Shloka 7

Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga

Devanagari script

मध्ये बीजद्वयं न्यस्य न्यसेदङ्गे ततः पुनः / हृच्छिरसि शिखावर्ंमवक्क्राक्ष्युदहपृष्ठतः

Transliteration

madhye bījadvayaṃ nyasya nyasedaṅge tataḥ punaḥ / hṛcchirasi śikhāvarṃmavakkrākṣyudahapṛṣṭhataḥ

Translation

मध्ये बीजद्वयं न्यस्य, ततः पुनरङ्गे न्यसेत्—हृदि शिरसि शिखायां वर्मणि वदने करयोः अक्षिषु अस्त्रे च, पृष्ठतः।

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• बीजद्वयम्: a pair of seed(-mantras)
• बीजद्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज-द्वय (प्रातिपदिक; बीज + द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (बीजानां द्वयम्)

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); ‘having placed’

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अङ्गे: on the limb/body-part
• अङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम-वाचक

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक (again)

• हृत्: in the heart
• हृत्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (वेदिक/छान्दस रूप ‘हृत्’ = ‘हृदि’)

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिखा: (at) the topknot/crest
• शिखा: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (न्यास-स्थान-निर्देशे सूची-रूपेण)

• वर्म: (at) the armor/protective covering (kavaca-place)
• वर्म: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्/वर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (न्यास-स्थान-निर्देश)

• वक्: (at) speech/mouth
• वक्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (छान्दस/संक्षिप्त रूप)

• क्राक्षि: (at) the eye(s)
• क्राक्षि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/संक्षेप; ‘अक्षि’ = eye)

• उदह: (at) water/abdomen (textual variant)
• उदह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक/उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पाठभेद/संक्षेप; सम्भाव्यं ‘उदक’/‘उदरे’)

• पृष्ठतः: at/from the back
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-वाचक (from/at the back)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aṅga-nyāsa installs mantra-śakti into vital centers, creating kavaca (spiritual armor) and aligning the embodied self with Hari’s presence.

Vedantic Theme: Purification of antaḥkaraṇa through disciplined upāsanā; transforming deha-abhimāna into īśvara-sevā instrumentality.

Application: Perform the sequence carefully: heart, head, śikhā, kavaca, face/mouth, hands, eyes, astra, and back—maintaining visualization of protection and sanctity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-loci (hṛd, śiras, śikhā, kavaca, netra, kara, pṛṣṭha) as internal pilgrimage points

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.11.6 (ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa); Garuda Purana 1.11.8 (limb placements and lotus-hand mudrā)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames nyāsa as a protective and sanctifying placement of seed-mantras on specific body-points, turning the practitioner’s body into a guarded, mantra-empowered field for the rite.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing ritual protection and mantra-embodiment, it supports the broader Garuda Purana theme that correct sacred practice stabilizes the subtle body and safeguards spiritual progress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If you practice japa or pūjā, use a brief, traditional nyāsa (heart/head/crown/armour/eyes/weapon/back) as a mindful way to focus, invoke protection, and maintain disciplined ritual structure.