Shri Krishna Shadakshara Mantra

By Shri Kesava Rao Tadipatri

Art by Smt.Vani Rao,Baton Rouge,LA

Audio expln of mantra

Table of Contents:

1. UpodghAtaH

2. Mantrakrama

3. SrikR^iShNa ShaDakShara mantra

UpodghAtaH:

What is nyAsa:

While uttering some sacred mantra bhAgas, we touch some parts of our body. While doing this, we must meditate upon the corresponding form of the Lord and have to do the anusandhAna that the almighty Lord is specially present there in that form and seek His grace. There is certain procedure for doing the nyAsa.

vinyasedvarNamekaikaM bindvantaM dhruva veShTitam |

tatrAMgulIbhiH nyAsaH syAt shirasyekaiva madhyamA |

tarjanI madhyamAbhyAM tu chakShuShornyAsa iShyate |

aMguShThAnAmikAbhyAM tu nAsayornyAsa IritaH |

vadane j~nAnamudrA syAt aMguShThashcha kaniShThikA |

hR^idi prakIrtitA nAbhau anaMguShThAH prakIrtitAH |

sarvA jAnau cha pAde cha paMchApi parikIrtitAH |

विन्यसेद्वर्णमेकैकं बिन्द्वन्तं ध्रुव वेष्टितम्।

तत्रांगुलीभिः न्यासः स्यात् शिरस्येकैव मध्यमा।

तर्जनी मध्यमाभ्यां तु चक्षुषोर्न्यास इष्यते।

अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्यां तु नासयोर्न्यास ईरितः।

वदने ज्ञानमुद्रा स्यात् अंगुष्ठश्च कनिष्ठिका।

हृदि प्रकीर्तिता नाभौ अनंगुष्ठाः प्रकीर्तिताः।

सर्वा जानौ च पादे च पंचापि परिकीर्तिताः।

vinyasedvarṇamekaikaṁ bindvantaṁ dhruva veṣṭitam |

tatrāṁgulībhiḥ nyāsaḥ syāt śirasyekaiva madhyamā |

tarjanī madhyamābhyāṁ tu cakṣuṣornyāsa iṣyate |

aṁguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṁ tu nāsayornyāsa īritaḥ |

vadane jñānamudrā syāt aṁguṣṭhaśca kaniṣṭhikā |

hṛdi prakīrtitā nābhau anaṁguṣṭhāḥ prakīrtitāḥ |

sarvā jānau ca pāde ca paṁcāpi parikīrtitāḥ |

nyAsa and vinyAsa are samAnArthaka (mean the same). When doing varNanyAsa, each varNa or akShara has to end with anusvAra and begin with OMkAra. The fingers have to be used in the following way. Only middle finger is used to touch the head (shirasi). For the eyes, index finger and middle finger are used (netrayoH or chakShuShoH). Thumb and ring finger are used for the nose (nAsikAyAM or nAsayoH). Thumb and index finger (j~nAna mudra) are used for the mouth (vAchi). Thumb and little finger are used for the heart / chest (hR^idi). Except thumb, other four fingers are used for navel (nAbhau). All the five fingers are used for the knees and feet (jAnvoH and pAdayoH).

While doing the nyAsa, one has to use the fingers as mentioned above.

Speciality of SrikR^iShna ShaDakShara mantra:

Mantras yield both aihika phala (mundane benefits) and AmuShmilka phala (BhagavatprIti and mokSha-prApti). It is natural that we get a doubt as to what happens to all these mantras in Kali yuga.

Sri Madhvacharya said the following in tantra-saara-saMgraha.

dR^iShTArtha eva mantrANAm kalau vIryaM tiraskR^itam |

tatrApyuddIpta-vIryA hi mantrA atra pra-kIrtitAH |

vAshiShTa-vR^iShNi-pravara-mantrAstatrApi vIryadAH || - 4-42

दृष्टार्थ एव मन्त्राणाम् कलौ वीर्यं तिरस्कृतम्।

तत्राप्युद्दीप्त-वीर्या हि मन्त्रा अत्र प्र-कीर्तिताः।

वाशिष्ट-वृष्णि-प्रवर-मन्त्रास्तत्रापि वीर्यदाः॥ - ४-४२

dṛṣṭārtha eva mantrāṇām kalau vīryaṁ tiraskṛtam |

tatrāpyuddīpta-vīryā hi mantrā atra pra-kīrtitāḥ |

vāśiṣṭa-vṛṣṇi-pravara-mantrāstatrāpi vīryadāḥ || - 4-42

(Mantras give both aihika phala or vaishayika phala (material benefits) and pAratrika phala or AmuShmika phala (After-life benefits like liberation). The main benefit is latter one only.) In Kaliyuga, the aihika phala is diminished considerably for all the mantras. (Paratrika phala continues to be the same). Even among them, only the most powerful mantras are extolled in this work. Even among them Sri Vedavyasa mantra and Sri Krishna ShaDakShara mantra are the most powerful ones.

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Mantrakrama:

1. Shuddhi

2. Achamana and punarAchamana

3. Asana

4. gurunamaskAra

5. prANAyAma

6. ShAnti mantra

7. Sankalpa

8. R^iShi-Chando-devatAH

9. karanyAsa

10. aMganyAsa

11. DhyAna

12. Chando-R^iShi-devatAH, viniyogaH

13. japa

14. tarpaNa-arghya

15. gurunamaskAra (same as 4)

16. prANAyAma (same as 5)

17. R^iShi-Chando-devatAH (same as 8)

18. karanyAsa (same as 9)

19. aMganyAsa (same as 10)

20. DhyAna (same as 11)

21. samarpaNa

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SrikR^iShNa ShaDakShara mantra:

1. Shuddhi:

apavitraH pavitro vA sarvAvasthAM gato.api vA |

yassmaret puNDarIkAkShaM sa bAhyAbhyantarashshuchiH ||

(Hold water in the uddhariNi using left hand and touch the water with right thumb and sprinkle on self uttering the above mantra.)

Brief meaning: Whether one is pure or impure or in whatever state one may be, one who remembers the Lord's name 'PuNdarIkAkAsha' gets purified both inside and outside.

2. Achamana and punarAchamana:

The Achamana is to be performed facing East or North. If accidentally, one performs it facing the West, then it has to be repeated facing the East to get the purity. If it is done facing the South, one has to take bath and get the purity and do Achamana correctly.

Keshava = One who instigates Brahma and Rudra (ka = brahma, Isha = Rudra, tau vartayati).

NArAyaNa = One who is flawless and also full of auspicious qualities (ara = flaw, nAra = Auspicious quality, ayana = receptacle; na+ara+ayana = not a receptacle of flaws; nAra+ ayana = receptacle of auspicious qualities)

mAdhava = Consort of Lakshmi (maA = LakShmi; dhava = husband)

Govinda = Known by the Vedas('Go' means Veda vAk).

ViShNu = All-pervading.

MadhusUdana = Killer of the demon Madhu.

Trivikrama = Who pervaded the entire Universe with two feet and placed third foot on Bali Chakravarti.

VAmana = Unimaginably good-looking.

ShrIdhara = One who bears Lakshmi on His chest.

HR^iShIkesha = Controller of the sense organs.

PadmanAbha = One Who has lotus in the navel.

DAmodara = Yielding to the devotion of Yashoda, allowed her to tie his waist with ropes.

SaMkarShaNa = One who attracts all.

VAsudeva = The God that resides everywhere.

Pradyumna = One with the greatest effulgence.

Aniruddha = One who is unstoppable = One Whose will can't be opposed

Purushottama = All Supreme

AdhokShaja = One who cant be known thru sense organs

NArasimha = One who Has half human and half lion form.

Achyuta = Whose power never fades.

Janardhana = One who removes the bondage of births.

Upendra = Younger brother of Indra, but Supreme to all Indras.

Hari = One who removes all the sins

SrikR^iShNa = One who attracts all with His great qualities.

For the first three names (Keshava, Narayana and Madhava), the Ahuti or offering is made in the form of water. While uttering the other names, we develop an understanding that the Lord's forms are in various parts of our body and purify us inside and outside. That is the purpose of the Achamana.

The root portion of the right thumb is the seat of "Brahma-tirtha". Hold the right palm in such a way that the little finger is left out and the tip of the thumb is made to touch the base of middle phalanx of the middle finger so that the palm is in the shape of the ear of the cow.

While uttering the first three names, water is placed in right palm with an amount just enough to drown one grain of green gram three times and sipped three times.

OM KeshavAya svAha - (sip the water once)

NArAyaNAya svAha - (sip the water second time)

MAdhavAya svAha - (sip the water second time)

GovindAya namaH - wash right hand

viShNave namaH - wash left hand

MadhusUdanAya namaH - Touch the upper lip

TrivikramAya namaH - Touch the lower lip

VAmanAya namaH - Touch the right cheek

ShrIdharAya namaH - Touch the left cheek

HR^iShIkeshAya namaH - Do namaskara by joining two hands

PadmanAbhAya namaH - Touch both the feet

DAmodardAya namaH - Touch the head

SaMkarShaNAya namaH - Touch the nose tip with the right fist

VAsudevAya namaH - Touch the right side of the nose

PradyumnAya namaH - Touch the left side of the nose

AniruddhAya namaH - Touch the right eye

PurushottamAya namaH - Touch the left eye

AdhokShajAya namaH - Touch the right ear

NArasimhAya namaH - Touch the left ear

AchyutAya namaH - Touch the navel

JanardhanAya namaH - Touch the chest with the right palm

UpendrAya namaH - Touch the head with the right fist

Haraye namaH - Touch the right shoulder

SrikR^iShNAya namaH - Touch the left shoulder

Repeat this Achamana process.

3. Asana:

pR^ithvIti mantrasya merupR^iShTaR^iShiH | kUrmo devatA | sutalaM ChandaH | Asane viniyogaH |

पृथ्वीति मन्त्रस्य मेरुपृष्टऋषिः। कूर्मो देवता। सुतलं छन्दः। आसने विनियोगः।

pṛthvīti mantrasya merupṛṣṭaṛṣiḥ | kūrmo devatā | sutalaṁ chandaḥ | āsane viniyogaḥ |

pR^ithvI tvayA dhR^itA lokA devi tvaM viShNunA dhR^itA | tvaM cha dhAraya mAM devi pavitraM kuru chAsanam | mAm cha pUtaM kuru dhare nato.asmi tvAm sureshvarI |

Asane somamaMDale kUrmaskandhe upaviShTo.asmi anantAsanAya namaH | kUrmAsanAya namaH |

पृथ्वी त्वया धृता लोका देवि त्वं विष्णुना धृता। त्वं च धारय मां देवि पवित्रं कुरु चासनम्। माम् च पूतं कुरु धरे नतोऽस्मि त्वाम् सुरेश्वरी।

आसने सोममंडले कूर्मस्कन्धे उपविष्टोऽस्मि अनन्तासनाय नमः। कूर्मासनाय नमः।

pṛthvī tvayā dhṛtā lokā devi tvaṁ viṣṇunā dhṛtā | tvaṁ ca dhāraya māṁ devi pavitraṁ kuru cāsanam | mām ca pūtaṁ kuru dhare nato'smi tvām sureśvarī |

āsane somamaṁḍale kūrmaskandhe upaviṣṭo'smi anantāsanāya namaḥ | kūrmāsanāya namaḥ |

4. gurunamaskAra:

श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः। परम गुरुभ्यो नमः। श्री मदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्-पादाचार्येभ्यो नमः। श्री वेदव्यासाय नमः। श्री भारत्यै नमः। श्री सरस्वत्यै नमः। श्री वायवे नमः। श्री ब्रह्मणे नमः। श्री महालक्ष्मै नमः। श्री नारायणाय नमः।

ekAdashasthAne mantradevatAyai shrI kR^iShNAya namaH |

एकादशस्थाने मन्त्रदेवतायै श्री कृष्णाय नमः।

ekādaśasthāne mantradevatāyai śrī kṛṣṇāya namaḥ |

dvAdashasthAne muktipradAya vAsudevAya namaH |

द्वादशस्थाने मुक्तिप्रदाय वासुदेवाय नमः।

dvādaśasthāne muktipradāya vāsudevāya namaḥ |

5. prANAyAma:

praNavasya parabrahma R^iShiH | paramAtmA devatA | daivI gAyatrI ChandaH | prANAyAme viniyogaH |

प्रणवस्य परब्रह्म ऋषिः। परमात्मा देवता। दैवी गायत्री छन्दः। प्राणायामे विनियोगः।

praṇavasya parabrahma ṛṣiḥ | paramātmā devatā | daivī gāyatrī chandaḥ | prāṇāyāme viniyogaḥ |

OM bhUH | OM bhuvaH | OM svaH | OM mahaH | OM janaH | OM tapaH | OM satyaM | OM tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya dhImahi dhiyo yo naH prachodayAt || omApo jyotiraso.amR^itaM brahma bhUrbhuvaHsvarom ||

ॐ भूः। ॐ भुवः। ॐ स्वः। ॐ महः। ॐ जनः। ॐ तपः। ॐ सत्यं। ॐ तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥ ओमापो ज्योतिरसोऽमृतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवःस्वरोम्॥

om bhūḥ | om bhuvaḥ | om svaḥ | om mahaḥ | om janaḥ | om tapaḥ | om satyaṁ | om tatsaviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt || omāpo jyotiraso'mṛtaṁ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥsvarom ||

All the seven VyAhRutis need to be told along with OMkAra. OMkAra signifies that the Lord is Full with infinite auspicious qualities.

Brief meaning:

Meaning of the seven VyAhRutis:

bhuH = GunapuRNa (Has all the auspicious qualities)

bhuvaH = All Supreme; svaH = Has infinite bliss; mahaH = Most worship-worthy; janaH = The Creator; tapaH = Personification of knowledge; satyaM = Controller of liberated and unliberated. These are Seven VyAhRutis.

Meaning of Gayatri:

yaH = Which Lord ; naH = our; dhiyaH = intellects; prachodayAt = instigates; savituH = Performer of the eight activities (Creation, Sustenance, Annihilation, Control, Granting knowledge, Granting ignorance, Granting bondage and Granting liberation); devasya = of the One who performs it all effortlessly like a sport; tat = All-pervading; vareNyaM = approached and extolled by all; bhargaH = Personification of all Supreme Bliss, Knowledge and Glory; dhiMahi = We meditate.

We meditate on such Lord, Who instigates all our intellects, Who performs all the eight activities effortlessly like a leela, Who is all-pervading personification of all Supreme Bliss, Knowledge and Glory and approached and extolled by all.

Meaning of Gayatri-shiras:

OM = guNapurNa = All Complete with Auspicious qualities

ApaH = samantAt pAlayati = protects well

jyotiH = personification of illumination

rasaH = essence of all or Bliss personified

amRutaM = Devoid of any kind of death or deficiency

barhma = All-pervading

bhuH = GunapuRNa (Has all the auspicious qualities)

bhuvaH = All Supreme; svaH = Has infinite bliss;

OM = guNapurNa = All Complete with Auspicious qualities

Acharya says in tantrasArasaMgraha -

dviguNottaraM rechakAdi ShoDashAdi-krameNa tu |

mAtrANAM hrasva-varNasya kAlo mAtreti shabdyate || 4-148

krameNaivAbhyasenmAtrA vR^iddhimekAgra-dhIH punaH |

rechayitvA dakShiNataH pUrayitvA tu vAmataH |

kuMbhakaM cha suShumnAyAM viShNuM vAyuM cha samsmaret || 4-149

द्विगुणोत्तरं रेचकादि षोडशादि-क्रमेण तु।

मात्राणां ह्रस्व-वर्णस्य कालो मात्रेति शब्द्यते॥ ४-१४८

dviguṇottaraṁ recakādi ṣoḍaśādi-krameṇa tu |

mātrāṇāṁ hrasva-varṇasya kālo mātreti śabdyate || 4-148

क्रमेणैवाभ्यसेन्मात्रा वृद्धिमेकाग्र-धीः पुनः।

रेचयित्वा दक्षिणतः पूरयित्वा तु वामतः।

कुंभकं च सुषुम्नायां विष्णुं वायुं च सम्स्मरेत्॥ ४-१४९

krameṇaivābhyasenmātrā vṛddhimekāgra-dhīḥ punaḥ |

recayitvā dakṣiṇataḥ pūrayitvā tu vāmataḥ |

kuṁbhakaṁ ca suṣumnāyāṁ viṣṇuṁ vāyuṁ ca samsmaret || 4-149

One mAtra is the time duration to utter one short letter or one syllable. First do the rechaka or exhalation for a duration of sixteen mAtrAs. Twice that much that is 32 mAtras duration for pUraka. Twice that much that is 64 mAtras duration for kumbhaka. This is the proportion. Starting from rechaka, one keeps doubling until kumbhaka.

With concentration, one must keep practicing and increase the duration proportionately and do PrANAyAma. One should exhale thru piMgalA nADi on the right side(rechaka). Then one should inhale thru iDA nADi on the left side(pUraka). Then one should hold the breath in suShumnA nADi in the center(kumbhaka) by meditating upon Shri Hari and Vayu, who maintain our breathing process.

Note: For spiritual progress, always one exhales thru right side and inhales thru left side during prANAyAma. However during Yoga practice, which is done solely from exercise point of view, the exhale and inhale process is alternated by second time exhaling thru left and inhaling thru right. This is all during PrANAyAma. Other times, we exhale and inhale from both the nostrils.

This is just some guideline. It is strongly recommended that people have proper Guru Upadesha and this is just a helping tool to remember. Please proceed with caution and this effort is only to please Shri Hari Vayu gurugaLu.

6. ShAnti mantra:

OM sahanAvavatu. sahanau bhunaktu. sahavIryam karavAvahai. tejasvinAvadhItamastu maa vidwiShaavahai. OM shAntiH shAntiH shAntiH |

ॐ सहनाववतु। सहनौ भुनक्तु। सहवीर्यम् करवावहै। तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै। ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः।

7. Sankalpa:

shrI shubhe shobhana shrI mahAviShNorAj~nayA pravartamAnasya AdyabrahmaNaH dvitIyaparArdhe shrI shvetavarAhakalpe vaivasvata manvantare aShTAviMshatitame kaliyuge prathamapAde jambUdvIpe bharata-varShe bharata-khaNDe shAlivAhana-shake bauddhAvatAre rAmakShetre asmin vartamAne chAndramAnena vilambi-nAma-saMvatsare uttarAyane shishira-R^itau mAgha-mAse shukla-pakShe ekAdashI-tithau bhR^igu-vAsara-yuktAyAM shubhanakShatra-shubhayoga-shubhakaraNa-evaM-guNa-visheShaNA-vishiShtAyAM shubhatithau ananta-kalyANa-guNa-paripUrNa-kShIrAbdhishAyi nirdoSha-j~nAnAndAtmaka shrIbhAratIramaNa-mukhyaprANAntargata-shrIkR^iShNa-preraNayA shrIkR^iShNa-prItyarthaM shrIkR^iShNa-ShaDakShara-japa-tarpaNAkhyaM karma ahaM kariShye.

श्री शुभे शोभन श्री महाविष्णोराज्ञया प्रवर्तमानस्य आद्यब्रह्मणः द्वितीयपरार्धे श्री श्वेतवराहकल्पे वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे अष्टाविंशतितमे कलियुगे प्रथमपादे जम्बूद्वीपे भरत-वर्षे भरत-खण्डे शालिवाहन-शके बौद्धावतारे रामक्षेत्रे अस्मिन् वर्तमाने चान्द्रमानेन विलम्बि-नाम-संवत्सरे उत्तरायने शिशिर-ऋतौ माघ-मासे शुक्ल-पक्षे एकादशी-तिथौ भृगु-वासर-युक्तायां शुभनक्षत्र-शुभयोग-शुभकरण-एवं-गुण-विशेषणा-विशिष्तायां शुभतिथौ अनन्त-कल्याण-गुण-परिपूर्ण-क्षीराब्धिशायि निर्दोष-ज्ञानान्दात्मक श्रीभारतीरमण-मुख्यप्राणान्तर्गत-श्रीकृष्ण-प्रेरणया श्रीकृष्ण-प्रीत्यर्थं श्रीकृष्ण-षडक्षर-जप-तर्पणाख्यं कर्म अहं करिष्ये।

śrī śubhe śobhana śrī mahāviṣṇorājñayā pravartamānasya ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārdhe śrī śvetavarāhakalpe vaivasvata manvantare aṣṭāviṁśatitame kaliyuge prathamapāde jambūdvīpe bharata-varṣe bharata-khaṇḍe śālivāhana-śake bauddhāvatāre rāmakṣetre asmin vartamāne cāndramānena vilambi-nāma-saṁvatsare uttarāyane śiśira-ṛtau māgha-māse śukla-pakṣe ekādaśī-tithau bhṛgu-vāsara-yuktāyāṁ śubhanakṣatra-śubhayoga-śubhakaraṇa-evaṁ-guṇa-viśeṣaṇā-viśiṣtāyāṁ śubhatithau ananta-kalyāṇa-guṇa-paripūrṇa-kṣīrābdhiśāyi nirdoṣa-jñānāndātmaka śrībhāratīramaṇa-mukhyaprāṇāntargata-śrīkṛṣṇa-preraṇayā śrīkṛṣṇa-prītyarthaṁ śrīkṛṣṇa-ṣaḍakṣara-japa-tarpaṇākhyaṁ karma ahaṁ kariṣye|

8. R^iShi-Chando-devatAH:

When mentioning R^iShi, touch the head. When mentioning Chandas, touch the lips. When mentioning Devata, touch the chest.

asya shrIkR^ShNa ShaDakShara mantrasya brahmA R^iShiH | gAyatrI ChandaH | shrIkR^iShNo devatA | shrIkR^iShNa ShaDakShara-maMtra jape viniyogaH |

अस्य श्रीकृष्ण षडक्षर मन्त्रस्य ब्रह्मा ऋषिः। गायत्री छन्दः। श्रीकृष्णो देवता। श्रीकृष्ण षडक्षर-मंत्र जपे विनियोगः।

asya śrīkṛṣṇa ṣaḍakṣara mantrasya brahmā ṛṣiḥ | gāyatrī chandaḥ | śrīkṛṣṇo devatā | śrīkṛṣṇa ṣaḍakṣara-maṁtra jape viniyogaḥ |

9. karanyAsa:

atha karadevatA DhyAnam |

dhyaayeddhariNmaNinibham jagadekavandyam |

saundaryasaaramarishaMkha-varaabhayaani |

dorbhirdadhAnamajitam sarasam cha bhaiShmI |

satyAsametamakhilapradamindiresham |

ध्यायेद्धरिण्मणिनिभम् जगदेकवन्द्यम्।

सौन्दर्यसारमरिशंख-वराभयानि।

दोर्भिर्दधानमजितम् सरसम् च भैष्मी।

सत्यासमेतमखिलप्रदमिन्दिरेशम्।

dhyāyeddhariṇmaṇinibham jagadekavandyam |

saundaryasāramariśaṁkha-varābhayāni |

dorbhirdadhānamajitam sarasam ca bhaiṣmī |

satyāsametamakhilapradamindireśam |

tato karanyAsaH |

OM pUrNaj~nAnAtmane aMguShThAbhyAM namaH | OM pUrNaishvaryAtmane tarjanIbhyAM namaH | OM pUrNaprabhAtmane madhyamAbhyAM namaH | OM pUrNAnandAtmane anAmikAbhyAM namaH | OM pUrNatejAtmane kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | OM pUrNashaktyAtmane karatala-kara-pR^iShThAbhyAM namaH |

ॐ क्रुद्धोल्काय अंगुष्ठाभ्यां नमः। ॐ महोल्काय तर्जनीभ्यां नमः। ॐ वीरोल्काय मध्यमाभ्यां नमः। ॐ द्यूल्काय अनामिकाभ्यां नमः। ॐ सहस्रोल्काय कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः। ॐ नारायणाय करतल-कर-पृष्ठाभ्यां नमः।

6. aMganyAsa:

atha aMgadevatA DhyAnam |

dhyaayeddhariNmaNinibham jagadekavandyam |

saundaryasaaramarishaMkha-varaabhayaani |

dorbhirdadhAnamajitam sarasam cha bhaiShmI |

satyAsametamakhilapradamindiresham |

ध्यायेद्धरिण्मणिनिभम् जगदेकवन्द्यम्।

सौन्दर्यसारमरिशंख-वराभयानि।

दोर्भिर्दधानमजितम् सरसम् च भैष्मी।

सत्यासमेतमखिलप्रदमिन्दिरेशम्।

dhyāyeddhariṇmaṇinibham jagadekavandyam |

saundaryasāramariśaṁkha-varābhayāni |

dorbhirdadhānamajitam sarasam ca bhaiṣmī |

satyāsametamakhilapradamindireśam |

tato aMganyAsaH |

ॐ पूर्णज्ञानात्मने हृदयाय नमः। ॐ पूर्णैश्वर्यात्मने शिरसे स्वाहा। ॐ पूर्णप्रभात्मने शिखायै वषट्। ॐ पूर्णानन्दात्मने कवचाय हुम्। ॐ पूर्णतेजात्मने नेत्राभ्यां वौषट्। ॐ पूर्णशक्त्यात्मने अस्त्राय फट्। इति दिग्बन्धः।

7. varNa nyAsa or akShara nyAsa:

atha VarNadevatA DhyAnam | (The following dhyna is made and one has to contemplate on jAgradavasthA-preraka (controller of wakeful state) vishva, svapna-avasthA-preraka taijasa and suShupti-avasthA-preraka(controller of deep sleep) prAj~na.)

mUrtayo.aShTAvapi dhyeyAH chakra-shaMkha-varAbhayaiH |

yuktAH pradIpa-varNAshcha sarvAbharaNa-bhUShitAH |

मूर्तयोऽष्टावपि ध्येयाः चक्र-शंख-वराभयैः। युक्ताः प्रदीप-वर्णाश्च सर्वाभरण-भूषिताः।

mūrtayo'ṣṭāvapi dhyeyāḥ cakra-śaṁkha-varābhayaiḥ |

yuktāḥ pradīpa-varṇāśca sarvābharaṇa- bhūṣitāḥ |

tato varNanyAsaH |

SaMhAra-nyAsa or Laya-nyAsa:

OM OM vishvAya namaH pAdayoH |

ॐ ॐ विश्वाय नमः पादयोः।

om om viśvāya namaḥ pādayoḥ |

(touch the feet with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's Vishva form there)

OM naM taijasAya namaH jAnvoH |

ॐ नं तैजसाय नमः जान्वोः।

om naṁ taijasāya namaḥ jānvoḥ |

(touch the knees with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's Taijasa form there)

OM moM prAj~nAya namaH nAbhau |

ॐ मों प्राज्ञाय नमः नाभौ।

om moṁ prājñāya namaḥ nābhau |

(touch the navel with four fingers excluding thumb - aMguShTha-varja-sarvAMgulIbhiH - अंगुष्ठ-वर्ज-सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's prAj~na form there)

OM nAM turyAya namaH hR^idi |

ॐ नां तुर्याय नमः हृदि।

om nāṁ turyāya namaḥ hṛdi |

(touch the chest with the thumb and little finger - aMguShTha-kaniShThikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठ-कनिष्ठिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's Turya form there)

OM rAM Atmane namaH vAchi |

ॐ रां आत्मने नमः वाचि।

om rāṁ ātmane namaḥ vāci |

(touch the mouth or lips with the thumb and index finger - aMguShTha-tarjanIbhyAm jnAnamudrA - अंगुष्ठ-तर्जनीभ्याम् ज्ञानमुद्रा - and think of the Lord's AtmA form there)

OM yaM aMtarAtmane namaH nAsikAyAm |

ॐ यं अंतरात्मने नमः नासिकायाम्।

om yaṁ aṁtarātmane namaḥ nāsikāyām |

(touch the nose with the thumb and ring finger - aMguShThAnAmikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's AntarAtma form there)

OM NAM paramAtmane namaH netrayoH |

ॐ णां परमात्मने नमः नेत्रयोः।

om ṇāṁ paramātmane namaḥ netrayoḥ |

(touch the eyes with the index finger and middle finger - tarjanI-madhyamAbhyAm - तर्जनी-मध्यमाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's ParamAtmA form there)

OM yaM j~nAnAtmane namaH shirasi |

ॐ यं ज्ञानात्मने नमः शिरसि।

om yaṁ jñānātmane namaḥ śirasi |

(touch the head with just middle finger - madhyamAMgulyA - मध्यमांगुल्या - and think of the Lord's j~nAnAtmA form there.)

SR^ShTi-nyAsa or Utpatti-nyAsa:

OM OM vishvAya namaH shirasi |

ॐ ॐ विश्वाय नमः शिरसि।

om om viśvāya namaḥ śirasi |

(touch the head with just middle finger - madhyamAMgulyA - मध्यमांगुल्या - and think of the Lord's Vishva form there)

OM naM taijasAya namaH netrayoH |

ॐ नं तैजसाय नमः नेत्रयोः।

om naṁ taijasāya namaḥ netrayoḥ |

(touch the eyes with the index finger and middle finger - tarjanI-madhyamAbhyAm - तर्जनी-मध्यमाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's Taijasa form there)

OM moM prAj~nAya namaH nAsikAyAm |

ॐ मों प्राज्ञाय नमः नासिकायाम्।

om moṁ prājñāya namaḥ nāsikāyām |

(touch the nose with the thumb and ring finger - aMguShThAnAmikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's prAj~na form there)

OM nAM turyAya namaH vAchi|

ॐ नां तुर्याय नमः वाचि।

om nāṁ turyāya namaḥ vāci|

(touch the mouth or lips with the thumb and index finger - aMguShTha-tarjanIbhyAm jnAnamudrA - अंगुष्ठ-तर्जनीभ्याम् ज्ञानमुद्रा - and think of the Lord's Turya form there)

OM rAM Atmane namaH hR^idi |

ॐ रां आत्मने नमः हृदि।

om rāṁ ātmane namaḥ hṛdi |

(touch the chest with the thumb and little finger - aMguShTha-kaniShThikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठ-कनिष्ठिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's AtmA form there)

OM yaM aMtarAtmane namaH nAbhau |

ॐ यं अंतरात्मने नमः नाभौ।

om yaṁ aṁtarātmane namaḥ nābhau |

(touch the navel with four fingers excluding thumb - aMguShTha-varja-sarvAMgulIbhiH - अंगुष्ठ-वर्ज-सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's AntarAtma form there)

OM NAM paramAtmane namaH jAnvoH |

ॐ णां परमात्मने नमः जान्वोः।

om ṇāṁ paramātmane namaḥ jānvoḥ |

(touch the knees with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's ParamAtmA form there)

OM yaM j~nAnAtmane namaH pAdayoH |

ॐ यं ज्ञानात्मने नमः पादयोः।

om yaṁ jñānātmane namaḥ pādayoḥ |

(touch the feet with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's j~nAnAtmA form there.)

Sthiti-nyAsa :

OM OM vishvAya namaH shirasi |

ॐ ॐ विश्वाय नमः शिरसि।

om om viśvāya namaḥ śirasi |

(touch the head with just middle finger - madhyamAMgulyA - मध्यमांगुल्या - and think of the Lord's Vishva form there)

OM naM taijasAya namaH netrayoH |

ॐ नं तैजसाय नमः नेत्रयोः।

om naṁ taijasāya namaḥ netrayoḥ |

(touch the eyes with the index finger and middle finger - tarjanI-madhyamAbhyAm - तर्जनी-मध्यमाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's Taijasa form there)

OM moM prAj~nAya namaH nAsikAyAm |

ॐ मों प्राज्ञाय नमः नासिकायाम्।

om moṁ prājñāya namaḥ nāsikāyām |

(touch the nose with the thumb and ring finger - aMguShThAnAmikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठानामिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's prAj~na form there)

OM nAM turyAya namaH vAchi|

ॐ नां तुर्याय नमः वाचि।

om nāṁ turyāya namaḥ vāci|

(touch the mouth or lips with the thumb and index finger - aMguShTha-tarjanIbhyAm jnAnamudrA - अंगुष्ठ-तर्जनीभ्याम् ज्ञानमुद्रा - and think of the Lord's Turya form there)

OM rAM Atmane namaH hR^idi |

ॐ रां आत्मने नमः हृदि।

om rāṁ ātmane namaḥ hṛdi |

(touch the chest with the thumb and little finger - aMguShTha-kaniShThikAbhyAm - अंगुष्ठ-कनिष्ठिकाभ्याम् - and think of the Lord's AtmA form there)

OM yaM aMtarAtmane namaH pAdayoH|

ॐ यं अंतरात्मने नमः पादयोः।

om yaṁ aṁtarātmane namaḥ pādayoḥ|

(touch the feet with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's AntarAtma form there)

OM NAM paramAtmane namaH jAnvoH |

ॐ णां परमात्मने नमः जान्वोः।

om ṇāṁ paramātmane namaḥ jānvoḥ |

(touch the knees with five fingers - sarvAMgulIbhiH - सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's ParamAtmA form there)

OM yaM j~nAnAtmane namaH nAbhau |

ॐ यं ज्ञानात्मने नमः नाभौ।

om yaṁ jñānātmane namaḥ nābhau |

(touch the navel with four fingers excluding thumb - aMguShTha-varja-sarvAMgulIbhiH - अंगुष्ठ-वर्ज-सर्वांगुलीभिः - and think of the Lord's j~nAnAtmA form there.)

8. DhyAna:

udyadbhAsvat-samAbhAsa-shchidAnandaika dehavAn |

chakra-shaMkha-gadA-padma-dharo dhyeyo.ahamIshvaraH |

lakShmI-dharAbhyAmAshliShTaH svamUrti-gaNa-madhyagaH |

brahma-vAyu-shivAhIsha-vipaishshakrAdikairapi |

sevyamAno.adhikaM bhaktyA nitya-nishsheSha-shaktimAn |

mUrtayo.aShTAvapi dhyeyAH chakra-shaMkha-varAbhayaiH |

yuktAH pradIpa-varNAshcha sarvAbharaNa-bhUShitAH |

shaMkha-chakra-varAbhIti-hastAnyetAni sarvashaH |

mUla-rUpa-savarNAni kR^iShNa-varNA shikhochyate |

उद्यद्भास्वत्-समाभास-श्चिदानन्दैक देहवान्।

चक्र-शंख-गदा-पद्म-धरो ध्येयोऽहमीश्वरः।

लक्ष्मी-धराभ्यामाश्लिष्टः स्वमूर्ति-गण-मध्यगः।

ब्रह्म-वायु-शिवाहीश-विपैश्शक्रादिकैरपि।

सेव्यमानोऽधिकं भक्त्या नित्य-निश्शेष-शक्तिमान्।

मूर्तयोऽष्टावपि ध्येयाः चक्र-शंख-वराभयैः।

युक्ताः प्रदीप-वर्णाश्च सर्वाभरण-भूषिताः।

शंख-चक्र-वराभीति-हस्तान्येतानि सर्वशः।

मूल-रूप-सवर्णानि कृष्ण-वर्णा शिखोच्यते।

udyadbhāsvat-samābhāsa-ścidānandaika dehavān |

cakra-śaṁkha-gadā-padma-dharo dhyeyo'hamīśvaraḥ |

lakṣmī-dharābhyāmāśliṣṭaḥ svamūrti-gaṇa-madhyagaḥ |

brahma-vāyu-śivāhīśa-vipaiśśakrādikairapi |

sevyamāno'dhikaṁ bhaktyā nitya-niśśeṣa-śaktimān |

mūrtayo'ṣṭāvapi dhyeyāḥ cakra-śaṁkha-varābhayaiḥ |

yuktāḥ pradīpa-varṇāśca sarvābharaṇa-bhūṣitāḥ |

śaṁkha-cakra-varābhīti-hastānyetāni sarvaśaḥ |

mūla-rūpa-savarṇāni kṛṣṇa-varṇā śikhocyate |

9. Chando-R^iShi-devatAH, viniyogaH :

shrI nArAyaNa aShTAkShara mantrasya daivI gAyatrI ChandaH | aMtaryAmI R^iShiH | paramAtmA shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNo devatA | shrI nArAyaNa aShTAkShara-maMtra-jape viniyogaH |

श्री नारायण अष्टाक्षर मन्त्रस्य दैवी गायत्री छन्दः। अंतर्यामी ऋषिः। परमात्मा श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायणो देवता। श्री नारायण अष्टाक्षर-मंत्र-जपे विनियोगः।

śrī nārāyaṇa aṣṭākṣara mantrasya daivī gāyatrī chandaḥ | aṁtaryāmī ṛṣiḥ | paramātmā śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇo devatā | śrī nārāyaṇa aṣṭākṣara-maṁtra-jape viniyogaḥ |

bhAratI-ramaNa-mukhya-prANAMtargata shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNa-preraNayA shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNa-prItyartham yathAshakti shrI nArAyaNa aShTAkShara-mantra-japaM kariShye |

भारती-रमण-मुख्य-प्राणांतर्गत श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रेरणया श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रीत्यर्थम् यथाशक्ति श्री नारायण अष्टाक्षर-मन्त्र-जपं करिष्ये।

bhāratī-ramaṇa-mukhya-prāṇāṁtargata śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇa-preraṇayā śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇa-prītyartham yathāśakti śrī nārāyaṇa aṣṭākṣara-mantra-japaṁ kariṣye |

10. japa

The following to be done 3 times GayatrI japa.

OM | OM namo nArAyaNAya | OM | - iti mUlamantra japaH |

ॐ। ॐ नमो नारायणाय। ॐ। - इति मूलमन्त्र जपः।

om | om namo nārāyaṇāya | om | - iti mūlamantra japaḥ |

11. gurunamaskAra - like in 2

12. prANAyAma - like in 3

13. R^iShi-Chando-devatAH - like in 4

14. karanyAsa - like in 5

15. aMganyAsa - like in 6

16. varNa nyAsa or akShara nyAsa - like in 7

17. DhyAna - like in 8

18. arghya and samarpaNa:

bhAratI-ramaNa-mukhya-prANAMtargata shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNa-preraNayA shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNa-prItyartham yathAshakti shrI nArAyaNa aShTAkShara-mantra-japassampUrNaH |

भारती-रमण-मुख्य-प्राणांतर्गत श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रेरणया श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायण-प्रीत्यर्थम् यथाशक्ति श्री नारायण अष्टाक्षर-मन्त्र-जपस्सम्पूर्णः।

bhāratī-ramaṇa-mukhya-prāṇāṁtargata śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇa-preraṇayā śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇa-prītyartham yathāśakti śrī nārāyaṇa aṣṭākṣara-mantra-japassampūrṇaḥ |

For every ten mantra japa, one arghya is to be given.

OM namo nArAyaNAya nArAyaNaM tarpayAmi | - ityarghyam |

ॐ नमो नारायणाय नारायणं तर्पयामि। - इत्यर्घ्यम्।

om namo nārāyaṇāya nārāyaṇaṁ tarpayāmi | - ityarghyam |

arghyAnaMtaram - अर्घ्यानंतरम् -

yasya smR^ityA cha namoktyA tapaH mantra japAdiShu |

nyUnaM sampUrNatAM yAti sadyo vaMde tamachyutam ||

यस्य स्मृत्या च नमोक्त्या तपः मन्त्र जपादिषु।

न्यूनं सम्पूर्णतां याति सद्यो वंदे तमच्युतम्॥

yasya smṛtyā ca namoktyā tapaḥ mantra japādiṣu |

nyūnaṁ sampūrṇatāṁ yāti sadyo vaṁde tamacyutam ||

anena yathAshakti anuShThitena shrI nArAyaNa aShTAkShara mantra japena bhagavAn bhAratI-ramaNa-mukhya-prANAMtargata paramAtmA shrI lakShmI-nArAyaNaH prIyatAM prIto varado bhavatu | shrI kR^iShNArpaNamastu |

अनेन यथाशक्ति अनुष्ठितेन श्री नारायण अष्टाक्षर मन्त्र जपेन भगवान् भारती-रमण-मुख्य-प्राणांतर्गत परमात्मा श्री लक्ष्मी-नारायणः प्रीयतां प्रीतो वरदो भवतु। श्री कृष्णार्पणमस्तु।

anena yathāśakti anuṣṭhitena śrī nārāyaṇa aṣṭākṣara mantra japena bhagavān bhāratī-ramaṇa-mukhya-prāṇāṁtargata paramātmā śrī lakṣmī-nārāyaṇaḥ prīyatāṁ prīto varado bhavatu | śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu |

svara-lopa, varNa-lopa, maMtra-lopAdi prAyashchittArthaM nAma-traya-japaM kariShye |

स्वर-लोप वर्ण-लोप मंत्र-लोपादि प्रायश्चित्तार्थं नाम-त्रय-जपं करिष्ये।

svara-lopa varṇa-lopa maṁtra-lopādi prāyaścittārthaṁ nāma-traya-japaṁ kariṣye |

achyuatAya namaH | anaMtAya namaH | goviMdAya namaH | ##(3 times)##

achyuatAnaMta-goviMdebhyo namaH |

अच्युताय नमः। अनंताय नमः। गोविंदाय नमः। (3 times)

अच्युतानंत-गोविंदेभ्यो नमः।

acyuatāya namaḥ | anaṁtāya namaḥ | goviṁdāya namaḥ | (3 times)

acyuatānaṁta-goviṁdebhyo namaḥ |

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