The lord said: These Nyāsas belong respectively to the religious students, the householders and ascetics, i.e., the Nyāsa of Utpatti (creation) is for the religious student; the Nyāsa of Sthiti (sustenance) is for the householders and the Nyāsa of Saṃhṛti (dissolution) is for the ascetics; otherwise Siddhi cannot be achieved. The Nyāsa is of three types viz., Aṅganyāsa (the fixation of the limbs); Karanyāsa (that of the hand) and Dehanyāsa (that of the body).O lady of splendid face, the Nyāsa of the three types relating to creation, etc. is being mentioned to you. One shall at the outset perform the Nyāsa of the hand; thereafter he shall perform the Nyāsa of the body and thereafter he shall perform the Nyāsa of Aṅgas (limbs) in the order of the syllables of the mantra. The fixation beginning with the head and ending with the feet is called Utpattinyāsa. O beloved one, that beginning with the feet and ending with the head is the Nyāsa of Saṃhāra (dissolution). The Nyāsa of the heart, face and throat is Sthitinyāsa (that of sustenance).