[Advaita-l] Meaning and Significance of nyAsA

[Mahadevan Babu]

It can also be interpreted as " NiyamEna  Asthi  " 

That is to regulate the AngAni with the invocation of the AkshArani of Mantra to be chanted so that it assists better in meditating on the Devata being invoked.

Sri Gurubyo Namaha
Babu

 
On 18/01/2011, at 12:20 PM, D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ wrote:

> The meaning of word nyAsa is "to put" or  "to put in place".
> 
> Therefore anga- nyAsa and kara-nyAsa mean to put or invest the parts of the
> body and hands with the mantra.
> 
> regards,
> Sarma.
> 
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Gautham Shenoy R <gautham.vedanta at gmail.com
>> wrote:
> 
>> Namaste!
>> 
>> Could the learned members kindly explain the meaning and significance of
>> nyAsA such as anga-nyAsA and kara-nyAsA, that one performs before japa
>> such as the gAyatri-japa ?
>> 
>> Thanks and Regards
>> gautham.
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