Shloka 16

Pañcatattva-Pūjā: The Fivefold Vyuha of Hari, Mantras, Nyāsa, Maṇḍala, and Stotra

Devanagari script

चिन्तयेच्च ततो न्यासं कय्यान्द्वै कारयोर्द्वयोः / व्यापकं मूलमन्त्रेण चाङ्गन्यासं ततः परम्

Transliteration

cintayecca tato nyāsaṃ kayyāndvai kārayordvayoḥ / vyāpakaṃ mūlamantreṇa cāṅganyāsaṃ tataḥ param

Translation

پھر دونوں ہاتھوں سے نیاس کا تصور کر کے اسے ادا کرے۔ مول منتر سے ویاپک نیاس کرے، اور اس کے بعد اَنگ نیاس بجا لائے۔

Word by Word

• चिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• चिन्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• न्यासम्: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कय्यान्: on the hands
• कय्यान्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कय्या (प्रातिपदिक; हस्त-पर्याय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• द्वै: two
• द्वै: Sankhya (Numerical qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वै (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (twofold/indeed two)

• कारयोः: of the two hands
• कारयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (सर्वनाम/संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; संख्या-संबन्ध

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; न्यासम् इति विशेषण

• मूलमन्त्रेण: with the root-mantra
• मूलमन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग (मूलः मन्त्रः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अङ्गन्यासम्: limb-nyāsa
• अङ्गन्यासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग-न्यास (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग (अङ्गेषु न्यासः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)

• परम्: next/after that
• परम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (thereafter/next)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ritual internalization: through nyāsa (kara, vyāpaka, aṅga), the mantra is installed, making the body a fit vessel for dhyāna and worship.

Vedantic Theme: Upāsanā as a means to citta-śuddhi and ekāgratā; the body-mind complex is disciplined as an instrument for realization.

Application: Before japa/pujā, perform kara-nyāsa and aṅga-nyāsa with the root mantra; maintain mindful touch and correct placement to stabilize attention and reduce mental scattering.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: ritual-embodiment field

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.32.13-15 (dhyāna and vyūha context preceding nyāsa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of nyāsa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents nyāsa as a required preparatory act in mantra-practice: the mantra is ritually ‘installed’ so the body becomes a fit vessel for worship and protection.

What is the difference between vyāpaka-nyāsa and aṅga-nyāsa in this verse?

Vyāpaka-nyāsa is the spreading of the root mantra’s presence throughout the whole body, while aṅga-nyāsa is the more specific placement on designated limbs/body-points in sequence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Before japa or pūjā, practitioners can adopt a brief, disciplined sequence—mental recollection (cintana) followed by structured nyāsa—to increase focus, reverence, and consistency in sādhanā.