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Having meditated in this way, one should place the letters starting from 'Da' onto the limbs.
From the ankles up to the knees, this is called the Sthiti-nyasa placement of maintenance. (95)
In the Samhara-nyasa placement of dissolution, the sage and meter are as before.
The Sharada Goddess of Learning is remembered as the destroyer of enemies. (96)
[She is] three-eyed, holding a rosary, a wristlet, a fawn, and knowledge in her hands,
With a crescent moon on her head, bent by her breasts, with her lotus-feet resting on a red lotus. (97)
Having meditated thus, one should place the letters starting from 'Ksha' downwards in reverse order.
In Srishti-nyasa creation placement, they end with Sarga visarga; in Sthiti maintenance, they end with the Bindu nasal dot. (98)
They end with the Bindu in Samhara dissolution; this is as before in the worship of the limbs.
Everywhere, these letters should end with Namah salutation or be enclosed with the Tara Om. (99)
One should perform the Srishti-nyasa and Sthiti-nyasa again with effort.
Other Matrika-nyasas alphabet placements will be described in the chapter on worship. (100)
The methods of mantra-bathing and the like are described there by me.
Having worshipped Bharati Sarasvati in this way, the wise one should serve the desired mantras. (101)
Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha, the Sun, and Durga are the five deities.
They are to be worshipped by those seeking success, with their respective mantras as stated. (102)
Initially, to win over the deity, one should perform Purashcharana preliminary ritual.
In a solitary place like a pilgrimage site, after taking possession of the land. (103)
Having divided that ground into nine parts, one should write in the directions starting from the East.
In the squares, place the seven groups of letters, and in the circle in the middle, the vowels. (104)
The 'mrigavidye' (fawn and knowledge) are in the left hands; the rosary and wristlet in the right; the Goddess's garland and knowledge are in the right and left hands respectively (62-95). In the 'Samhara-nyasa', meditation is described beginning with 'aksha'; the 'mrigavidye' (fawn and knowledge) are in the left, the rosary and wristlet in the right; the chisel and axe are mentioned (96-98). 'Natyantah' means 'without Namah'; 'Tarasamputah' means enclosed with 'Om' or 'Hrim' etc. (99-103). The place for the lamp is described as nine-fold; dividing the ground for chanting into nine parts and writing the letter groups in the eastern and other squares (104-105).