Shloka 9
न्यासवर्णनम् (Nyāsa-varṇanam) — Description of Nyāsa in the Saṃnyāsa Procedure
अस्य श्रीसौरमंत्रस्य देवभाग ऋषिस्ततः । छन्दो गायत्रमित्युक्तं देवस्सूर्यो महेश्वरः
asya śrīsauramaṃtrasya devabhāga ṛṣistataḥ | chando gāyatramityuktaṃ devassūryo maheśvaraḥ
此吉祥的娑乌罗（Saura）真言，其圣仙（ṛṣi）宣为天分者德瓦婆伽（Devabhāga）；其韵律为伽雅特丽（Gāyatrī）；其主尊为苏利耶（Sūrya）——实即大自在天摩醯湿伐罗（Śiva）本身。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes the mantra-śāstra framework (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā) and teaches a Shaiva insight: even Sūrya worship, when properly understood, culminates in Maheśvara as the supreme Lord (Pati) behind all cosmic powers.
By identifying Sūrya with Maheśvara, the verse supports Saguna upāsanā where divine functions (like solar radiance) are seen as expressions of Śiva; thus worship offered through a form or deity is ultimately directed to Śiva, the inner ruler of all.
Recite the Saura-mantra in the Gāyatrī metre with correct remembrance of its ṛṣi (Devabhāga) and devatā (Sūrya as Maheśvara), using focused dhyāna on Śiva’s presence as the light of consciousness within the sun.