वये न्यसेत् ॥ १०४ ॥
kavargaṃ dakṣiṇe bāhau cavargaṃ vāmabāhuke | ṭatavargau pādayostu paphau kukṣidvaye nyaset || 104 ||
ينبغي أداء النْياسا (nyāsa): توضع مجموعة «ka» على الذراع اليمنى، ومجموعة «ca» على الذراع اليسرى؛ وتوضع مجموعتا «ṭa» و«ta» على القدمين؛ وتوضع أصوات «pa» و«pha» على جانبي الخصر.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches varṇa-nyāsa (letter-placement), a discipline where sacred sound is ritually installed in the body, treating the practitioner as a mantra-body (mantra-deha) fit for worship and japa.
Though technical, nyāsa supports bhakti by preparing the devotee’s body and senses for focused remembrance and worship; it is a ritual aid that steadies attention for mantra-japa and deity-meditation.
Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-vidhi: the verse uses the traditional consonant groupings (vargas) and prescribes their bodily locations for a structured nyāsa procedure.