Category: Mantra
Ganesha Mantras
Beejakshara mantra
Sri Ganapati is the elephant headed son of Sri Shiva, belonging to the divine family that delivers the soul from darkness and sin, the specific function of Sri Ganapati is to teach and drive away ignorance (avidhya). He is represented by Ketu, the significator of emancipation from all kinds of bondage including rebirth.
The Beejakshara of Sri Ganapati is ‘gaM’
Bīja mantra: गं (gaṁ) which is also called the Gītā bīja (for Srimad Bhagavat Gītā) by those learned in mantra śāstra. This is the starter of everything and just like the Bhagavat Gītā, provides the power to assimilate all knowledge.
Forgiveness Prayer
Instruction: This is to be recited 1 (one) times while bowing to Lord Śiva. [Bow to the Śiva Liñga.]
कर चरण क्रितं वाक्कायजं कर्मजं वा
श्रवण नयनजं वा मानसं वापराधम्।
विहितमविहितं वा सर्वमेतत्क्षमस्व
जय जय करुणाब्दे ष्री महादेव षम्भो॥
kara caraṇa kritaṁ vākkāyajaṁ karmajaṁ vā
śravaṇa nayanajaṁ vā mānasaṁ vāparādham |
vihitamavihitaṁ vā sarvametatkṣamasva
jaya jaya karuṇābde ṣrī mahādeva ṣambho ||
Meaning: Whatever sins (faults) committed, by hand or foot, in word or deed, with ears or eyes, in mind or body, knowingly or unknowingly, may I be forgiven for all them, by the ever victorious Śrī Mahādeva (Śiva) who is Sambhu (self manifested)
~Verse 16, Shiva Aparadha Kshama Stotra by Adi Śaṅkara Bhagavatpāda
Gopāla Mantra
Viniyoga:
ॐ अस्य श्री गोपाल मन्त्रस्य नारद ऋषि विराट् छन्दस् गोपाल-कृष्ण देवत काम बीज स्वाहा शक्ति ममाभीष्ट सिद्धये जपे विनियोगः
om asya śrī gopāla mantrasya nārada ṛṣi virāṭ chandas gopāla-kṛṣṇa devata kāma bīja svāhā śakti mamābhīṣṭa siddhaye jape viniyogaḥ
Mantra:
गोपिजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा
gopijanavallabhāya svāhā
Lupta bīja: Hidden i.e. to be recited silently in deep meditation on Kṛṣṇa standing near a cow.
क्लीं
klīṁ
Śrī Akṣobhya
The word akṣobhya [also written akshobhya] means immovable or imperturbable and is the opposite of kṣobha which means shaking, agitation and disturbance, tossing, trembling or emotional[1]. Thus akṣobhya refers to that state of perfect calmness achieved as a result of perfect knowledge.
Ṣaḍākṣarī Mantra
In the Buddhist tradition, he is one of the five transcendent (tathāgata) buddhas. Tathāgata refers to the principal lord of a Buddha clan (there are five such lineages). Akṣobhya is lord of the vajra[2] lineage (or Vajrāyana Buddhism). Just like the lord of the eastern direction Indra[3] (Śakra), he rides an elephant. His right hand is in the damana (suppression) or bhūmi sparsa (earth touching) mudrā[4] which causes the suppression (of ignorance, anger, emotion and other ṣaḍripu) with the damana bīja (huṁ). The left hand is in jñāna mudrā which symbolises perfect knowledge and has the tāra bīja (om). Thus, the simplest mantra read from the left to the right hand would be ‘jñana bīja’ + ‘name in long expression’ + ‘damana bīja’ = om akṣhyobhyāya huṁ.
ॐ अक्षोभाय हुं
om akṣobhāya huṁ
Dhyāni Buddhas
As the name implies, dhāni refers to the concentration and focus that leads to wisdom. The appearance of Vairocana, the master of all objects of knowledge, is the symbolic representation of all knowledge as a complete day or a complete circle. Thereafter quadripartition of knowledge occurred in two stages. In the first stage, the knowledge was divided into two by Vajrasattva Akṣobhya (representing wisdom ‘like a mirror’), in the East and Amitābha (representing discriminative wisdom or compassion), in the West. In the second stage, this was further divided by Ratnasambhava (representing the wisdom of equanimity – beauty, or spiritual riches) in the South and Amoghasiddhi (representing the wisdom of ‘he who can accomplish all things’ – power through activity) in the North.
| Family | Vajra | |
| Wisdom | Jñāna | Like Mirror – Knowledge through reflection |
| Overcome | Krodha | Hatred, Anger |
| Alters | Chitta | Consciousness |
| Karma | Rakṣa, Dharma | Protect and Destroy |
| Symbol | Vajra | Scepter |
| Tattva | Jala | Water |
| Color | Indra-Nīla | Sky-Blue: Blue and White |
| Season | Śiśira | winter |
| Kendra | Udaya, Pūrva | East |
| Mudrā | Bhumi Sparsa | Earth-touching |
Further reading/ references
- Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, Denise Patry Leidy, Robert A. F. Thurman. New York: Asia Society Galleries, Boston, Shambala: Tibet House, 1997. Copyright Asia Society Galleries, Tibet House, 1997 http://www.asiasource.org
- Jeff Watt http://www.himalayanart.org
[1] Monier Williams Sanskrit Dictionary
[2] m. hard or mighty and refers to the thunderbolt or diamond sceptre (esp. that of Indra, said to have been formed out of the bones of the ṛṣi Dadhīcī and shaped like a circular discus or a cross or zigzag; it is a mythical weapon destructive of spells and charms, N. of the 15th of the 27 Yogas corresponding to śrāvaṇa nakṣatra. The śrāvaṇa month refers to the rainy season when the bow of Indra (rainbow) and vajra (thunder) is seen in the sky.
[3] Both in Hindu and Buddhist tantra, Indra is the guardian of the eastern direction (lokapāla). He rides a white elephant called airāvata.
[4] Gesture of hand and fingers having vital spiritual symbolism and signification
Agni: The holy fire
Sri Agni is the adhidevata of the Sun and is the most revered deity of the agnihotri’s and brahmins of the vedic period. He has two wives named ‘Svaha’ and ‘Svadha’ who carry the offerings made by the devotees into the holoy fire (Agni devata) to the Gods and manes respectively. The three lokas are worshipped with the bija mantras ” OM bhu, Bhuva, Svah” respectively. Thus the offerings to the gods must end with the word Svaha whereas those to the manes ends with the word Svadha.
Bhu refers to this terrestrial plane or the earth (Agni is the Lord of the Bhu loka); Bhuva refers to the solar system (Surya is the Lord of the Bhuva loka) and Svah refers to the universe beyond (Indra is the Lord of the heavens). Thus, in this earthly plane it is necessary to worship agni for a good life and energy.
Agni mantra
Traditional Bija akshara and mantra
रं
raṁ
रं जातवेदसे स्वाहा
raṁ jātavedase svāhā
Other bija and mantra (Mantra mahodadhi)
ह्रुं
hruṁ
ॐ हुं रं चैतन्यायै नमः
om huṁ raṁ caitanyāyai namaḥ
Savitur gayatri
तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥३।६२।१०
tat saviturvareṇyaṁ bhargo devasya dhīmahi|
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt||3|62|10
Agni gayatri
अग्निं दूतं वृणीमहे होतारं विश्ववेदसम्।
अस्य यज्ञस्य सुक्रतुम्॥
agniṁ dūtaṁ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṁ viśvavedasam |
asya yajñasya sukratum ||
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवं ऋत्वीजम्।
होतारं रत्नधातमम्॥
agnimīḻe purohitaṁ yajñasya devaṁ ṛtvījam|
hotāraṁ ratnadhātamam||
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