Bahir & Antar Nyasam (external Nyasa) is a tantric ritual that involves touching specific body parts while chanting mantras to consecrate the physical body into a divine form, as they say “Sarvo Vai Rudrastasmai Rudraya Namo Astu” or “mantra body”. It is performed to purify the body, invoke spiritual energy, protect the practitioner from negative forces, and align oneself with the deity’s essence before worship.
Essentially, it is the process of setting down or placing the essence of the Divine into one’s own body to become a “vessel for higher consciousness
Key reasons for performing Bahir Nyasam include:
Consecration (Deification): It turns the body into a temple by infusing it with divine sounds and energies (Matrikas), making the practitioner fit to worship the divine.
- Purification of Elements (Bhutasuddhi): It helps purify the five cosmic elements (
) that compose the physical body.
- Protection (Digbandha): Specific, often fast, touches (like in Anganyasam) are used to create a shield against negative energy, offering protection to the practitioner.
- Activating Energy Channels: It helps remove blockages in nerves and glands to allow for the free flow of spiritual energy.
- Focus and Alignment: It centers the mind and unites the physical body, speech, and mind, facilitating deeper meditation and concentration
Bahir Nyasam(Avarohan/Descending)
| S.No | Letter | Body Part(Touch with Mrugi Mudra) |
| 1 | अं /అం /aṁ | Head |
| 2 | आं/ ఆం/āaṁ | Face |
| 3 | इं/ ఇం/iṁ | Right eye |
| 4 | ईं /ఈం /īiṁ | Left eye |
| 5 | उं /ఉం/ uuṁ | Right ear |
| 6 | ऊं /ఊం/ ūṁ | Left ear |
| 7 | ऋं/ ఋం/ ṛṁ | Right nostril |
| 8 | ॠं /ౠం/ṝṁ | Left nostril |
| 9 | ऌं/ ఌం /ḷṁ | Right cheek |
| 10 | ॡं/ ౡం/ ḹṁ | Left cheek |
| 11 | एं /ఏం/ ēṁ | Upper lip |
| 12 | ऐं /ఐం aiṁ | Lower lip |
| 13 | ओं / ఓం/ōṁ | Upper row of teeth |
| 14 | औं /ఔం /auṁ | Lower row of teeth |
| 15 | अं/ అం /aṁ | Tip of the tongue |
| 15 | अःं/అఃం/aḥṁ | Throat |
| 16 | कं /కం /kaṁ | Right shoulder |
| 17 | खं/ఖం/khaṁ | Right elbow |
| 18 | गं /గం/gaṁ | Right wrist |
| 19 | घं/ఘం/ghaṁ | Base of the fingers of the right palm |
| 20 | ङं /ఙం /ṅaṁ | Fingertips of the right hand |
| 21 | चं /చం /caṁ | Left shoulder |
| 22 | छं /ఛం/chaṁ | Left elbow |
| 23 | जं /జం/jaṁ | Left wrist |
| 24 | झं/ఝం/jhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the left hand |
| 25 | ञं /ఞం/ñaṁ | Tips of the fingers of the left hand |
| 26 | टं /టం /ṭaṁ | Right hip (leg starting point) |
| 27 | ठं/ ఠం/ṭhaṁ | Right knee |
| 28 | डं /డం/ḍaṁ | Right ankle |
| 29 | ढं /ఢం/ḍhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the right foot |
| 30 | णं /ణం/ṇaṁ | Tips of the fingers of the right foot |
| 31 | तं /తం /taṁ | Left hip (leg starting point) |
| 32 | थं /థం /haṁ | Left knee |
| 33 | दं /దం/daṁ | Left ankle |
| 34 | धं/ ధం/dhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the left foot |
| 35 | नं/నం/naṁ | Tips of the fingers of the left foot |
| 36 | पं/పం/paṁ | Right side of Navel (Righy Kati) |
| 37 | फं/ఫం/phaṁ | Left side of Navel (Left Kati) |
| 38 | बं/బం/baṁ | Lower back (Opposite to Navel) |
| 39 | भं/భం /bhaṁ | Navel |
| 40 | मं/మం /maṁ | Abdomen |
| 41 | यं/యం/yaṁ | Heart |
| 42 | रं /రం/raṁ | Right side of neck from backside |
| 43 | लं/లం/ laṁ | Middle part of backside of neck (Opposite to throat) |
| 44 | वं/వం /vaṁ | Left side of neck from backside |
| 45 | शं/శం/śaṁ | Move the left palm along the whole right hand from the heart and to the fingertips of right hand. |
| 46 | षं/షం/ṣaṁ | Move the right palm along the entire left hand from the heart and to the fingertips of left hand. |
| 47 | सं/సం/saṁ | Move right palm along the whole left side of the heart and to the tips of the fingers of the left leg. |
| 48 | हं/హం/haṁ | Move right palm along the whole left side of the heart and to the tips of the fingers of the left leg. |
| 49 | ळं/Ḷaṁ | Move both hands from the heart to the lower abdomen (mooladharam). |
| 50 | क्षं/క్షం/ kṣaṁ | Move both hands from the heart to the head (sahasraaram). |
Bahir Nyasam(Aarohana(Ascending)
| S.No | Letter | Body Part(Touch with Mrugi Mudra) |
| 1 | क्षं/క్షం/ kṣaṁ | Move both hands from the heart to the head (sahasraaram) |
| 2 | ळं/Ḷaṁ | Move both hands from the heart to the lower abdomen (mooladharam). |
| 3 | हं/హం/haṁ | Move right palm along the whole left side of the heart and to the tips of the fingers of the left leg. |
| 4 | सं/సం/saṁ | Move right palm along the whole left side of the heart and to the tips of the fingers of the left leg. |
| 5 | षं/షం/ṣaṁ | Move the right palm along the entire left hand from the heart and to the fingertips of left hand. |
| 6 | शं /శం /śaṁ | Move the left palm along the whole right hand from the heart and to the fingertips of right hand. |
| 7 | वं /వం /vaṁ | Left side of neck from backside |
| 8 | लं/లం/ laṁ | Middle part of backside of neck (Opposite to throat) |
| 9 | रं /రం /raṁ | Right side of neck from backside |
| 10 | यं/యం/yaṁ | Heart |
| 11 | मं /మం /maṁ | Abdomen |
| 12 | भं /భం /bhaṁ | Navel |
| 13 | बं/బం/baṁ | Lower back (Opposite to Navel) |
| 14 | फं/ఫం/phaṁ | Left side of Navel (Left Kati) |
| 15 | पं/పం/paṁ | Right side of Navel (Righy Kati) |
| 15 | नं/నం/naṁ | Tips of the fingers of the left foot |
| 16 | धं/ ధం/dhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the left foot |
| 17 | दं /దం/daṁ | Left ankle |
| 18 | थं /థం /haṁ | Left knee |
| 19 | तं /తం /taṁ | Left hip (leg starting point) |
| 20 | णं /ణం/ṇaṁ | Tips of the fingers of the right foot |
| 21 | ढं /ఢం/ḍhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the right foot |
| 22 | डं /డం/ḍaṁ | Right ankle |
| 23 | ठं/ ఠం/ṭhaṁ | Right knee |
| 24 | टं /టం /ṭaṁ | Right hip (leg starting point) |
| 25 | ञं /ఞం/ñaṁ | Tips of the fingers of the left hand |
| 26 | झं /ఝం /jhaṁ | Base of the fingers of the left hand |
| 27 | जं /జం/jaṁ | Left wrist |
| 28 | छं /ఛం/chaṁ | Left elbow |
| 29 | चं /చం /caṁ | Left shoulder |
| 30 | ङं /ఙం /ṅaṁ | Fingertips of the right hand |
| 31 | घं /ఘం/ghaṁ | Base of the fingers of the right palm |
| 32 | गं /గం/gaṁ | Right wrist |
| 33 | खं/ఖం/khaṁ | Right elbow |
| 34 | कं /కం /kaṁ | Right shoulder |
| 35 | अःं/అఃం/aḥa | Throat |
| 36 | अं/ అం /aṁ | Tip of the tongue |
| 37 | औं /ఔం /auṁ | Lower row of teeth |
| 38 | ओं / ఓం/ōṁ | Upper row of teeth |
| 39 | ऐं /ఐం aiṁ | Lower lip |
| 40 | एं /ఏం/ ēṁ | Upper lip |
| 41 | ॡं/ ౡం/ ḹṁ | Left cheek |
| 42 | ऌं/ ఌం /ḷṁ | Right cheek |
| 43 | ॠं /ౠం/ ṝṁ | Left nostril |
| 44 | ऋं/ ఋం/ ṛṁ | Right nostril |
| 45 | ऊं /ఊం/ ūṁ | Left ear |
| 46 | उं /ఉం/ uṁ | Right ear |
| 47 | ईं /ఈం /īṁ | Left eye |
| 48 | इं/ ఇం/iṁ | Right eye |
| 49 | आं/ ఆం/āṁ | Face |
| 50 | अं /అం /aṁ | Head |
Antar Nyasam is done by evoking all the chakras using the aksharamala
Antar Nyasam(Avarohan/Descending)
| Sr.No | Chakra Name | Letters |
| 1 | Viśuddhi | अं /అం /aṁ आं/ ఆం/āṁ इं/ ఇం/iṁ ईं /ఈం /īṁ उं /ఉం/ uṁ ऊं /ఊం/ ūṁ ऋं/ ఋం/ ṛṁ ॠं /ౠం/ ṝṁ ऌं/ ఌం /ḷṁ ॡं/ ౡం/ ḹṁ एं /ఏం/ ēṁ ऐं /ఐం aiṁ ओं / ఓం/ōṁ औं /ఔం /auṁ अं/ అం /aṁ अःं/అఃం/aḥa |
| 2 | Anāhatā | कं /కం /kaṁ खं/ ఖం/khaṁ गं /గం/gaṁ घं /ఘం/ghaṁ ङं /ఙం /ṅaṁ चं /చం /caṁ छं /ఛం/chaṁ जं /జం/jaṁ झं /ఝం /jhaṁ ञं /ఞం/ñaṁ टं /టం /ṭaṁ ठं/ ఠం/ṭhaṁ |
| 3 | Maṇipūra | डं /డం/ḍaṁ ढं /ఢం/ḍhaṁ णं /ణం/ṇaṁ तं /తం /taṁ थं /థం /haṁ दं /దం/daṁ धं/ ధం/dhaṁ नं/నం/naṁ पं/పం/paṁ फं/ఫం/phaṁ |
| 4 | Svādhiṣṭhānā | बं/బం/baṁ भं /భం /bhaṁ मं /మం /maṁ यं/యం/yaṁ रं /రం /raṁ लं/లం/ laṁ |
| 5 | Mūlādhārā | वं /వం /vaṁ शं /శం /śaṁ षं/షం /ṣaṁ सं/సం/saṁ |
| 6 | Ājñā | हं/హం/haṁ क्षं/క్షం/ kṣaṁ |
| 7 | Sahasraram | All Letters |
Antar Nyasam(Aarohana(Ascending)
| Sr No | Chakra Name | Letters |
| 1 | Ājñā | हं/హం/haṁ क्षं/క్షం/ kṣaṁ |
| 2 | Mūlādhārā | वं /వం /vaṁ शं /శం /śaṁ षं/షం /ṣaṁ सं/సం/saṁ |
| 3 | Svādhiṣṭhānā | बं/బం/baṁ भं /భం /bhaṁ मं /మం /maṁ यं/యం/yaṁ रं /రం /raṁ लं/లం/ laṁ |
| 4 | Maṇipūra | डं /డం/ḍaṁ ढं /ఢం/ḍhaṁ णं /ణం/ṇaṁ तं /తం /taṁ थं /థం /haṁ दं /దం/daṁ धं/ ధం/dhaṁ नं/నం/naṁ पं/పం/paṁ फं/ఫం/phaṁ |
| 5 | Anāhatā | कं /కం /kaṁ खं/ ఖం/khaṁ गं /గం/gaṁ घं /ఘం/ghaṁ ङं /ఙం /ṅaṁ चं /చం /caṁ छं /ఛం/chaṁ जं /జం/jaṁ झं /ఝం /jhaṁ ञं /ఞం/ñaṁ टं /టం /ṭaṁ ठं/ ఠం/ṭhaṁ |
| 6 | Viśuddhi | अं /అం /aṁ आं/ ఆం/āṁ इं/ ఇం/iṁ ईं /ఈం /īṁ उं /ఉం/ uṁ ऊं /ఊం/ ūṁ ऋं/ ఋం/ ṛṁ ॠं /ౠం/ ṝṁ ऌं/ ఌం /ḷṁ ॡं/ ౡం/ ḹṁ एं /ఏం/ ēṁ ऐं /ఐం aiṁ ओं / ఓం/ōṁ औं /ఔం /auṁ अं/ అం /aṁ अःं/అఃం/aḥa |
| 7 | Sahasraram | All Letters |