Shloka 74
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
कीर्तितास्ताः कलाश्चैव पादयोरपि हस्तयोः । प्राणे शिरसि बाह्वोश्च कल्पयेत्कल्पवित्तमः
kīrtitāstāḥ kalāścaiva pādayorapi hastayoḥ | prāṇe śirasi bāhvośca kalpayetkalpavittamaḥ
Vì thế, bậc hành giả trí tuệ—thông thạo các phép quán tưởng theo nghi quỹ—cũng nên an trí chính những kalā thiêng ấy nơi bàn chân và bàn tay; đồng thời đặt chúng trong prāṇa (hơi thở sinh lực), trên đỉnh đầu và nơi hai cánh tay.
Lord Shiva (teaching the method of internal installation/nyāsa as a yogic-ritual discipline)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that the body is to be treated as a temple of Shiva: by installing the divine kalās in limbs, breath, and head, the seeker purifies the pashu-nature and aligns the inner being toward Pati (Shiva), supporting liberation.
This is an inner form of Saguna worship: instead of placing offerings only externally to the Linga, one performs mental installation (nyāsa) so the limbs and prāṇa become sanctified as Shiva’s manifest presence, deepening devotion and concentration.
Anga-nyāsa/karanyāsa-like visualization: place the mantra’s energies (kalās) in hands, feet, arms, head, and especially in prāṇa, then continue japa and dhyāna—often paired in Shaiva practice with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.