Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 35
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
पश्चात्त्रयोःदशकलाः पायुमेढ्रोरुजानुषु । जंघास्फिक्कटिपार्श्वेषु वामदेवस्य भावयेत् । घ्राणे शिरसि बाह्वोश्च कल्पयेत्कल्पवित्तमः । अष्टत्रिंशत्कलान्यासमेवं कृत्वानुपूर्वशः
paścāttrayoḥdaśakalāḥ pāyumeḍhrorujānuṣu | jaṃghāsphikkaṭipārśveṣu vāmadevasya bhāvayet | ghrāṇe śirasi bāhvośca kalpayetkalpavittamaḥ | aṣṭatriṃśatkalānyāsamevaṃ kṛtvānupūrvaśaḥ
その後、定められた作法を知る者は、十三のカラー（kalā）を順次に観想し、肛門・生殖器・腿・膝に安置すべきである。脛・臀・腰・脇には、ヴァーマデーヴァ（Vāmadeva）の臨在を観ずる。また同様に、鼻・頭・両腕にも（カラーを）配当する。かくして三十八のカラーのニヤーサ（nyāsa）を順序正しく行い、段階を追って進む。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Vāyavīya teachings to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Vāmadeva
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches kalā-nyāsa—an inner consecration where the aspirant mentally installs Śiva’s divine powers in the body, making the body a purified seat for worship, mantra, and realization of Pati (Śiva) beyond pasha (bondage).
Nyāsa is a Saguna method: by assigning Śiva’s aspects (here highlighting Vāmadeva) to limbs and centers, the devotee internalizes the Liṅga-worship—turning external ritual into inward adoration that leads toward the Nirguna truth.
A sequential kalā-nyāsa meditation: visualize and “place” the specified kalās in the listed body-points, especially contemplating Vāmadeva in the legs/hips/waist/sides, as preparation for mantra-japa and deeper Śaiva yoga.