Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 39
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
हंसन्यासं प्रकुर्वीत शिवशास्त्रे यथोदितम् । बीजं विभज्य हंसस्य नेत्रयोर्घ्राणयोरपि । विभज्य बाहुनेत्रास्यललाटे घ्राणयोरपि । कक्षयोः स्कन्धयोश्चैव पार्श्वयोस्तनयोस्तथा
haṃsanyāsaṃ prakurvīta śivaśāstre yathoditam | bījaṃ vibhajya haṃsasya netrayorghrāṇayorapi | vibhajya bāhunetrāsyalalāṭe ghrāṇayorapi | kakṣayoḥ skandhayoścaiva pārśvayostanayostathā
Qu’on accomplisse le Haṃsa-nyāsa exactement comme l’enseignent les écritures śaiva. En divisant la syllabe-semence de « Haṃsa », qu’on la place sur les yeux et sur les narines; qu’on la répartisse de même sur les bras, les yeux, la bouche et le front, et aussi sur les narines; puis sur les aisselles, les épaules, les flancs du corps et sur la poitrine également.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: haṃsa (seed divided for nyāsa)
Role: teaching
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It teaches Haṃsa-nyāsa—sanctifying the body with mantra so the practitioner recognizes the body and breath as instruments of Śiva, turning ordinary sense-centers into purified supports for contemplation and liberation (moksha) in a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of disciplined worship.
Nyāsa prepares the worshipper as a fit vessel for Saguna Śiva-upāsanā (including Liṅga worship) by consecrating limbs and senses; the external liṅga-pūjā is mirrored internally as the body is treated as a sacred seat where Śiva’s presence is invoked through mantra.
Perform Haṃsa-nyāsa by dividing the Haṃsa bīja/mantra and touching (placing) it on specified body points—eyes, nostrils, arms, mouth/face, forehead, armpits, shoulders, sides, and breasts—supporting mantra-japa and breath-centered meditation.