Shloka 11

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

पाण्योः षडङ्गबीजानि न्यस्य काये ततो न्यसेत् / अङ्गुष्ठादिकनिष्ठान्तं विन्यसेद्वीजपञ्चकम्

Transliteration

pāṇyoḥ ṣaḍaṅgabījāni nyasya kāye tato nyaset / aṅguṣṭhādikaniṣṭhāntaṃ vinyasedvījapañcakam

Translation

Habiendo colocado en ambas manos las bīja-mantras de los seis miembros (ṣaḍaṅga), hágase luego el nyāsa en el cuerpo. Desde el pulgar hasta el meñique, colóquese el conjunto de cinco sílabas-semilla.

Word by Word

• पाण्योः: of the two hands
• पाण्योः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन — 'of the two hands'

• षड्-अङ्ग-बीजानि: the ṣaḍaṅga seed-syllables
• षड्-अङ्ग-बीजानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन — षडङ्गस्य बीजानि (six-limbed/ṣaḍaṅga mantras' seed-syllables)

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययभाव-क्रियाविशेषण), 'having placed'

• काये: on/in the body
• काये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thereafter'

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'he should place'

• अङ्गुष्ठ-आदि-कनिष्ठ-अन्तम्: from thumb to little finger
• अङ्गुष्ठ-आदि-कनिष्ठ-अन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कनिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — 'from the thumb etc. up to the little finger' (अङ्गुष्ठादि...कनिष्ठान्तम्)

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बीज-पञ्चकम्: the five seed-syllables
• बीज-पञ्चकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — 'a set of five seed(-syllables)'

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mantra-śarīra: bīja-syllables installed in limbs awaken devotional and protective power for pūjā.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as mind-training: disciplined placement externalizes and then internalizes sacred order.

Application: Perform ṣaḍaṅga-bīja nyāsa on both hands, then finger-wise bīja-pañcaka from thumb to little finger before commencing worship/japa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-mandala (hands and fingers)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.12-13 (netra-bīja in palms; hṛdaya/śiras/śikhā/kavaca/netra/astra nyāsa)

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nyāsa as a preparatory ritual: installing seed-mantras on the hands and body to sanctify the practitioner and make japa/worship effective and properly ‘placed’ in the limbs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it emphasizes ritual correctness and inner purification; such disciplines are taught as supports for dharma and spiritual readiness, which the Garuda Purana connects to auspicious outcomes after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before any recitation or prayer, adopt a short, consistent purification routine—steady posture, mindful breath, and a brief hand/body sanctification (as per one’s tradition)—to cultivate focus and reverence.