न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अभिमंत्र्य ततस्तस्मिन्धेनुमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत । शंखमुद्रां च तेनैव प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रमंत्रतः
abhimaṃtrya tatastasmindhenumudrāṃ pradarśayeta | śaṃkhamudrāṃ ca tenaiva prokṣayedastramaṃtrataḥ
Rồi, sau khi gia trì bằng chân ngôn, hãy kết ấn Dhenu (ấn Bò) trên đó. Cũng bằng chính bàn tay ấy, hãy kết ấn Śaṅkha (ấn Ốc) và rảy nước theo Astra-mantra, để hộ trì và thanh tịnh nghi lễ phụng thờ Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: astra-mantra (protective weapon-mantra; text not quoted in verse)
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: protective
It teaches that Śiva-pūjā should be approached through mantra-saturated purity and protection: mudrās and the Astra-mantra consecrate the worship-space and the offerings, removing obstacles so devotion (bhakti) becomes steady and sattvic.
In Saguna Śiva worship—especially Liṅga-pūjā—external acts like prokṣaṇa (sprinkling) and protective mantras prepare the upacāras (offerings) and the altar so the devotee can focus on Śiva’s auspicious presence without ritual impurity or distraction.
Perform mantra-nyāsa/abhimantraṇa, show Dhenu Mudrā and Śaṅkha Mudrā, then sprinkle (prokṣaṇa) with the Astra-mantra as a protective sealing of the rite before continuing Śiva’s worship.