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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 3

न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया

Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification

Devanagari script

कन्यायाः पुनरुत्पत्तिं वक्ष्ये न्यासस्य लक्षणम् । अंगुष्ठादिकनिष्ठांतं स्थितिन्यास उदाहृतः । दक्षिणांगुष्ठमारभ्य वामांगुष्ठान्तमेव च । उत्पत्तिन्यास आख्यातो विपरीतस्तु संहृतिः

Transliteration

kanyāyāḥ punarutpattiṃ vakṣye nyāsasya lakṣaṇam | aṃguṣṭhādikaniṣṭhāṃtaṃ sthitinyāsa udāhṛtaḥ | dakṣiṇāṃguṣṭhamārabhya vāmāṃguṣṭhāntameva ca | utpattinyāsa ākhyāto viparītastu saṃhṛtiḥ

Translation

Nun will ich das Kennzeichen des Nyāsa für das erneute Hervortreten der Kanyā (Śakti) darlegen. Die Setzung, die beim Daumen beginnt und beim kleinen Finger endet, heißt Nyāsa des Erhalts (sthiti). Vom rechten Daumen beginnend und bis zum linken Daumen reichend, wird als Nyāsa des Entstehens (utpatti) bezeichnet; die umgekehrte Reihenfolge ist der Nyāsa der Auflösung (saṃhṛti).

Word by Word
कन्यायाःof the maiden (Kanyā)
कन्यायाः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'again')
उत्पत्तिम्origin; generation
उत्पत्तिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म
वक्ष्येI shall explain
वक्ष्ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
न्यासस्यof nyāsa (ritual placement)
न्यासस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootन्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध
लक्षणम्the characteristic; definition
लक्षणम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म
अंगुष्ठ-आदि-कनिष्ठ-अन्तम्ending at the little finger, beginning with the thumb
अंगुष्ठ-आदि-कनिष्ठ-अन्तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootअंगुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + कनिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('from thumb etc. up to the little finger end')
स्थिति-न्यासःthe sthiti-nyāsa (maintenance placement)
स्थिति-न्यासः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('nyāsa of steadiness/maintenance')
उदाहृतःis declared; is called
उदाहृतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → उदाहृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); (as finite sense) 'is said/called'
दक्षिण-अंगुष्ठम्the right thumb
दक्षिण-अंगुष्ठम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + अंगुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ('right thumb')
आरभ्यstarting from
आरभ्य:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ-रभ् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्) → आरभ्य (अव्ययीभाव/कृदन्त-अव्यय)
Formकृदन्त-अव्यय; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having begun from'
वाम-अंगुष्ठ-अन्तम्up to the left thumb end
वाम-अंगुष्ठ-अन्तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अंगुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः ('up to the end of the left thumb')
एवindeed; only
एव:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)
चand
च:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
उत्पत्ति-न्यासःutpatti-nyāsa (origin placement)
उत्पत्ति-न्यासः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः
आख्यातःis termed
आख्यातः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → आख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); (finite sense) 'is called'
विपरीतःthe reverse (one)
विपरीतः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootविपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
तुbut
तु:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')
संहृतिःwithdrawal; retraction (saṃhṛti)
संहृतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
S
Shakti

FAQs

It teaches that nyāsa is not mere hand-gesture ritualism but an inner alignment with the cosmic functions—origination, maintenance, and dissolution—so the sādhaka experiences Śiva-Śakti as present in the body-temple and moves toward purification and liberation.

Nyāsa prepares the worshipper to approach Saguna Śiva (including Liṅga-pūjā) by installing mantra-śakti in the limbs; the body becomes fit for offering, and the Liṅga is worshipped as the stable center while creation–maintenance–dissolution are contemplated as Śiva’s powers.

It points to kara-nyāsa (hand-nyāsa): placing mantra-energy in a defined sequence—thumb to little finger for sthiti, right thumb to left thumb for utpatti, and the reverse for saṃhṛti—performed with focused awareness before japa or pūjā.

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