Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori

WORSHIP 111
heart, salutation to the Devi Mother Sarasvati; 1 in the
hidden part, salutation to the bīja, the consonants; 2 salutation
to the śakti, the vowels in the feet; 3 salutation to
visargah, the kīlakā in the whole body.” 4 Another form
in which the bīja is employed is that of the Ādyā; it is
referred to but not given in Chap. V, verse 123, and is:
“In the head, salutation to Brahma and the Brahmaṛ ṣis; 5
in the mouth, salutation to Gāyatrī and the other forms
of verse; 6 in the heart salutation to the primordial
Devata Kālī; 7 in the hidden part, salutation to the bīja,
krīṃ; 8 in the two feet, salutation to the śakti, Hrīṃ; 9 in
all the body, salutation to the Kālikā Śrīṃ.” 10
Then follows aṇga-nyāsa and kara-nyāsa. These
are both forms of ṣaḍ aṇga-nyāsas. 11 When ṣaḍ aṇganyāsa
is performed on the body, it is called hṛ dayādi-
ṣaḍ aṇga nyāsa; and when done with the five fingers and
palms of the hands only, aṇguṣṭ hadi ṣaḍ aṇganyāsa. The
short vowel a, the consonants of the ka-varga group, and
the long vowel ā are recited with “hṛ dayāya namāh”
(salutation to the heart). The short vowel i, the consonants
of the ca-varga group, and the long vowel ī, are
said with “śirasī svāhā” (svāhā to the head). The hard
1 Hṛ daye matṛ kāyai sarasvatyai devatāyai namah.
2 Guhye (that is, the anus) vyanjanāya bījāya namah.
3 Pādayoh svarebhyoh śaktibhyo namah.
4 Sarvāṇgeṣu visargāya kīlakāya (that is, that which comes at the end or
closes; the hard breathing) namah.
5 Śirasi brahmaṇe brahmaṛ ṣibhyo namah.
6 Mukhe gāyatryādibhyaścandobhyo namah.
7 Hṛ daye ādyāyai kālikāyai devatāyai namah.
8 Guhye Krīṃ
-bījāya namah.
9 Pādayoh Hrīṃ
-śaktaye namah.
10 Sarvāṇgeṣu śrīṃ
-kālikāyai namah.
11 Ṣ aṭ (six), aṇga (limb), nyāsa (placing).