Nyas

Nyas means establishment. It means establishment of your own desired God within your desired body organ accompanied by chanting of mantras. This is done to relax out the tired out body or any specific organ and to fill it with new energy. Nyas is an important method to remove dosh (inefficiency) of our body. Nyas is an important spiritual method in Hinduism to reactivate human emotions and to re-establish lost energy among different organs, of lost joy in various unliving beings too. It is often done before starting of any good work.

Practicing Nyas has been since Vedic times and is fore runner of Reiki.

Types of Nyas

1.Matrukanyas, in various language and sects.
2.Mantranyas, done through verses or any type of reading material.
3.Devtanyas, this is done to establish respective Gods in various organs.
4.Tatvanyas, to establish connection with various climatic forces.
5.Karnyas, done on the fingers and on both the side of palm.
6.Anganyas
7.Vyapaknyas, doing of mantranyas from distance on complete body.
8.Hrishisthan, nyas on six position of respective Gods or enlightened people, on head is hrishi / rishi (scholar or researcher), on face is of chand (lyric), on hand is devata, on excretory organ is of beej ( root or source ) an on complete body is keelak (virtual shield).

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The concept is mentioned briefly in Act 2, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Most Excellent & Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet; It is used as a term of affection and endearment. Juliet: Romeo! Romeo: My nyas? Juliet: What O'clock tomorrow shall i send to thee?