Shloka 10
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
देवता स्यात्षडंगानि ह्रामित्यादीनि विन्यसेत् । ततस्संप्रोक्षयेत्पद्ममस्त्रेणाग्नेरगोचरम्
devatā syātṣaḍaṃgāni hrāmityādīni vinyaset | tatassaṃprokṣayetpadmamastreṇāgneragocaram
देवतां मनसा संस्थाप्य, ह्रामीत्यादिमन्त्रैः षडङ्गन्यासं विन्यसेत्; ततः अस्त्रमन्त्रेण पद्मासनं संप्रोक्ष्य, अग्नेरगोचरं रक्षां कुर्यात्।
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.