what is the exact procedure for anga nyaasa?

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can anga nyaasa be performed only by men?i have seen

pujaris in the most sacred temples performing this act

before starting a prayer.i was also reading an article

on the meaning of vishnusastranam and it said that :

 

 

"This “Installation Ceremony” declares to the devotees

that the enchanting form of Vishnu is to be ultimately

realised as One Infinite Reality without names or

forms-in which the recognition of even the distinction

of the meditator-meditated- meditation is to cease.

Beside this deep significance, even though it be only

for the time being, the student is also given a sense

of purity and sanctity in himself. Just as a devotee

feels highly inspired in the divine atmosphere of a

sacred temple, so too, after the Anga-Nyaasa, however

shattered we might have been, before we entered the

Pooja-room, we can artificially work ourselves up into

a divine mood of peace and purity."

 

so can anyone pls explain me this procedure and how

different is it from sankalpa or mantra puspam?

 

 

 

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Dear friend,

 

Anga-Nyasa is one of the procedures followed while doing a JAPA

(enchanting) of any mantra, shloka, stotra etc,

if they come under Vedic methods or supported by Vedanga. There are

mantras, shlokas, stotras which do not use

all these procedures too. The NYASA means 'Deposit' or 'Pledge' which

surely is the act of depositing

the DHYEYA(object of meditation - diety) into DHYAATR(the subject of

meditation - the doer) OR

pledging DHYAATR with DHYEYA for complete DHYAANA with

Japa/PurascharaNa/Nama Sankeertana etc.

In either case, aim is to set right the Dhyaana-Dhyaatr-Dhyeya

triangle for better yogic achievements.

In depositing Dhyeya into Dhyaatr the instrument is knowledge(Jnaana-

Maarga) and in pledging Dhyaatr with Dhyeya,

the instrument is devotion(Bhakti-Maarga) but both mean ADVAITA in

Dhyaana undoubtably!

 

Coming to your question, this feeling of one-ness is not restricted

to male or female. But by vogue,

mantra, japa, Vedic verses were not taught to women except for a few

special cases. Since Nyasa

is a part of those procedures, I hope it too was not taught to women.

Of course, if a Guru finds a RIGHT woman for a mantra-upadesha, he

can surely do it by his VETO power.

 

A Nyaasa is of many types - Anga nyaasa, Kara nyaasa, Bhaavanaa

nyaasa etc. Anga nyaasa is a procedure of

depositing energy represented by different names/parts of the deity

in mind.

...like "Haraye namah"(while touching right shoulder)

or "..Brahmaatmane Hridayaaya namah"(while touching heart)

 

Kara nyaasa is similar act but is touching the fingers like " Hraam

AngushTaabhyam namah"(touching thumbs with forefingers)

 

Bhaavanaa nyaasa is imaginitive unity of doer's body with diety's

body which is commonly found in KAVACHAs

like: "...Netrayoh tryambakah paatu.."(while touching eyes) [= Let 3-

eyed god protect my eyes] etc.

 

SO Nyaasa is different from Sankalpa(= Determination of AIM of the

japa/pooja etc) or Mantrapushpa(= process of holding

and showering Pushpa/flower while chanting vedic verses in praise of

the diety).

 

Hope this can help you.

 

Rather than learning Nyaasa, I would suggest one to get the deeper

meaning of it and practice Dhyana

 

humbly

KAD

 

 

, a##d <myst_ak47> wrote:

> can anga nyaasa be performed only by men?i have seen

> pujaris in the most sacred temples performing this act

> before starting a prayer.i was also reading an article

> on the meaning of vishnusastranam and it said that :

>

>

> "This "Installation CeremonyEdeclares to the devotees

> that the enchanting form of Vishnu is to be ultimately

> realised as One Infinite Reality without names or

> forms-in which the recognition of even the distinction

> of the meditator-meditated- meditation is to cease.

> Beside this deep significance, even though it be only

> for the time being, the student is also given a sense

> of purity and sanctity in himself. Just as a devotee

> feels highly inspired in the divine atmosphere of a

> sacred temple, so too, after the Anga-Nyaasa, however

> shattered we might have been, before we entered the

> Pooja-room, we can artificially work ourselves up into

> a divine mood of peace and purity."

>

> so can anyone pls explain me this procedure and how

> different is it from sankalpa or mantra puspam?

>

>

>

> Mail

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