Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 9
न्यासत्रैविध्य-भूतशुद्धि-प्रक्रिया
Threefold Nyāsa and the Procedure of Elemental Purification
निरुद्ध्वा प्राणवायुं च गुणसंख्यानुसारतः । भूतग्रंथिं ततश्छिद्यादस्त्रेणैवास्त्रमुद्रया । नाड्या सुषुम्नयात्मानं प्रेरितं प्राणवायुना । निर्गतं ब्रह्मरन्ध्रेण योजयेच्छिवतेजसा
niruddhvā prāṇavāyuṃ ca guṇasaṃkhyānusārataḥ | bhūtagraṃthiṃ tataśchidyādastreṇaivāstramudrayā | nāḍyā suṣumnayātmānaṃ preritaṃ prāṇavāyunā | nirgataṃ brahmarandhreṇa yojayecchivatejasā
依诸guṇa之次第而摄持命风（prāṇa-vāyu）之后，当以瑜伽之“武器”并以武器印（astra-mudrā）封印，斩断诸大之结（bhūta-granthi）。自我由命气推动，经由中脉（suṣumnā nāḍī）而上，出离于梵孔（brahma-randhra）者，应与湿婆之光焰（tejas）相合为一。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: liberating
FAQs
It describes the inner yogic ascent where the bound soul (paśu) transcends elemental bondage (pāśa) through disciplined prāṇa and is finally united with Śiva’s light (Pati), indicating liberation by Śiva’s grace and realization.
The verse presents internal worship: the yogin rises through suṣumnā and merges the awakened consciousness into Śiva’s tejas—an inward counterpart to external Liṅga worship, where Saguna devotion matures into experiential union with the Lord’s presence.
A prāṇāyāma-based meditation: restraining prāṇa, piercing the bhūta-granthi, directing awareness through suṣumnā to the crown (brahmarandhra), and contemplating union with Śiva’s radiance—supported by mantra-japa and steady mudrā (as implied by astramudrā).