Shloka 63
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अंगुष्ठद्वयमारभ्य तलांतं परिमार्जयेत् । ओमित्युक्त्वाथ देवेशि करन्यासं समारभेत्
aṃguṣṭhadvayamārabhya talāṃtaṃ parimārjayet | omityuktvātha deveśi karanyāsaṃ samārabhet
Bắt đầu từ hai ngón cái, hãy xoa rửa cho thanh tịnh đôi tay đến tận đầu lòng bàn tay. Rồi, sau khi xướng “Oṁ”, ôi Devī, hãy khởi sự kara-nyāsa, nghi thức an đặt thần chú trên đôi tay.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Mantra: oṃ
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with inner and outer purification: the hands (instruments of action) are sanctified with Om and nyāsa so the act of japa or pūjā becomes a consecrated offering to Pati (Shiva), not a merely physical action.
Kara-nyāsa is a preparatory rite for Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā and mantra-japa: by placing mantra-power into the hands, the devotee approaches the Liṅga with disciplined, mantra-infused action aligned to Shiva’s presence.
Hand purification followed by uttering the praṇava “Om” and performing kara-nyāsa—typically done before japa, dhyāna, or Liṅga-archana, to stabilize attention and invoke mantra-śakti.