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
چوبیس مقامات میں—پاؤں سے لے کر سر کی چوٹی تک—یوگی اُس اکشر کا وِنیاس کرے۔ دانا یوگی خاص طور پر اسے پاؤں کے بڑے انگوٹھے میں قائم کرے۔
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.