A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nyasa
This page describes Nyasa which is located on page 437 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Nyasa” according to 51 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Sanatkumara Samhita
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:न्यास-पूजे च नित्ये च कर्तव्ये हरि-तुष्टयेअत एवास्य मन्त्रस्य न्यासो नान्ये च कश्चन nyasa-puje ca nitye ca kartavye hari-tushtaye ata evasya mantrasya nyaso nanye ca kashcana Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents: nyasa-puje—inj nyasa-puja; ca—and; nitye—always; ca—and; kartavye—to be done; hari-tushtaye—to please Lord Hari; ata eva—etherefore; asya—of this; mantrasya—mantra; nyasah—nyasa; na—not; anye—another; ca—and; kashcana—something....
Read full contents: verse 52
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya [by E. Sowmya Narayanan]
According to nyasa sastra [nyasa shastra?], the person who is devoid of the requirements of the bhaktiyoga is eligible to practice the nyasavidya. According to scriptural statements and smritis everyone is eligible to practice the nyasavidya (the path of surrender). 148. The nyasavidya which has five limbs should be strictly followed and the sources reveal that it should be done only once in a life time. 149....
Read full contents: Chapter 16 - The Path of Surrender
The Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
Having performed Nyasa (assignment of the limbs) he should adore Hari in the five mandalas. He should assign his heart to Vishnu, the middle part to Sankarshana, the head to Pradyumna and the tuft of hair on the head to Aniruddha. His entire body should be assigned to Brahma and the fingers to Shridhara. Meditating “I am Vishnu” he should perform the Nyasa of Hari in the pericarps....
Read full contents: Chapter VIII - Description of the mode of worshipping Vishnu
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