Shloka 63
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अंगुष्ठद्वयमारभ्य तलांतं परिमार्जयेत् । ओमित्युक्त्वाथ देवेशि करन्यासं समारभेत्
aṃguṣṭhadvayamārabhya talāṃtaṃ parimārjayet | omityuktvātha deveśi karanyāsaṃ samārabhet
Beginning with the two thumbs, one should rub and purify the hands up to the ends of the palms. Then, having uttered “Oṁ,” O Devī, one should commence the kara-nyāsa, the ritual placing of the mantra upon the hands.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: oṃ
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with inner and outer purification: the hands (instruments of action) are sanctified with Om and nyāsa so the act of japa or pūjā becomes a consecrated offering to Pati (Shiva), not a merely physical action.
Kara-nyāsa is a preparatory rite for Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā and mantra-japa: by placing mantra-power into the hands, the devotee approaches the Liṅga with disciplined, mantra-infused action aligned to Shiva’s presence.
Hand purification followed by uttering the praṇava “Om” and performing kara-nyāsa—typically done before japa, dhyāna, or Liṅga-archana, to stabilize attention and invoke mantra-śakti.