SHODHA NYAS

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What is Shodha Nyas? Where can I get the details?

 

Arun Martand Sharma

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www.srividya.org sells a 500+ page book (they have English and Tamil

versions) which gives complete description of Srividyopasana. There

Tamil version has subscripts 2, 3, 4 for kha, ga, ga etc. so that

you will get the pronunciation right. These things you should learn

only from a guru, but this book will serve either as reference or as

a source for theoretical background. I personally have great respect

for this organization (even though I am neither a member nor I know

anyone personally there).

 

With regard to any nyAsa one should understand the inner principle.

The word nyAsa has few different meanings (see M-W dic), such as

casting away, placing it, establishing etc. In this context they al

point to the same thing.

 

a) Cast away the aha.nkAra or ego, which gives a notion that I am

doing this etc. One should understand that we can not move a blade

of grass without HER force.

 

b) Establish/understand the divinity by placing on different limbs

of the body etc. This establishing is only for ego corrupted mind.

Why I say that because, God is already everywhere. iishaavaasyam

idam sarvam. But we have to tell this again and again to the mind so

that it thins the ignorance out.

 

Hence, by nyAsa we purify ourselves (basically the mind, because it

is mind that makes something dirty. But for that ignorance there is

nothing dirty in this world pervaded by God) by placing different

divinities on different part of the body and give up the kartrva

bhAva.

 

 

Understanding the tatparyam of nyAsa-s is important because the

deliverer is jnAna and not karma. Hence any karma should be done

with an inner understanding of why we do it. Without this

understanding, nyAsa will give only the partial benefit of

protecting the sAdhaka.

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If you know Tamil, you should consider buying the book chidAnanda

alai. This book, step by step, explains the inner meaning of all the

steps in the Srividyopasana. It is a very nice book. (I should

thank vishvarupa for giving this book as a gift to me)

 

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