Shloka 24
Prāṇeśvara Garuḍa-Mantra: Timing (Velā), Nāga-Grahas, Nyāsa, Haṃsa-Rite, and Viṣa-Cikitsā
अ आ न्यसेत्तु पादाग्रे इ ई गुलफे ऽथ जानुनि / उ ऊ ए ऐ कटितटे ओ नाभौ हृदि औ न्यसेत्
a ā nyasettu pādāgre i ī gulaphe 'tha jānuni / u ū e ai kaṭitaṭe o nābhau hṛdi au nyaset
‘અ’ અને ‘આ’ નો ન્યાસ પાદાગ્રે કરવો; ‘ઇ’ અને ‘ઈ’ નો ગુલ્ફે (ટખણે) અને પછી જાનુ (ઘૂંટણે) પર; ‘ઉ’, ‘ઊ’, ‘એ’ અને ‘ઐ’ નો કટિપ્રદેશે; ‘ઓ’ નો નાભિ પર; અને ‘ઔ’ નો હૃદય પર ન્યાસ કરવો.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Phonemes are treated as fundamental energies; placing them in the body aligns microcosm (piṇḍa) with mantra order (varṇa-krama).
Vedantic Theme: Body-mind as instrument refined by śabda; disciplined internalization supports steadiness and clarity (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi).
Application: Use vowel-nyāsa as a preparatory centering practice before protective/healing japa; maintain consistent visualization of each placement point.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: ritual body-mandala (nyāsa map)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.19.21 (aṅga-nyāsa framework)
FAQs
This verse shows nyāsa as a sanctifying practice—placing sacred sounds on body-points to purify and steady the practitioner before higher rites and contemplations.
Indirectly: by prescribing inner purification through mantra-nyāsa, it supports the Garuda Purana’s wider aim of preparing consciousness for death, post-death transitions, and dharmic living.
Use it as a mindful, disciplined mantra-body practice—linking breath, sound, and attention to key body regions to cultivate steadiness and ritual focus.