Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 5
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
बिंदु सहित ‘न’ से आरम्भ होने वाले वर्णों का क्रम से न्यास करे। फिर अंगुलियों में शिव का न्यास करे और दोनों हथेलियों में भी, जिससे रोग-शोक न रहे। तत्पश्चात अस्त्र-न्यास करके अस्त्र-मंत्र द्वारा उसे दसों दिशाओं में विस्तारित करे। (इस प्रकार) निवृत्ति आदि पाँच कलाएँ पंचमहाभूत-स्वरूपिणी हैं।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: (implied) na-ma-śi-vā-ya with bindu/anusvāra placements per nyāsa-prayoga
Type: panchakshara
FAQs
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.