Meaning of nyAsam (ritual touching of nADI junctions) for the GAyatri mantra : praNavasya RShirbrahmA

Meaning of nyAsam (ritual touching of nADI junctions) for the GAyatri mantra: praNavasya RShirbrahmA

The RShi (Seer) of praNava is brahmA. The praNava is Om, which is the signifier of the Lord.

Beyond the sahasrAra, BrahmA is known as of the nature of rajas, the first thought, the Creator. He is first experienced in Satyaloka, that is above the abode of the RShis in tapaloka (situated at the AjnA cakra).

HRdayam is the Heart where the Self (the Lord) is. This is not the physical heart. The praNava originates from Consciousness. In this way, the first thought (BrahmA) knows the Lord through the praNava, and is considered the RShi or Seer of the mantra by the embodied jIva.