ब्रह्मविष्णुरुद्रऋषिभ्यो नमः, शिरसि। गायत्र्युष्णिगनुष्टुप्छन्दोभ्यो नमः, मुखे। महाकालीमहालक्ष्मीमहासरस्वतीदेवताभ्यो नमः, हृदि। ऐं बीजाय नमः, गुह्ये। ह्रीं शक्तये नमः, पादयोः। क्लीं कीलकाय नमः, नाभौ।
brahmaviṣṇurudraṛṣibhyō namaḥ, śirasi | gāyatryuṣṇiganuṣṭupchandōbhyō namaḥ, mukhē | mahākālīmahālakṣmīmahāsarasvatīdēvatābhyō namaḥ, hṛdi | aiṁ bījāya namaḥ, guhyē | hrīṁ śaktayē namaḥ, pādayōḥ | klīṁ kīlakāya namaḥ, nābhau |
Translation
Salutation to the seers Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra, on the head. Salutation to the meters Gāyatrī, Uṣṇik and Anuṣṭubh, on the mouth. Salutation to the deities Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī and Mahāsarasvatī, on the heart. Salutation to the seed aiṁ, on the secret part. Salutation to the power hrīṁ, on the feet. Salutation to the pin klīṁ, on the navel.
Word by word
- brahmaviṣṇurudraṛṣibhyaḥ
- to the seers Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra
- namaḥ
- salutation
- śirasi
- on the head
- gāyatryuṣṇiganuṣṭupchandōbhyaḥ
- to the meters Gāyatrī, Uṣṇik and Anuṣṭubh
- mukhē
- on the mouth
- dēvatābhyaḥ
- to the deities
- hṛdi
- on the heart
- aiṁ bījāya
- to the seed aiṁ
- guhyē
- on the secret part
- hrīṁ śaktayē
- to the power hrīṁ
- pādayōḥ
- on the feet
- klīṁ kīlakāya
- to the pin klīṁ
- nābhau
- on the navel
Meaning
Nyāsa means “placing”: the elements of the mantra named in the viniyoga are placed on the body. Saying each phrase, touch with the fingers of the right hand, in turn, the head, the mouth, the heart, the secret part, both feet and the navel. The seers rest on the head, the meters on the mouth that speaks them, and the deities in the heart.