Shloka 69

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

उत्पत्त्यादित्रिभेदेन न्यसेदाश्रमतः क्रमात् उभाभ्यामेव पाणिभ्याम् आपादतलमस्तकम्

Transliteration

utpattyāditribhedena nyasedāśramataḥ kramāt ubhābhyāmeva pāṇibhyām āpādatalamastakam

Translation

En divisant le rite en trois modes—en commençant par l’émanation—qu’on accomplisse le nyāsa dans l’ordre approprié, selon son āśrama. Avec les deux mains seules, qu’on touche et dépose la puissance du mantra depuis les plantes des pieds jusqu’au sommet de la tête.

Word by Word

• उत्पत्ति (utpatti): origination, arising

• आदि (ādi): and so on, beginning with

• त्रिभेदेन (tribhedena): by threefold division/three modes

• न्यसेत् (nyaset): should perform nyāsa, should place/assign (mantras)

• आश्रमतः (āśramataḥ): according to the āśrama (stage of life/discipline)

• क्रमात् (kramāt): in due order, sequentially

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām): with both

• एव (eva): indeed, only

• पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām): hands

• आपादतलमस्तकम् (āpāda-tala-mastakam): from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja/nyasa vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes nyāsa as a mandatory inner preparation for Linga-pūjā—consecrating the entire body as a fit seat for Shiva’s mantra-power before external offerings.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By directing mantra-placement through the whole body, it implies Shiva as Pati pervading and sanctifying the pashu (individual soul-body complex), loosening pāśa (bondage) through ordered discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A full-body nyāsa performed sequentially—from the soles to the crown—done with both hands, adapted to one’s āśrama, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented purification before worship.