The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
कनिष्ठया नाभिदेशं सर्वत्राङ्गुष्ठयोजनम् । आत्मविद्याशिवैस्तत्त्वैस्वाहान्तैः शैवमीरितम् ॥ ५१ ॥
kaniṣṭhayā nābhideśaṃ sarvatrāṅguṣṭhayojanam | ātmavidyāśivaistattvaisvāhāntaiḥ śaivamīritam || 51 ||
ដោយម្រាមកូន (កនಿಷ್ಠា) ប៉ះតំបន់ផ្ចិត ហើយសម្គាល់ជុំវិញ ដោយវាស់តាមទទឹងម្រាមមេដៃ។ ពេលធ្វើញាសៈ ដាក់តត្ត្វៈសៃវៈចាប់ពី «អាត្មវិទ្យា» រហូតដល់មន្ត្រ «ស្វាហា»—នេះជាវិធីសៃវៈដែលបានបង្រៀន។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It describes a disciplined inner-ritual (nyāsa) where Śaiva principles (tattvas) are ritually “installed” in the body, using precise touch and measurement, making the practitioner’s body a consecrated field for mantra and realization.
Here devotion is expressed as embodied reverence—careful mantra-placement and remembrance of Śiva’s principles—showing bhakti not only as emotion but as a precise sādhana aligning body, speech, and mind with the deity.
It highlights technical ritual procedure—measured placement (aṅguṣṭha-pramāṇa) and mantra-formulas like “svāhā”—reflecting the applied, methodical side of Vedic practice (kalpa-style ritual precision).