Shloka 7
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अभिमंत्र्य ततस्तस्मिन्धेनुमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत । शंखमुद्रां च तेनैव प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रमंत्रतः
abhimaṃtrya tatastasmindhenumudrāṃ pradarśayeta | śaṃkhamudrāṃ ca tenaiva prokṣayedastramaṃtrataḥ
随后，以咒加持使其成圣，应在其上结示“牝牛印”（Dhenu Mudrā）。并以同一只手再结“法螺印”（Śaṅkha Mudrā），依“阿斯特罗咒”（Astra-mantra）洒净，以护持并净化供奉湿婆之仪。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Mantra: astra-mantra (protective weapon-mantra; text not quoted in verse)
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: protective
FAQs
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.