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
Dicho esto, y ofreciendo luego ese don para ese mismo fin a la forma encarnada del Sol (Sūrya), debe uno inclinarse en reverencia, con la mente bien recogida, tras recitar este 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.