Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
बाहुद्वये न्यसेत्पश्चात्सर्वरोगापहारकम् । मूर्द्धादि वृष्टिकर्तारमापादांतं न्यसेत्सुधीः ॥ ८९ ॥
bāhudvaye nyasetpaścātsarvarogāpahārakam | mūrddhādi vṛṣṭikartāramāpādāṃtaṃ nyasetsudhīḥ || 89 ||
Ensuite, place (la puissance du mantra) sur les deux bras comme celui qui ôte toutes les maladies. Que le pratiquant avisé le place de la tête jusqu’aux pieds comme l’auteur de la pluie, dispensateur d’averses vivifiantes.
Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada on technical ritual procedure/nyasa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches nyāsa—sacralizing the body by placing mantra-power on limbs—so the practitioner becomes a fit vessel for divine protection, health, and auspicious cosmic support.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing disciplined bodily and mental sanctification (nyāsa) before worship, aligning the devotee’s whole being—head to feet—with the deity’s grace.
It highlights applied ritual science: systematic limb-placement (aṅga/śarīra-nyāsa) and ordered bodily mapping used in mantra-sādhana for specific results like healing and prosperity (symbolized by rain).