चतुर्वर्गफलावाप्त्यै विनियोगः प्रकीर्त्तितः । अङ्गन्यासकरन्यासौ कथयामि शृणु प्रिये ॥ ४० ॥
caturvargaphalāvāptyai viniyōgaḥ prakīrttitaḥ | aṅganyāsakaranyāsau kathayāmi śṛṇu priyē || 40 ||
Translation
its use (viniyoga) is declared to be the gaining of the four aims of life. I will tell you the nyāsa of the limbs and of the hands; hear, beloved.
Word by word
- caturvargaphalāvāptyai
- for gaining the fruit of the four aims
- viniyōgaḥ
- the application
- prakīrttitaḥ
- is declared
- aṅganyāsakaranyāsau
- the nyāsa of the limbs and of the hands
- kathayāmi
- I tell
- śṛṇu
- hear
- priyē
- O beloved
Meaning
Nyāsa is the placing of the mantra on the body. As with every practice the Tantra describes, taking it up is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.