Shloka 41
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
एवमुक्त्वा ततो दत्त्वा तदर्थं सूर्यमूर्त्तये । नमस्कुर्यादिमं मंत्रं पठित्वा सुसमाहितः
evamuktvā tato dattvā tadarthaṃ sūryamūrttaye | namaskuryādimaṃ maṃtraṃ paṭhitvā susamāhitaḥ
Having spoken thus, and then offering that gift for that very purpose to the embodied form of the Sun (Sūrya), one should bow down—mind fully collected—after reciting this mantra.
Suta Goswami (narrating the prescribed procedure as received in the Kailāsa-saṃhitā tradition)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It emphasizes that ritual action becomes spiritually fruitful when performed with right intention (tadartham) and inner concentration (su-samāhita). In a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit, disciplined worship purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns the mind toward the Pati (Lord).
Though Sūrya is named, the method—offering, mantra-recitation, and namaskāra—reflects saguna upāsanā: honoring a manifest divine form as a support for devotion and steadiness of mind, which in Shaiva practice ultimately matures toward Shiva-realization.
Perform the intended offering, recite the prescribed mantra, and then bow with a steady, collected mind—treating mantra-japa and namaskāra as both outer rite and inner meditation.