# SB 6.8.7 > करन्यासं ततः कुर्याद्द्वादशाक्षरविद्यया > प्रणवादियकारान्तमङ्गुल्यङ्गुष्ठपर्वसु ॥७॥ ## Text > kara-nyāsaṁ tataḥ kuryād > dvādaśākṣara-vidyayā > praṇavādi-ya-kārāntam > aṅguly-aṅguṣṭha-parvasu ## Synonyms *kara-nyāsam*—the ritual known as *kara-nyāsa,* which assigns the syllables of the *mantra* to the fingers; *tataḥ*—thereafter; *kuryāt*—should execute; *dvādaśa-akṣara*—composed of twelve syllables; *vidyayā*—with the *mantra*; *praṇava-ādi*—beginning with the *oṁkāra*; *ya-kāra-antam*—ending with the syllable *ya*; *aṅguli*—on the fingers, beginning with the index finger; *aṅguṣṭha-parvasu*—to the joints of the thumbs. ## Translation **Then one should chant the mantra composed of twelve syllables [oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya]. Preceding each syllable by the oṁkāra, one should place the syllables of the mantra on the tips of his fingers, beginning with the index finger of the right hand and concluding with the index finger of the left. The four remaining syllables should be placed on the joints of the thumbs.**