Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Pūrva Bhāga – Tapini Kalā - पूर्व भाग - तपिनी कला - 4.1

औम् ह्रीम् श्रीदेवी नमः

15 March 2016

षोदान्यासादयो न्यासा न्यासखण्दे समीरिताः ।
अन्तर्यामक्र्मश्चैव भैर्यागक्र्मस्तथा ॥ ४ ॥

ṣodānyāsādayo nyāsā nyāsakhaṇde samīritāḥ ।
antaryāmakrmaścaiva bhairyāgakrmastathā ॥ 4 ॥

Nyāsa means the assignment of different parts of the body to different deities. By doing so, Śrī Devi becomes the whole body itself. Shoḍanyāsa is of two kinds – laghu (simple) and mahā (great). In lagunyāsa Śrī Devi is assigned to different parts of the body in different forms – Ganesha, yogini-s, constellations etc. (The second half will be taken up for meditation when the next verse dealing with Pooja Kanda is discussed).



औम् ह्रीम् श्रीदेवी नमः