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राम

Nyāsa and Meditation

Placement of the surrender mantra

Unit 16 of 21 · printed source 28, 29, 30

Sanskrit · Devanagari

श्रीमद्रामचन्द्रचरणौ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः। शरणं तर्जनीभ्यां नमः। प्रपद्ये मध्यमाभ्यां नमः। श्रीमते अनामिकाभ्यां नमः। रामचन्द्राय कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः। नमः करतलकरपृष्ठाभ्यां नमः। श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ ज्ञानाय हृदयाय नमः। शरणमैश्वर्याय शिरसे स्वाहा। प्रपद्ये शक्तये शिखायै वषट्। श्रीमते बलाय कवचाय हुं। रामचन्द्राय तेजसे नेत्राभ्यां वौषट्। नमो बीजाय अस्त्राय फट्। श्रीरामचन्द्रचरणौ ज्ञानाय उदराय नमः। शरणमैश्वर्याय पृष्ठाय नमः। प्रपद्ये शक्तये बाहुभ्यां नमः। श्रीमते बलाय ऊरुभ्यां नमः। रामचन्द्राय तेजसे जानुभ्यां नमः। नमो वीर्याय पादाभ्यां नमः। अथ देहन्यासः—श्रीं नमः, मं नमः, रां नमः, मं नमः, चं नमः, द्रं नमः, चं नमः, रं नमः, णौं नमः, शं नमः, रं नमः, णं नमः, प्रं नमः, पं नमः, द्यं नमः, श्रीं नमः, मं नमः, तें नमः, रां नमः, मं नमः, चं नमः, द्रां नमः, यं नमः, नं नमः, मों नमः। एवमुपर्युपरि विन्यसेत्। श्रीं मूर्ध्नि, मं ते भाले, रां नेत्रे, चन्द्र नासिकायां, चं श्रोत्रे, णौ मुखे, शं भुजयोः, णं हृदि, प्रं स्तनयोः, द्ये नाभौ, श्रीं पृष्ठे, मं ते जङ्घयोः, रां कट्यां, चन्द्र ऊर्वोः, यं जानुनि, नमः पादयोः। अथ ध्यानम्—जानकीसहितं राममिन्द्रनीलमणिप्रभम्। ज्ञानमुद्राधरं सर्वभूषाभिः समलङ्कृतम्। पार्श्वन्यस्तधनुर्बाणं सर्वावयवसुन्दरम्। राजीवलोचनं ध्यायेत् सर्वाभीष्टार्थसिद्धये।

IAST

śrīmadrāmacandracaraṇau aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ| śaraṇaṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ| prapadye madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ| śrīmate anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ| rāmacandrāya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ| namaḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ| śrīrāmacandracaraṇau jñānāya hṛdayāya namaḥ| śaraṇamaiśvaryāya śirase svāhā| prapadye śaktaye śikhāyai vaṣaṭ| śrīmate balāya kavacāya huṃ| rāmacandrāya tejase netrābhyāṃ vauṣaṭ| namo bījāya astrāya phaṭ| śrīrāmacandracaraṇau jñānāya udarāya namaḥ| śaraṇamaiśvaryāya pṛṣṭhāya namaḥ| prapadye śaktaye bāhubhyāṃ namaḥ| śrīmate balāya ūrubhyāṃ namaḥ| rāmacandrāya tejase jānubhyāṃ namaḥ| namo vīryāya pādābhyāṃ namaḥ| atha dehanyāsaḥ—śrīṃ namaḥ, maṃ namaḥ, rāṃ namaḥ, maṃ namaḥ, caṃ namaḥ, draṃ namaḥ, caṃ namaḥ, raṃ namaḥ, ṇauṃ namaḥ, śaṃ namaḥ, raṃ namaḥ, ṇaṃ namaḥ, praṃ namaḥ, paṃ namaḥ, dyaṃ namaḥ, śrīṃ namaḥ, maṃ namaḥ, teṃ namaḥ, rāṃ namaḥ, maṃ namaḥ, caṃ namaḥ, drāṃ namaḥ, yaṃ namaḥ, naṃ namaḥ, moṃ namaḥ| evamuparyupari vinyaset| śrīṃ mūrdhni, maṃ te bhāle, rāṃ netre, candra nāsikāyāṃ, caṃ śrotre, ṇau mukhe, śaṃ bhujayoḥ, ṇaṃ hṛdi, praṃ stanayoḥ, dye nābhau, śrīṃ pṛṣṭhe, maṃ te jaṅghayoḥ, rāṃ kaṭyāṃ, candra ūrvoḥ, yaṃ jānuni, namaḥ pādayoḥ| atha dhyānam—jānakīsahitaṃ rāmamindranīlamaṇiprabham| jñānamudrādharaṃ sarvabhūṣābhiḥ samalaṅkṛtam| pārśvanyastadhanurbāṇaṃ sarvāvayavasundaram| rājīvalocanaṃ dhyāyet sarvābhīṣṭārthasiddhaye|

Fresh English translation

Place the words of the surrender formula upon the thumbs, forefingers, middle fingers, ring fingers, little fingers, palms, and backs of the hands respectively. Place ‘Śrī Rāmacandra's feet’ as knowledge upon the heart; ‘refuge’ as sovereignty upon the head; ‘I surrender’ as power upon the crown-lock; ‘to the blessed’ as strength upon the protective armour; ‘to Rāmacandra’ as radiance upon the eyes; and namaḥ as the seed upon the missile. Then place the same six members upon abdomen, back, arms, thighs, knees, and feet as knowledge, sovereignty, power, strength, radiance, and heroic energy. For body-placement, distribute the successive syllables of the surrender formula from the crown downward as prescribed—upon crown, forehead, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, arms, heart, breasts, navel, back, shanks, waist, thighs, knees, and feet. Then meditate on Rāma together with Jānakī, radiant like a sapphire, holding the gesture of knowledge, adorned with every ornament, bow and arrows resting at his side, beautiful in every limb, and lotus-eyed, for the attainment of every desired end.