Shloka 69

उमामहेश्वरव्रतं—पञ्चाक्षरमन्त्रस्य माहात्म्यं, न्यासः, जपविधिः, सदाचारः, विनियोगः

Devanagari script

उत्पत्त्यादित्रिभेदेन न्यसेदाश्रमतः क्रमात् उभाभ्यामेव पाणिभ्याम् आपादतलमस्तकम्

Transliteration

utpattyāditribhedena nyasedāśramataḥ kramāt ubhābhyāmeva pāṇibhyām āpādatalamastakam

Translation

Dividindo o rito em três modos—começando pela emanação—deve-se realizar o nyāsa na ordem correta, conforme o próprio āśrama. Com ambas as mãos apenas, deve tocar e assentar o poder do mantra desde as solas dos pés até o alto da cabeça.

Word by Word

• उत्पत्ति (utpatti): origination, arising

• आदि (ādi): and so on, beginning with

• त्रिभेदेन (tribhedena): by threefold division/three modes

• न्यसेत् (nyaset): should perform nyāsa, should place/assign (mantras)

• आश्रमतः (āśramataḥ): according to the āśrama (stage of life/discipline)

• क्रमात् (kramāt): in due order, sequentially

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām): with both

• एव (eva): indeed, only

• पाणिभ्याम् (pāṇibhyām): hands

• आपादतलमस्तकम् (āpāda-tala-mastakam): from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva-puja/nyasa vidhi to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes nyāsa as a mandatory inner preparation for Linga-pūjā—consecrating the entire body as a fit seat for Shiva’s mantra-power before external offerings.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By directing mantra-placement through the whole body, it implies Shiva as Pati pervading and sanctifying the pashu (individual soul-body complex), loosening pāśa (bondage) through ordered discipline.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A full-body nyāsa performed sequentially—from the soles to the crown—done with both hands, adapted to one’s āśrama, aligning with Pāśupata-oriented purification before worship.