Shloka 17 - Adhyaya 22 - Uttara Bhaga - Vayaviya Samhita | Malayalam | Vedapath

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Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17

न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया

Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification

Devanagari script

अंगन्यासं ततः कृत्वा शिवोक्तेन तु वर्त्मना । वर्णन्यासं ततः कुर्याद्धस्तपादादिसंधिषु । षडंगानि ततो न्यस्य जातिषट्कयुतानि च । दिग्बंधमाचरेत्पश्चादाग्नेयादि यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

aṃganyāsaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śivoktena tu vartmanā | varṇanyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryāddhastapādādisaṃdhiṣu | ṣaḍaṃgāni tato nyasya jātiṣaṭkayutāni ca | digbaṃdhamācaretpaścādāgneyādi yathākramam

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ശിവൻ ഉപദേശിച്ച മാർഗ്ഗപ്രകാരം അങ്ഗന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. പിന്നെ കൈ, കാൽ മുതലായവയുടെ സന്ധിസ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ വർണന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് ഷഡംഗങ്ങളും ശബ്ദങ്ങളുടെ ഷട് ജാതികളോടുകൂടി ന്യസിച്ച്, ആഗ്നേയ ദിശയിൽ നിന്ന് ക്രമമായി ദിഗ്ബന്ധം ആചരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

अङ्गन्यासम्limb-nyāsa

ततःthen

कृत्वाhaving done

शिवोक्तेनas spoken by Śiva

तुindeed/but

वर्त्मनाby the path/method

वर्णन्यासम्letter-nyāsa

ततःthen

कुर्यात्should do

हस्तपादादिसन्धिषुin the joints such as hands and feet

षडङ्गानिthe six limbs (sixfold parts)

ततःthen

न्यस्यhaving placed (assigned)

जातिषट्कयुतानिjoined with the six jātis

चand

दिग्बन्धम्directional binding (sealing the quarters)

आचरेत्should perform

पश्चात्afterwards

आग्नेयादिstarting with the southeast (Agneya) etc.

यथाक्रमम्in proper sequence

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: kavaca

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śiva-mantra worship is not merely external: by nyāsa, the sādhaka consecrates the body as a temple of Pati (Śiva), purifying the pashu (individual soul) and preparing the mind for steadiness and grace (anugraha).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Nyāsa and dig-bandha are preparatory acts before saguna upāsanā such as Liṅga-pūjā: they sanctify the limbs, invoke mantra-śakti into the practitioner, and establish a protected sacred space for Śiva’s embodied worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It prescribes aṅga-nyāsa and varṇa-nyāsa (placing mantra/syllables on limbs and joints), followed by ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa and dig-bandha (directional sealing), typically done before japa of the Pañcākṣarī or related Śaiva mantras.