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 ||
କନିଷ୍ଠା ଆଙ୍ଗୁଳିରେ ନାଭି-ଦେଶ ସ୍ପର୍ଶ କରି, ସର୍ବତ୍ର ଅଙ୍ଗୁଷ୍ଠ-ପ୍ରମାଣ ଅନୁସାରେ ଚିହ୍ନ କର; “ଆତ୍ମ-ବିଦ୍ୟା” ଆଦି ଶିବ-ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ଏବଂ “ସ୍ୱାହା”ରେ ଶେଷ ହେଉଥିବା ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ନ୍ୟାସ—ଏହା ଶୈବ ବିଧି ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଛି।
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).