ॐ ऐं नमः, शिखायाम्। ॐ ह्रीं नमः, दक्षिणनेत्रे। ॐ क्लीं नमः, वामनेत्रे। ॐ चां नमः, दक्षिणकर्णे। ॐ मुं नमः, वामकर्णे। ॐ डां नमः, दक्षिणनासापुटे। ॐ यैं नमः, वामनासापुटे। ॐ विं नमः, मुखे। ॐ च्चें नमः, गुह्ये।
ōṁ aiṁ namaḥ, śikhāyām | ōṁ hrīṁ namaḥ, dakṣiṇanētrē | ōṁ klīṁ namaḥ, vāmanētrē | ōṁ cāṁ namaḥ, dakṣiṇakarṇē | ōṁ muṁ namaḥ, vāmakarṇē | ōṁ ḍāṁ namaḥ, dakṣiṇanāsāpuṭē | ōṁ yaiṁ namaḥ, vāmanāsāpuṭē | ōṁ viṁ namaḥ, mukhē | ōṁ ccēṁ namaḥ, guhyē |
Translation
Om aiṁ, salutation, on the crest. Om hrīṁ, on the right eye. Om klīṁ, on the left eye. Om cāṁ, on the right ear. Om muṁ, on the left ear. Om ḍāṁ, on the right nostril. Om yaiṁ, on the left nostril. Om viṁ, on the mouth. Om cceṁ, on the secret part.
Word by word
- śikhāyām
- on the crest of the head
- dakṣiṇanētrē
- on the right eye
- vāmanētrē
- on the left eye
- dakṣiṇakarṇē
- on the right ear
- vāmakarṇē
- on the left ear
- dakṣiṇanāsāpuṭē
- on the right nostril
- vāmanāsāpuṭē
- on the left nostril
- mukhē
- on the mouth
- guhyē
- on the secret part
- namaḥ
- salutation
Meaning
Each of the nine syllables is placed on its own point of the body: touch with the fingers of the right hand, in turn, the crest of the head, the right and left eyes, the right and left ears, the right and left nostrils, the mouth and the secret part. Then, the book says, make the pervading nyāsa eight times with the root mantra: with both hands, stroke the whole body from the head down to the feet.