DURGA PUJA Step 2:  Nyasa       

3.     NYASA (Identification):

     Revd. Maharaj (Swami Dayatmanandaji)’s favorite Upanishadic quote regarding puja is: “Devo bhutwa devam yajet” i.e., become God to worship God. Hence, the next step after Shuddhi is Nyasa where the worshipper identifies his fingers, different parts of his body, nay the entire body (instrument of worship) to the deity to be worshipped. The steps are outlined below.

    Blow the conch Shell. (optional) Conch Shell is usually blown at the beginning of or during any worship.

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3.1.  Kara Nyasa: (Identification of your hands with your chosen deity’s hands)

For both hands;

-         touch at first the tips of thumb and forefinger (index) for the first two steps then

-         touch the thumb and middle finger,

-         touch the thumb and ring finger and

-         touch the thumb and little finger.

-         Finally, for the last mantram, clamp all fingers together, keep rolling the right palm around the left palm in a clockwise motion while uttering the mantram and then end with striking the right-hand fingers (clamed together) against the middle of the left palm which results in a clap like sound.

-         Imagine that these fingers and the hands belong to the deity who is worshipped.  

ॐ ह्रां अंगुष्ठाभ्यां नमः ॐ ह्रीं तर्जनीभ्यां स्वाहा ॐ ह्रूं मध्यमाभ्यां वषट् ॐ ह्रैं अनामिकाभ्यां हूं ॐ ह्रौं कनिष्ठाभ्यां वौषट् ॐ ह्रः करतलपृष्ठाभ्यां अस्त्राय फ़ट्॥

om hrāṁ aṁguṣṭhāabhyāṁ namaḥ om hrīṁ tarjanībhyāṁ svāhā om hrūṁ madhyamābhyāṁ vaṣaṭ om hraiṁ anāmikābhyāṁ hūṁ om hrauṁ kaniṣṭhābhyāṁ vauṣaṭ om hraḥ karatalapṛṣṭhābhyāṁ astrāya faṭ ||

3.2.  Anga Nyasa: (Identification of various parts of your body with your chosen deity’s body)

Gather all the fingers of your right hand and:

-         touch the heart while uttering the first mantram

-         touch the fore-top (first part) of the head while uttering the second mantram

-         touch the middle-top (little behind the center) of the head while uttering the third mantram

-         touch the two shoulders (left and then right) while uttering the fourth mantram

-         touch the two eyes and in between the 2 eyes while uttering the fifth mantram

-         Finally, for the last mantram, clamp all fingers together, keep rolling the right palm around the left palm in a clockwise motion while uttering the mantram and then end with striking the right-hand fingers (clamed together) against the middle of the left palm which results in a clap like sound.

-         Imagine that all these body parts belong to the deity who is worshipped.

ॐ ह्रां हृदयाय नमः ॐ ह्रीं शिरसे स्वाहा ॐ ह्रूं शिखायै वषट् ॐ ह्रैं कवचाय हूं ॐ ह्रौं नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट् ॐ ह्रः करतलपृष्ठाभ्यां अस्त्राय फ़ट्॥

om hrāṁ hṛdayāya namaḥ om hrīṁ śirase svāhā om hrūṁ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ om hraiṁ kavacāya hūṁ om hrauṁ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ om hraḥ karatalapṛṣṭhābhyāṁ astrāya faṭ ||

3.3.  Sri Guru Puja:

Offer a flower to the teacher uttering:

ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री गुरवे नमः

om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī gurave namaḥ

Om Salutations to the teacher with this flower. You may offer flower to other teachers and other deities at this time (like Ganesha, Shiva, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Vishnu etc.).

ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री गणेशाय नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं महादेव्याय नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री महालक्ष्मी देव्यै नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री सरस्वती देव्यै नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री कालिकायै नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री कृष्णाय नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री रामकृष्णाय नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं श्री सारदादेव्याय नमः ॐ इदं सचन्दन पुष्पं विवेकानन्दाय नमः

om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī gaṇeśāya namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ mahādevyāya namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī mahālakṣmī devyai namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī sarasvatī devyai namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī kālikāyai namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī kṛṣṇāya namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī rāmakṛṣṇāya namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ śrī sāradādevyāya namaḥ om idaṁ sacandana puṣpaṁ vivekānandāya

3.4.  Peetha Nyasa: (worship of the deities in the Heart seat)

Touching the heart utter:

ॐ ह्रीं एते गन्धपुष्पे पीठदेवताभ्यो नमः। ॐ ह्रीं एते गन्धपुष्पे पीठशक्तिभ्यो नमः॥

om hrīṁ ete gandhapuṣpe pīṭhadevatābhyo namaḥ | om hrīṁ ete gandhapuṣpe pīṭhaśaktibhyo namaḥ ||

(Om Hrim Salutations to the deities of the seat in the Heart.

Om Hrim Salutations to the powers residing in the heart).

                                                                                                     Nov 30, 2018

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