न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
सबिंदुकान्नकारादीन्वर्णान्न्यस्येदनुक्रमात् । अंगुलीषु शिवं न्यस्येत्तलयोरप्यनामयोः । अस्त्रन्यासं ततः कृत्वा दशदिक्ष्वस्त्रमंत्रतः । निवृत्त्यादिकलाः पञ्च पञ्चभूतस्वरूपिणीः
sabiṃdukānnakārādīnvarṇānnyasyedanukramāt | aṃgulīṣu śivaṃ nyasyettalayorapyanāmayoḥ | astranyāsaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā daśadikṣvastramaṃtrataḥ | nivṛttyādikalāḥ pañca pañcabhūtasvarūpiṇīḥ
Qu’on place (nyāsa), dans l’ordre prescrit, les syllabes commençant par « na » avec le bindu. Puis qu’on place Śiva sur les doigts et aussi sur les deux paumes, afin d’être sans souffrance. Ensuite, après avoir accompli l’astra-nyāsa, qu’on l’étende aux dix directions au moyen de l’Astra-mantra. Les cinq kalā commençant par Nivṛtti sont à contempler comme de la nature des cinq grands éléments.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: (implied) na-ma-śi-vā-ya with bindu/anusvāra placements per nyāsa-prayoga
Type: panchakshara
It teaches mantra-śarīra-bhāvanā: the sādhaka internalizes Śiva through nyāsa, establishing protection (astra) and recognizing the five kalās (powers/levels) as the subtle basis of the elemental cosmos—aligning the individual with Pati (Śiva) for purification and liberation.
Nyāsa makes the worshiper’s body a fit altar for Saguna Śiva—so Linga-pūjā is not merely external; Śiva is installed in the hands that perform abhiṣeka and offerings, and protection is invoked in all directions before approaching the Linga.
Perform kara-nyāsa (placing the Panchākṣarī beginning with “na” with bindu) on fingers and palms, then do astra-nyāsa and directional protection with the Astra-mantra, while contemplating the five kalās (starting with Nivṛtti) as corresponding to the five great elements.