Lord Shiva

śrī mahānyāsam - 5.2. dik sampuṭanyāsaḥ (sampuṭīkaraṇam)

(Shri Mahanyasam - 5.2. Dik Samputa Nyasa in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Samhita

Dik Samputa Nyasa is a critical segment of the Shri Mahanyasam, a ritualistic procedure used to sanctify the body through the invocation of divine energies in the cardinal directions. Drawing from the Taittiriya Samhita, this practice involves placing specific Vedic mantras in the ten directions to invoke the protection and presence of Indra and other deities surrounding Lord Shiva. By systematically aligning one's physical form with the cosmic directions, the practitioner purifies their being, attains mental focus, and prepares the body to become a vessel for the ultimate worship of Lord Rudra-Shiva.

indrādī-ndikṣuvinyasya |
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ om |
trā॒tāra॒mindra̭ mavi॒tāra॒mindra॒gṃ॒ havḙ have su॒hava॒gṃ॒ śūra॒mindra᳚m |
hu॒ve nu śa॒kra-mpṷruhū॒tamindragg̭ sva॒sti no̭ ma॒ghavā̭ dhā॒tvindraḥ̭ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | oṃ om |
pūrvadigbhāge indrāya namaḥ || 1
(tai.saṃ.1-6-12-50)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-nnam |
tva-nno̭ agne॒ varṷṇasya vi॒dvānde॒vasya॒ heḍo-'va̭ yāsisīṣṭhāḥ |
yaji̭ṣṭho॒ vahni̭tama॒-śśośṷcāno॒ viśvā॒ dveṣāgṃ̭si॒ pramṷmugdhya॒smat ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | naṃ om |
āgneyadigbhāge agnaye namaḥ || 2
(tai.saṃ.2-5-12-72)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-mmom |
su॒ga-nnaḥ॒ panthā॒mabha̭ya-ṅkṛṇotu | yasmi॒nnakṣa̭tre ya॒ma eti॒ rājā᳚ |
yasmi̭nnenama॒bhyaṣi̭ñcanta de॒vāḥ | tada̭sya ci॒tragṃ ha॒viṣā̭ yajāma ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | moṃ om |
dakṣiṇadigbhāge yamāya namaḥ || 3
(tai.brā.3-1-2-11-23)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-mbham |
asṷnvanta॒maya̭jamānamiccha ste॒nasye॒tyāntaska̭ra॒syānvḙṣi |
a॒nyama॒smadi̭ccha॒ sā ta̭ i॒tyā namo̭ devi nir.ṛte॒ tubhya̭mastu ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | bhaṃ om |
nir-ṛtidigbhāge nir-ṛtaye namaḥ || 4
(tai.saṃ.4-2-5-21)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-ṅgam |
tattvā̭ yāmi॒ brahma̭ṇā॒ vanda̭māna॒stadā śā᳚ste॒ yaja̭māno ha॒virbhiḥ̭ |
ahḙḍamāno varuṇe॒ha bo॒dhyurṷśagṃsa॒ mā na॒ āyuḥ॒ pramo̭ṣīḥ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | gaṃ om |
paścimadigbhāge varuṇāya namaḥ || 5
(tai.saṃ.2-1-11-65)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ-va~m |
ā no̭ ni॒yudbhiḥ̭ śa॒tinī̭bhiradhva॒ragm | sa̭ha॒sriṇī̭bhi॒rupa̭ yāhi ya॒jñam |
vāyo̭ a॒smin ha॒viṣi̭ mādayasva | yū॒ya-mpā̭ta sva॒stibhi॒-ssadā̭ naḥ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | vaṃ om |
vāyavyadigbhāge vāyave namaḥ || 6
(tai.brā.2-8-1-2)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-ntem |
va॒yagṃ so̭ma vra॒te tava̭ | mana̭sta॒nūṣu॒ bibhra̭taḥ |
pra॒jāva̭nto aśīmahi | i॒ndrā॒ṇī de॒vī su॒bhagā̭ su॒patnī᳚ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | teṃ om |
uttaradigbhāge kuberāya namaḥ || 7
(tai.brā.2-4-2-7-18)
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ rum |
tamīśā᳚na॒-ñjaga̭tasta॒sthuṣa॒spati᳚-ndhiya-ñji॒nvamava̭se hūmahe va॒yam |
pū॒ṣā no॒ yathā॒ veda̭sā॒masa̭dvṛ॒dhe ra̭kṣi॒tā pā॒yurada̭bdha-ssva॒staye᳚ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | ruṃ om |
īśānyadigbhāge īśānāya namaḥ || 8
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | o-ndrām |
a॒sme ru॒drā me॒hanā॒ parva̭tāso vṛtra॒hatye॒ bhara̭hūtau sa॒joṣāḥ᳚ |
ya-śśaṃsa̭te stuva॒te dhāyi̭ pa॒jra indra̭jyeṣṭhā a॒smāṃ a̭vantu de॒vāḥ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | drāṃ om |
ūrdhvadigbhāge ākāśāya namaḥ || 9
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ | oṃ-ya~m |
syo॒nā pṛ̭thivi॒ bhavā̭nṛkṣa॒rā ni॒veśa̭nī |
yacchā̭ na॒-śśarma̭ sa॒prathāḥ᳚ ||
o-nnamo bhagavatḙ rudrā॒ya | yaṃ om |
adhodigbhāge pṛthivyai namaḥ || 10
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