Shloka 172
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
चतुर्विंशति स्थानेषु आपादमस्तकेषु च । तत्कारं विन्यसेद्योगी पदांगुष्ठे विचक्षणः
caturviṃśati sthāneṣu āpādamastakeṣu ca | tatkāraṃ vinyasedyogī padāṃguṣṭhe vicakṣaṇaḥ
ในสถานที่ยี่สิบสี่แห่ง ตั้งแต่เท้าขึ้นไปจนถึงกระหม่อม โยคีพึงทำวินยาสะวางพยางค์นั้น. โยคีผู้รอบรู้พึงตรึงไว้เป็นพิเศษที่นิ้วหัวแม่เท้า.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within the Adhyaya)
Concept: Mantra-nyāsa is performed systematically across twenty-four bodily loci from feet to crown; disciplined placement anchors meditation and transforms the body into a mantra-mandala.
Application: Use structured body-scan meditation with mantra syllables; begin at the feet (humility/grounding) and proceed upward to stabilize attention.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin’s silhouette is overlaid with twenty-four glowing lotus-nodes ascending from the feet to the crown. The great toe is highlighted with a bright seed-syllable, and faint lines connect each node like a sacred circuit, suggesting the mantra’s rise through the body-temple.","primary_figures":["yogin (diagrammatic)","seed syllable (bīja) as light-form"],"setting":"Minimalist inner-space visualization—dark background with luminous anatomical mandala points.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver","electric gold","soft white","amethyst"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: stylized yogin figure with gold-leaf lotus nodes; the great toe adorned with an embossed bīja glyph; ornate border of repeating lotus motifs, rich reds and greens framing the luminous body-map.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: fine-lined yogin with subtle glowing dots marking 24 stations; cool nocturne palette, delicate calligraphy for the bīja at the toe, gentle gradients and airy negative space.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined yogin with circular mandalas at each station; strong red-yellow-green pigments; the toe-node emphasized with a larger glyph-like emblem; temple-wall symmetry and decorative bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: 24 lotus blossoms arranged along a vertical vine shaped like a human form; toe-lotus enlarged with a golden bīja; intricate floral borders, deep blue ground, patterned vines and small lamps."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft breath counts","low tanpura","single bell strike at start","silence between placements"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vinyasedyogī → vinyaset yogī; padāṃguṣṭhe → pada-aṃguṣṭhe; āpādamastakeṣu treated as avyayībhāva compound ā-pāda-mastakeṣu.
FAQs
It describes a yogic/ritual internal placement (nyāsa) of a sacred syllable (bīja/akṣara) across specified points in the body, spanning from the feet to the crown.
The number points to a structured mapping of the subtle body used in certain yogic and tantric-style contemplations, where mantra is installed at a fixed set of bodily loci for concentration and sacralization.
It signals a precise locus for concentration in the lower extremity—often used as an anchoring point in internal visualization/nyāsa—before (or alongside) extending the placement through the full body up to the crown.