After Hanuman had set fire to the entire Kingdom of Lanka with his tail, his whole body was consumed in flames and he was burning in pain and was very thirsty.
These mantras are very potent and have to be practiced after getting initiated a Guru.
These are not to be trifled with for these are not mere words, they are Sounds grasped by the Rishis by Intuition..
Wrong pronunciation, practicing without initiation from a Guru, in extreme case may even be fatal.
Wrong pronunciation might cause unpleasant effects.
Get a competent Guru and be initiated.
If your desire is strong enough the Guru shall find you.
You may chant Guru Brahma sloka to get a competent Guru or pray Lord Subrahmanya, you shall get your Guru.
A True Guru does not advertise, not easy to identify, nor does he accept money.
He is bound to test you before initiation.
With so many constraints why do I post these?
There are three reasons.
I am shocked to find that many great Religions, eg. African Religion, have been wiped off, the people themselves not sure of their roots, by a systematic effort to erase these treasures.
Despite all this our Scriptures have survived, thanks to the Oral Traditions and the unstinting devotion of selfless Brahmins, who, despite their poor economic conditions, have preserved these Jewels.
My effort is to make these Public so that some people may be benefited, and more importantly these shall be saved and preserved for posterity.
I find the present generation to be curious and follow things if explained patiently in a language they understand, that is Science.
Through my post, with my limited Knowledge and resources, I am trying to communicate to the curious younger generation and hope they shall carry our traditions into the future.
Another important factor is that these treasures are not a figment of imagination of fertile minds but a revelation arrived at after assiduous practice
and
they stand the test of Modern Science of to-day and transcends it.
MANTRA
MEANING & USES:
GANESH:
“AUM GUM GANAPATEYE NAMAH”
“AUM AND SALUTATIONS TO THE REMOVER OF OBSTACLES FOR WHICH GUM IS THE SEED.” SEEN OR UNSEEN OBSTACLES WHICH SEEM TO BE STANDING IN THE WAY OF YOUR PROGRESS OR ACHIEVEMENT.
“AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA”. THIS RELATES TO THE FIRST SIX CHAKRAS ON THE SPINE….. EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AIR AND ETHER. THIS WILL LEAD YOU TO SIDDHA YOGA OR THE YOGA OF PERFECTION OF THE DIVINE VEHICLE.
THE GAYATRI MANTRA OF SHIVA:
AUM TATPUSHAYA VIDMAHE
SAHASRAKSHAYA MAHADEVAYA DEHEEMAHI
TANNO RUDRAH PRACHODAYAT
LORD RAMA:
THE GAYATRI MANTRA OF LORD RAMA:
AUM DASARATHAYE VIDMAHE
SITAVALLABHAYA DEHEEMAHI
TANNO RAMAH PRACHODAYAT.
NARSINGHA:
GOOD FOR KETU
THE INCARNATION OF VISHNU:
“AUM NRING NRING NRING NARSINGHAYE (NRISIMAHYE) NAMAH AUM”
REPEAT THE ABOVE MANTRA 17,000 TIMES WITH IN THE ASCENDING CYCLE OF THE MOON
HANUMAN:
“AUM SHRI HANUMATE NAMAH”�
THE OTHER BEING “AUM NAMO HANUMATE HUNG AUM”
WHILE THE GAYATRI IS “AUM ANJANEYAYE VIDMAHE MAHABALAYE DHIMAHI TANNO HANUMAN PRACHODAYAT AUM” THERE IS NO FAVOR WHICH HE CANNOT BESTOW. HENCE HE IS FAVORITE OF MANY AS HE IS EASILY APPROACHABLE. HE IS AN EMBODIMENT OF LORD SHIVA AND VISHNU.
GURU’S GAYATRI MANTRA
AUM GURU DEVAYA VIDMAHE
PARABRAHMANE DHEEMAHI
TANNO GURUH PRACHODAYAT.
COSMIC SHAKTI:
THE GAYATRI MANTRA OF COSMIC SHAKTI:
AUM SARVASAMMOHINYI VIDMAHE
VISVAJANANYAI DHEEMAHI
TANNAH SHAKTIH PRACHODAYAT
DEVI MANASA
AUM HRIM SRIM KLIM AIM MANSA DEVYAI SVAHA
POISON BECOMES NECTAR AND BECOMES FAMOUS LIKE DHANVANTARI
CHANDI:
AUM HRIM SHRIM CHANDIKAYAI NAMAH
DURGA:
“AUM SHRI DUM DURGAYAI NAMAH”
FOR THE SALUTATION OF GODDESS DURGA ANOTHER FORM OF PARVATI WIFE OF LORD SHIVA.
THE GAYATRI MANTRA OF DURGA:
AUM KATYAYANYAI VIDMAHE
KANYAKUMARYAI DHEEMAHI
TANNO DURGA PARCHODAYAT.
SARASWATI:
“AUM EIM SARASVATYAI NAMAH”
FOR THE SALUTATION OF SARASVATI (GODDESS OF EDUCATION).
THE GAYATRI OF SARASWATI:
AUM VAGDEVYAI CHA VEDMAHE
KAMARAJAYA DHEEMAHI
TANNO DEVI PRACHODAYAT.
NARAYANA
“AUM NAMO NARAYANAYA”
THIS MANTRA IS ALSO CALLED ASHTAKSHARA MANTRA – FOR THE SALUTATION OF LORD VISHNU IN THE FORM OF LORD NARAYANA.
THE GAYATRI MANTRA OF VISHNU:
AUM NARAYANANYA VIDMAHE
VASUDEVAYA DHEEMAHI
TANNO VISHNUH PRACHODAYAT
“AUM SARAVANA BAVAYA NAMAH”
OM AND SALUTATIONS TO THE SON OF SHIVA, WHO BRINGS AUSPICIOUS NESS AND WHO IS CHIEF OF THE CELESTIAL ARMY.
KAM GAYATARI
“Aum Kamdevaye Vidmahe
Pushpvanaye Dheemahi
Tanno Kamah Prachodayat ”
Recite this mantra to increase sensuality, sexual satisfaction, vitality, vigour and stamina.
SURYA /SUN
” AUM HREEM HREEM SURYAAYA NAMAH.”
THESE MANTRAS SHOULD BE REPEATED AT LEAST 108 TIMES A WEEK, PREFERABLY ON A SUNDAY, DURING THE DAY (AT DAWN, NOON OR SUNSET).
THE OTHER MANTRA: AUM BHASKARAYA VIDMAHE
MAHADYUTIKARAYA DHEEMAHI
TANNA ADITYAH PRACHODAYAT.
NOTE:
RECITE THE ABOVE MANTRA FOR 7000 TIMES WITHIN 30 DAYS. ONCE RECITATION IS STARTED THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY BREAK TILL THE RECITATION ARE COMPLETE. DO SURYA NAMASKAR EVERYDAY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
DEITIES:
THE SUN RELATES TO THE DIVINE FATHER. IN THE HINDU RELIGION, THIS IS SHIVA, MAHA DEVA, THE GREAT GOD. THE SECOND GREAT HINDU FORM OF THE DIVINE, VISHNU, IS ALSO WORSHIPPED AS THE SUN, REPRESENTING MORE OF BENEFIC SIDE OF SOLAR ENERGY.
MOON/ CHANDRA
“AUM SOM SOMAYA NAMAH AUM”.
THE OTHER BEING “AUM SHRIM KRIM CHAM CHANDRAYE NAMAH AUM”
THESE MANTRAS SHOULD BE REPEATED ON MONDAYS, OR IN THE EVENING, SPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF THE FULL MOON.
” AUM KUM KUJAAYA NAMAH.” MANTRA FOR MARS TO BE CHANTED 11000 TIMES WITHIN 20 DAYS. PUJA PERFORMED WITH RED FLOWERS AND RED CHANDAN. THE SEED MANTRA IS KUM.
“AUM GURUVE NAMAH”. THE OTHER BEING ” AUM� HREEM KLEEM HOOM BRAHASPATAYE NAMAH� THIS MANTRA MAY BE RECITED FOR 19000 TIMES AND PUJA PERFORMED� WITH YELLOW FLOWERS.
Gayatri Mantra: AUM Suraachaarya Vidmahe, Surasreshtaya dhimahi, tanno guruh prachodayat.
VENUS/ SHUKRA
“AUM SHUKRAYA NAMAH”. THIS MANTRA MAY BE RECITED 16000 TIMES AND PUJA PERFORMED WITH WHITE CHANDAN AND WHITE FLOWERS.Gayatri Mantra: AUM Rajadabaaya vidmahe, Brigusuthaya dhimahi, tanno sukrah prachodayat
SATURN/
SHANI
“AUM SHANAISCHARAYA NAMAH”. THE OTHER TWO BEING “AUM SHANNO DEVI RABHISHTHAYE APO BHAVANTU PITAYE SHAN YO RABHISRA VANTU NAH: AUM”����
THIS MANTRA MAY BE RECITED FOR 24000 TIMES WITHIN 40 DAYS AND PUJA PERFORMED WITH BLUE FLOWERS AND CHANDAN. “AUM AING HRING SHRING SHUNG SHANAISHCHARAYE NAMAH: AUM”
“AUM RAHAVE NAMAH”. THE OTHER BEING “AUM RANG RAHUVE NAMAH AUM” THIS MANTRA MAY BE RECITED FOR 18000 TIMES WITHIN 40 DAYS DURING NIGHT AND PUJA PERFORMED WITH BLUE FLOWERS AND CHANDAN.
Gayatri Mantra: AUM Sookdantaya vidmahe, Ugraroopaya dhimahi, tanno Rahu Prachodayat.
KETU
“AUM KETAVE NAMAH”. THIS MANTRA MAY BE RECITED FOR 18000 TIMES AND PUJA PERFORMED WITH MIXED FLOWERS AND CHANDAN.
NARSHI AVATAR: THE INCARNATION OF VISHNU: “AUM NRING NRING NRING NARSINGHAYE (NRISIMAHYE) NAMAH AUM” REPEAT THE ABOVE MANTRA 17,000 TIMES WITH IN THE ASCENDING CYCLE OF THE MOON
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The lowest Kand has a height of 1000 yojans, that of Middle Kand is 63,000 yojans and that of top Kand is 36,000yojans.
There are four forests on Mountain Meru:
Bhadrasha Van:It is located at the foot hill of the mountain on flat land.
It is surrounding the Mountain Meru on all four sides. Its North and south width is 250 yojans and its east-west width is 22,000 yojans. The whole forest is divided into eight sections with four tree-shape mountains, viz. Saumanas, Vidyut, Prabh, Gandhmadan andMalyavan and two rivers, viz. Sita and Sitoda.
Nandan Van:It is 500 yojans higher than the Bhadrashal Van and 62,500 yojans below the Somansvan.
Its area is 500 yojans. In exact the middle of this section is Abhyantar Meru and in a distant of 50 Yojans are eightKut of Dishakumaris. There are eight Palaces of eight Dishakumaris of UrdhvaLoks; there is a Kut 500 yojansabove it where a palace of the goddess is situated. Thus, the goddess stays 1000 yojans above the flat earth. 900 yojans of this section belong to Tirchha Lok while the 100 yojans abovebelong to Urdhva Lok(upper Lok);so the Goddess belongs to this upper Lok. Besides, in Nandanvan, there are four temples (Chaitra) on four sides of it. In other directions are two palaces of Ishanendra.
Somvan: Somvan is situated 62,500 yojans above ofNandanvan. This is another series of Meru Mountain which is 500 yojans wide.
Pandagvan: Pandagvan is 3600 yojans above Somvan. It is circularly 494 yojans wide.
Meru in Hinduism.
Mount Meru (Sanskrit: मेरु), also called Sumeru (Sanskrit) or Sineru (Pāli) or Kangrinboqe to which is added the approbatory prefix su-, resulting in the meaning “excellent Meru” or “wonderful Meru” and Mahameru i.e. “Great Meru” (Chinese: 須彌山Xumi Shan, Japanese: 須弥山 Shumi-sen, Pāli Neru, Burmese: မြင်းမိုရ်Myinmo), is a sacred mountain with five peaks[1] in Hindu, Jain as well as Buddhist cosmologyand is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes.
Many famous Hindu and similar Jain as well as Buddhist temples have been built as symbolic representations of this mountain.
The highest point (the finial bud) on the pyatthat, a Burmese-style multi-tiered roof, represents Mount Meru.
The dimensions attributed to Mount Meru, all the references to it being as a part of the Cosmic Ocean, along with several statements like that the Sun along with all the planets (including Earth itself) circumambulate the mountain, make determining its location most difficult, according to most scholars.[2][3]
The Suryasiddhanta mentions that Mt Meru lies in ‘the middle of the Earth’ (“Bhugol-madhya”) in the land of the Jambunad (Jambudvip). Narpatijayacharyā, a 9th-century text, based on mostly unpublished texts of Yāmal Tantr, mentions “Sumeruḥ Prithvī-madhye shrūyate drishyate na tu” (‘Su-meru is heard to be in the middle of the Earth, but is not seen there’).[14] Vārāhamihira, in his Panch-siddhāntikā, claims Mt Meru to be at the North Pole (though no mountain exists there as well). Suryasiddhānt, however, mentions a Mt Meru in the middle of Earth, besides a Sumeru and a Kumeru at both the Poles.
There exist several versions of Cosmology in existing Hindu texts. In one of them, cosmologically, the Meru mountain was also described as being surrounded by Mandrachal Mountain to the east, Supasarv Mountain to the west, Kumuda Mountain to the north and Kailash to the south.[15]
Mount Meru of Hindu traditions has clearly mythical aspects, being described as 84,000 Yojan high (which is around 1,082,000 km (672,000 mi), or 85 times the Earths’s diameter), and having the Sun along with all its planets in the Solar System revolve around it as one unit.
One Yojana can be taken to mean about 11.5 km (9 mi) though its magnitude seems to differ over time periods. E.g. the Earth’s circumference is 3,200 Yojanas according to Vārāhamihira and slightly less so in the Āryabhatiya, but is given to be 5,026.5 Yojanas in the Suryasiddhānta. The Matsya Purana and the Bhāgvata Purāna along with some other Hindu texts consistently give the height of 84,000 Yojanas to Mount Meru which translates into 672,000 miles or 1.082 million kilometers.
Mount Meru is also the abode of Lord Brahma and the Demi-Gods (Dev).
Brahmins have been set higher goals o reach and are expected to follow strict adherence to Religious practices.
Following are the six Duties enjoined upon Brahmins.
“Adhyaapanam Adhyayanam
Yajanam Yaajanam Tathaa
Daanam Pratigraham Chaiva
Brahmanaanaamakalpayaat”
Teaching the Vedas to others, Learning Vedas through out one’s Life,Performing Yagnas/Yaagas, have these performed for others, Accept Alms and Donate o others.
In addition , there are 13 additional duties/ codes of behaviour set forth for the Brahmins.
Capability to forgive
Kindness towards one and all
Holiness (External as well as Internal) & pure vegetarian
Lord Krishna says that control of mind, control of senses, undergoing hardships for sake of duty, purity (both internal and external), forgiveness, straightness of mind and body, belief in God, the scriptures and the world, knowledge of the sacred lore, knowledge of the God based on direct experience are the natural duties of Brahmin. (42nd Shloka, 18th Chapter)
The Sandhyas are the roots of the tree Brahma, four Vedas are branches and Karmas are its leaves, so roots must be cared always, means Sandhyas are must for Brahmin. LordBrahma has defined six essential duties to Brahmins;
Duty of A Brahmin is to pray for All.
Learn Vedas and inspire others for it, Yajna by self and inspire others.
Get donations and donate further to others.
Daily Routine of A Brahmin.
Get up two hours before the Sunrise (Five Nazhikais before the Sunrise,One Nazhikai=24 minutes).-Panca -panca-usatkale.
Cleans the teeth, take bathes in cold water and perform sandhyavandana and japa.
There are Mantras to be recited during cleaning the teeth(Danta Daavana Mantra), Bathing.
One must take Bath in a River 0r Pond a well at Home, the well water must be used only for Veda Kriyas.
Next, aupasana and agnihotra. the”devayajna”, sacrifices to the gods, followed by “Brahmayajna”, the daily study and chanting of the Vedas.
As part of this rite there are some tarpanas or libations to be offered. (For people following certain sutras these come later).
Then, the Brahmin must teach his disciples the Vedas, adhyapana, gather flowers himself for the puja he is to perform.
He must seek for his food (Bhikshai) and for the materials for the conduct of various sacrifices.
The Brahmin has the right to seek alms, but it is a restrictive, it means that he can take only the minimum needed for the upkeep and what is required for the performance of the rituals.
A considerable part of what he receives as gifts is to be paid as daksina to the priests officiating at the sacrifices he performs.
Of the six “occupations” of the Brahmin one is “pratigraha” or accepting gifts. Another is “dana”, making donations to others.
It is asked why Brahmins alone have the right to receive gifts.
The answer is that they are also enjoined to make gifts to others.
Indeed, the Brahmin accepts gifts for the purpose of the charity he has to render.
This apart, he has also to make gifts during the rites to be mentioned next, “atithya” and “bhutayajna”.
The Brahmin must bathe again and perform madhyahnika, followed by pitr-tarpana, that is he offers libations to the fathers.
This is followed by homa and puja.
Of the panca-mahayajnas, two remain- manusyayajna or honouring and feeding the guests and “bhutayajna” which includes bali to the creatures of the earth and feeding the poor (vaisvadeva).
Rice is offered in the sacrificial fire and as bali( that is without being placed in the fire).
In bali, food is placed in different parts of the house to the chanting of mantras food meant for outcastes, beggars, dogs, birds, etc.
In the manusya-yajna, guests are entertained and it is also known as atithya.
The Brahmin can eat only after going through these rites.
Until then he must not take anything except perhaps some milk or buttermilk, but never coffee or any snacks.
If he has any other sacrifices to conduct, paka, havir or soma, his mealtime will be further delayed.
If he has a sraddha to perform also he will have to eat later than usual. A sraddha ceremony must be commenced only in the “aparahna”:
Rites meant for the gods may be performed only after the completion of the sraddha.
After his meal, the Brahmin must read the Purans.
Then teach members of other castes their hereditary vocations, arts and crafts.
He does not have a moment for rest or relaxation.
Take evening bath, sandhyavandana, sacrifices and japa.
Vaisvadeva has to be performed at night also before the Brahmin has his meal and retires to bed.
On most nights he takes only light food consisting of fruits, milk.(Pakahaara)
Or as an exception , he can take fresh food prepared out of Rice, like Idli, Dosa or Upma
The sastras thus impose on him a life of hardship and austerity, a life of utter physical and mental discipline.
Even today Brahmins who work in offices or other establishments must try to live according to the sastras.
They must get up at 4 a. m. (Brahma muhurta), perform aupasana, agnihotra, Brahmayajna, etc, in the traditional manner.
They may perform puja and madhyahnika during the sangava time (8. 24 a. m. to 10. 48 a. m. ).
“Madhyahnika” as the name suggests is a midday rite but, making allowances for present-day life, it may be performed during the sangava kala.
In the evening , the rites may be gone through in the sastric manner.
Even those who are on the morning shift and have to rush to their places of work must perform the rites as best they can.
In the evening the Gayatri-japa be extended to compensate for non-performance in the morning.
If it is morning shift for a week, will it not be mid-shift or night shift in the subsequent weeks?
There could be adjustments made to suit these timings.
Brahmins must feel repentant if they fail to perform the rites they are duty-bound to perform.
They must devote the years of their retirement to the pursuit of their dharma instead of feeling sorry for not going out to work.
There are rare cases —perhaps one in a lakh—of people who have learned the Vedas during their retirement and lived the rest of their life according to the tenets of the sastras.
The rites of our religion go back to a time when no other faith was prevalent.
We must make every effort to ensure that they do not cease to be performed.
They are not meant for our sake alone [as individuals] but for the welfare of all mankind.
Citation .
The Speeches of Kanchi Mahaperiyava.
“Kanyakubja Vanshawali” written by Pandit Manni Lal Misra, Chowk, Kanpur. 123
Publisher: Sri Krishna Pustakalaya, Chowk Kanpur, Year 1966
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