Shloka 10
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
देवता स्यात्षडंगानि ह्रामित्यादीनि विन्यसेत् । ततस्संप्रोक्षयेत्पद्ममस्त्रेणाग्नेरगोचरम्
devatā syātṣaḍaṃgāni hrāmityādīni vinyaset | tatassaṃprokṣayetpadmamastreṇāgneragocaram
ദേവതയെ മനസ്സിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് “ഹ്രാം” മുതലായ ബീജങ്ങളാൽ ഷഡംഗ-ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; തുടർന്ന് അസ്ത്രമന്ത്രം കൊണ്ട് പദ്മാസനം സംപ്രോക്ഷിച്ച് അഗ്നിക്ക് അഗോചരമായി സംരക്ഷിക്കണം।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: hrām (and related syllables for ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa); Astra-mantra (not quoted)
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that worship must be safeguarded by mantra-discipline: first establishing divine presence through nyāsa (inner sanctification), then protecting the support of worship (the lotus-seat) so the sādhaka’s offering remains pure and undisturbed—an outer sign of inner steadiness toward Pati (Śiva).
Nyāsa and consecration are preparatory acts for saguna-upāsanā: the Linga or deity is approached as a consciously invoked presence, and the seat/maṇḍala is ritually protected so the worship proceeds without obstacles, aligning body, speech, and mind with Śiva’s form.
Ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa with “hrām” and allied syllables, followed by saṁprokṣaṇa (sprinkling) using the Astra-mantra to create a protective boundary—used as both a ritual protection and a meditative sealing of the worship-space.