Shloka 2
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
प्रणवं पूर्वमुद्धृत्य पश्चादाधार मुद्धरेत् । तत्पश्चाच्छक्तिकमलं चतुर्थ्यंतं नमोन्तकम्
praṇavaṃ pūrvamuddhṛtya paścādādhāra muddharet | tatpaścācchaktikamalaṃ caturthyaṃtaṃ namontakam
প্রথমে প্রণব ‘ওঁ’ উচ্চারণ করবে, তারপর আধার-বীজ বলবে। এরপর শক্তি-কামল (শক্তি-বীজ) চতুর্থী বিভক্তিতে রেখে শেষে ‘নমঃ’ যোগ করবে।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: Oṃ + (ādhāra-bīja) + (śakti-kamala component) + (dative-form) + namaḥ (as described; exact bījas not fully specified in verse)
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined, step-by-step mantra formation: beginning with Oṁ, grounding the mind in the “support” principle, invoking Śakti, and finally surrendering through “namaḥ”—a Shaiva Siddhānta pattern of grace (Śiva-Śakti) leading the soul toward liberation.
The sequence culminates in “namaḥ,” the attitude of reverent offering central to Saguna Shiva worship—especially in Liṅga-pūjā—where mantra and salutation are joined to external worship and inner contemplation of Śiva as Pati (the Lord).
Mantra-japa with correct order: start with Oṁ, add the prescribed seed/support elements, and end with “namaḥ,” performed with focused mind as part of daily Śiva-upāsanā, Liṅga-pūjā, or Mahāśivarātri observance.