Shloka 7

Viṣṇu-pūjāvidhi: Śuddhi, Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Āsana-devatā Pūjā, Upacāras, and Stotra

Devanagari script

अङ्गन्यासं ततः कुय्यान्देभिर्मन्त्रौर्विचक्षणः / ॐ हां हृदयाय नमः / ॐ हीं शिरसे स्वाहा / ॐ हूं शिखायै वषट् / ॐ हैं कवचाय हुं / ॐ हौं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् / ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट्

Transliteration

aṅganyāsaṃ tataḥ kuyyāndebhirmantraurvicakṣaṇaḥ / oṃ hāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ / oṃ hīṃ śirase svāhā / oṃ hūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ / oṃ haiṃ kavacāya huṃ / oṃ hauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ / oṃ haḥ astrāya phaṭ

Translation

แล้วผู้ปฏิบัติผู้รอบรู้พึงทำอังคะนยาสะด้วยมนตร์ทิพย์ว่า “โอม หาง—นมะห์ แด่หฤทัย; โอม หีง—สวาหา แด่เศียร; โอม หูง—วษัฏ แด่ศิขา; โอม ไหง—หุง แด่กวจะ; โอม เฮาง—เวาษัฏ แด่เนตรทั้งสาม; โอม หะห์—ผัฏ แด่อัสตรา”

Word by Word

• अङ्गन्यासम्: limb-nyāsa
• अङ्गन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्गानां न्यासः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थ (thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देभिः: with the limbs (reading: debhiḥ)
• देभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दे (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; पाठभेद/रूपभेदः—अर्थतः ‘अङ्गैः/देहैः’ (with the limbs/body-parts)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विचक्षणः: the discerning one
• विचक्षणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृपद (agent noun)

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हां: hāṃ (bīja)
• हां: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हां (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• हृदयाय: to the heart
• हृदयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक अव्यय

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हीं: hīṃ (bīja)
• हीं: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हीं (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• शिरसे: to the head
• शिरसे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वाहा: svāhā
• स्वाहा: Sambandha (Mantra ending/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वाहा (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्रान्त-निपात (oblation formula), अव्यय

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हूं: hūṃ (bīja)
• हूं: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हूं (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• शिखायै: to the topknot/crest
• शिखायै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वषट्: vaṣaṭ
• वषट्: Sambandha (Mantra ending/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वषट् (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्रान्त-निपात (vaṣaṭ), अव्यय

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हैं: haiṃ (bīja)
• हैं: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हैं (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• कवचाय: to the armor (protective sheath)
• कवचाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हुं: huṃ (bīja)
• हुं: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हुं (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हौं: hauṃ (bīja)
• हौं: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हौं (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• नेत्रत्रयाय: to the three eyes
• नेत्रत्रयाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नेत्राणां त्रयम्)

• वौषट्: vauṣaṭ
• वौषट्: Sambandha (Mantra ending/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वौषट् (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्रान्त-निपात (vauṣaṭ), अव्यय

• ॐ: Om
• ॐ: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: प्रणव, अव्यय

• हः: haḥ (bīja)
• हः: Sambandha (Mantra particle/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हः (बीज/अव्यय)
• Form: बीजाक्षर, अव्यय

• अस्त्राय: to the weapon (astra)
• अस्त्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फट्: phaṭ
• फट्: Sambandha (Mantra ending/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय)
• Form: मन्त्रान्त-निपात (phaṭ), अव्यय

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a ritual-teaching context)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Aṅga-nyāsa integrates mantra with the practitioner’s limbs—heart, head, śikhā, kavaca, eyes, astra—creating a devotional ‘armor’ of awareness and surrender.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as internalization: shifting worship from external to embodied contemplation; disciplined ritual supports steadiness (samādhāna) and purity.

Application: Perform aṅga-nyāsa before japa/pūjā: touch the specified body-points with attention; keep meaning—heart as devotion, head as resolve, eyes as purified perception, astra as cutting distractions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.31.4 (kara-nyāsa context); Garuda Purana 1.31.5 (root-mantra); Garuda Purana 1.31.8 (mudrā after nyāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the importance of aṅga-nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents aṅga-nyāsa as a formal preparatory act that sanctifies the body and establishes protective mantra-placements (heart, head, śikhā, kavaca, eyes, astra) before further ritual practice.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing purification and protection through mantra, it supports the broader Garuda Purana framework where correct rites help remove obstacles and stabilize the practitioner’s subtle orientation toward dharma and auspicious transitions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that spiritual practice benefits from disciplined preparation—begin with a structured, reverent setup (mental focus, protective intention, and correct recitation) rather than rushing into rituals.