Shloka 3
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
मनुमेवं समुच्चार्य स्थित्वा तस्मिन्नुदङ्मुखः । प्राणानायम्य विधिवत्प्र णवोच्चारपूर्वकम्
manumevaṃ samuccārya sthitvā tasminnudaṅmukhaḥ | prāṇānāyamya vidhivatpra ṇavoccārapūrvakam
وبعد أن تلا المانترا على هذا النحو، ثبت هناك متوجّهًا بوجهه نحو الشمال؛ ثمّ، على وفق السنّة الطقسية، نظّم أنفاسه (برانايا̄ما)، مبتدئًا بتلفّظ البراناڤا (Oṁ).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: Praṇava (Oṃ) (explicitly referenced as the beginning of the regulated-breath practice)
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-japa becomes spiritually potent when joined to discipline of posture, direction, and prāṇa—beginning with Praṇava—so the mind turns steadily toward Pati (Lord Shiva) rather than remaining scattered in pasha-bound tendencies.
The verse describes the inner method that supports outer worship: before (or alongside) Linga-upāsanā, the devotee steadies breath and begins japa with Om, making the mind fit to contemplate Shiva in a saguna form while being led toward the higher, transcendent reality.
Face north, recite the chosen Shiva-mantra, perform prāṇāyāma in a rule-based way, and commence japa with the utterance of Praṇava (Om) as the sanctifying prelude.