Friday, February 12, 2010
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
"OM. We worship and adore you, O three-eyed one, O Shiva. You are sweet gladness, the fragrance of life, who nourishes us, restores our health, and causes us to thrive. As, in due time, the stem of the cucumber weakens, and the gourd is freed from the vine, so free us from attachment and death, and do not withhold immortality."
Literal rendering:
three-eyed one / we praise / the fragrant / the beneficent
like a cocumber / (drops off) from its stem / from death / liberate / not from immortality
Grammatical analysis:
tri-ambaka-m "the three-eyed-one" (accusative)
yaja-mahe "we praise" (1st pl. middle)
sugandhi-m "the fragrant" (acc.)
pusti-vardhana-m "the prosperity-increaser" (acc.)
urvāruka-m "cocumber, musk melon" (acc.)
iva "-like"
bandhanāt "from attachment Stem (of the gourd); but more generally,unhealthy attachment" ("from the stem", ablative)
mṛtyos "from death" (ablative)
mukṣīya "may you liberate"
mā "not"
amṛtāt from immortality (ablative)
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Ramji
Ramachandraya Vedhase
Raghu Nathaya Nathaya
Sitayah Pataye Namaha
To Rama, Ramabhadra, Raghunatha(These are different names of Lord Rama),
the Lord, the Consort of Seeta, our salutations to him.
Sri Rama Rama Rameti
Rame Raame Manorame
Sahasra Nama Tat Tulyam
Rama Nama Varanane
Lord Shiva told this shloka to Parvati I meditate upon Sri Ram as Sri Rama Rama
Rama, the thrice recital of Rama’s name is equal to Recitation of the thousand
names of Lord Vishnu (Vishnu Sahasranama)
Neelambuja shyamala komalaangam
Sita-samaaropita vamabhagam
Paanau-mahaa-saayaka charu-chaapam
Namami Raamam Raghu-vamsha naatham
I do namaskarams to Lord Rama, who was the best amongst the great kings of
Raghu-kula, who wields his great bow and arrows, who has a complexion and
softness like that of a blue-lotus, and on whose left sits Goddess Sitaji, his dear
consort.
Vighneshvaraaya Varadaaya
Lambodaraaya Sakalaaya Jagadwitaaya
Naagaananaaya Shrutiyagna Vibhooshitaaya
Gauri-sutaaya GaNanaatha Namo Namaste
|| SHRI GANAPATI STROTRAM ||
|| SHREE GANESHAYA NAMAH ||
|| Shree Narada Uvaacha ||
praNamya sheersa devam gauriputram vinaayakam ||
bhaktaavaasam smarennityamaayuHkaamaarthasiddhaye || 1 ||
prathamam vakratunDam cha ekadantam dviteeyakam ||
triteeyam krishNapingaaksham gajavakram chaturthakam || 2 ||
lambodaram panchamam cha shashTam vikatameva cha ||
saptamam viGhnaraajendram dhoomravarNam tathaashTamam || 3 ||
navamam bhaalachandram cha dashamam tu vinaayakam ||
ekaadasham gaNapatim dvaadasham tu gajaananam || 4 ||
dvaadashaitaani naamaani trisandhyam yaH paTHennaraH ||
na cha viGhnabhayam tasya sarvasiddhikaram prabho || 5 ||
vidyaarthi labhate vidyaam dhanaarthi labhate dhanam ||
putraarthi labhate putraanmokshaarthi labhate gatim || 6 ||
japedagaNapatistotram shaNirmaasayyaH phalam labheth ||
sanvatsareNa siddhim cha labhate naatra sanshayam || 7 ||
ashTebHyo brahmaNebHyashcha likHitvaa yaH samarpayet ||
tasya vidyaa bhavetsarvaa gaNeshasya prasaadataH || 8 ||
|| iti shreenaaradapuraaNe sankashTaanashana naama
shreegaNapati stotram sampoornam ||
|| SHRI GANAPATI ATHARVASHEERSHAM ||
|| SHREE GANESHAYA NAMAH ||
( Shaantimantra )
AUM bhadraM karNebhiH shRiNuyaama devaaH
bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH |
sthirairangaistushhTuvaansastanuubhiHvyashema
devahitaM yadaayuH || 1 ||
AUM svasti na indro vRiddhashravaaH
svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH |
svastinastaarkshyo arishhTanemiH
svastirno bRihaspatirdadhaatu || 2 ||
AUM sahanaavavatu ||
sahanaubhunaktu ||
saha viiryam karavaavahai ||
tejasvinaavadhiitamastu maa vidvishhaavahai || 3 ||
AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ||
AUM namaste gaNapataye ||
tvameva pratyakshaM tattvamasi ||
tvameva kevalaM kartaa asi ||
tvameva kevalaM dhartaa asi ||
tvameva kevalaM hartaa asi ||
tvameva sarvan khalvidaM brahma asi ||
tvaM saakshaadaatmaa asi nityam || 1 ||
RItaM vachmi ||
satyaM vachmi || 2 ||
ava tvaM maam ||
ava vaktaaram ||
ava shrotaaram ||
ava daataaram ||
ava dhaataaram ||
avaanuuchaanamava shishhyam ||
ava pashchaattaat ||
ava purasttaat ||
avottaraattaat ||
ava dakshiNaattaat ||
ava chordhvaattaat ||
avaadharaattaat ||
sarvato maaM paahi paahi samantaat || 3 ||
tvaM vaaNmayastvaM chinmayaH ||
tvamaanandamayastvaM brahmamayaH ||
tvaM sachchidaanandaadvitiiyo asi ||
tvaM pratyakshaM brahmaasi ||
tvaM GYaanamayo viGYaanamayo asi || 4 ||
sarvaM jagadidaM tvatto jaayate ||
sarvaM jagadidaM tvattastishhThati ||
sarvaM jagadidaM tvayi layameshhyati ||
sarvaM jagadidaM tvayi pratyeti ||
tvaM bhuumiraapoanaloneelo nabhaH ||
tvaM chatvaari vaakpadaani || 5 ||
tvaM guNatrayaatiitaH ||
tvaM dehatrayaatiitaH ||
tvaM kaalatrayaatiitaH ||
tvaM muulaadhaaraH sthithoasi nityam ||
tvaM shaktitrayaatmakaH ||
tvaaM yogino dhyaayanti nityaM ||
tvaM brahmaa tvaM vishhNustvaM rudrastvaM indrastvaM agnistvaM vaayustvaM suuryastvaM
chandramaastvaM brahmabhuurbhuvaHsvarom || 6 ||
gaNaadim puurvamuchchaarya varNaadim tadanantaraM ||
anusvaaraH parataraH ||
ardhendulasitaM ||
taareNa Riddham ||
etattava manusvaruupaM ||
gakaaraH puurvaruupaM ||
akaaro madhyamaruupaM ||
anusvaarakshvaantyaruupaM ||
binduruttararuupaM ||
naadaH sandhaanaM ||
sanhitaa sandhiH ||
saishhaa gaNeshavidyaa ||
gaNakaRishhiH ||
nichRigaayatrii chhandaH ||
gaNapatirdevataa ||
AUM gan gaNapataye namaH || 7 ||
ekadantaaya vidmahe vakratuNDaaya dhiimahi ||
tanno dantii prachodayaat || 8 ||
ekadantaM chaturhastaM paashamankushadhaariNam ||
radaM cha varadaM hastairbibhraaNaM muushhakadhvajam ||
raktaM laMbodaraM shuurpakarNakaM raktavaasasam ||
raktagandhaanuliptaangaM raktapushhpaiH supuujitam ||
bhaktaanukaMpinaM devaM jagatkaaraNamachyutam ||
aavirbhuutaM cha sRishhTyaadau prakRiteH purushhaatparam ||
evaM dhyaayati yo nityaM sa yogii yoginaaM varaH || 9 ||
namo vraatapataye namo gaNapataye namaH prathamapataye namaste astu laMbodaraayaikadantaaya
vighnanaashine shivasutaaya shriivaradamuurtaye namaH || 10 ||
etadatharvashiirshhaM yo adhiite ||
sa brahmabhuuyaaya kalpate ||
sa sarvataH sukhamedhate ||
sa sarva vighnairnabaadhyate ||
sa panchamahaapaapaatpramuchyate ||
saayamadhiiyaano divasakRitaM paapaM naashayati ||
praataradhiiyaano raatrikRitaM paapaM naashayati ||
saayaMpraataH prayunjaano apaapo bhavati ||
sarvatraadhiiyaano apavighno bhavati ||
dharmaarthakaamamokshaM cha vindati ||
idamatharvashiirshhamashishhyaaya na deyam ||
yo yadi mohaaddaasyati sa paapiiyaan bhavati ||
sahastraavartanaat ||
yaM yaM kaamamadhiite ||
taM tamanena saadhayet || 11 ||
anena gaNapatimabhishhinchati ||
sa vaagmii bhavati ||
chaturthyaamanashnan japati ||
sa vidyaavaan bhavati ||
ityatharvaNvaakyaM ||
brahmaadyaavaraNaM vidyaat ||
na bibheti kadaachaneti || 12 ||
yo duurvaankurairyajati ||
sa vaishravaNopamo bhavati ||
yo laajairyajati sa yashovaanh bhavati ||
sa medhaavaan bhavati ||
yo modakasahastreNa yajati sa vaanchhita phalamavaapnoti ||
yaH saajyasamidviryajati sa sarvaM labhate sa sarvaM labhate ||
ashhTo braahmaNaan samyaggraahayitvaa suuryavarchasvii bhavati ||
suuryagRihe mahaanadyaaM pratimaasannidho vaa japatvaa siddhamantro bhavati ||
mahaavighnaatpramuchyate ||
mahaadoshhaatpramuchyate ||
mahaapaapaat pramuchyate ||
sa sarvavidbhavati sa sarvavidbhavati ||
ya evaM veda ||
ityupanishhat || 13 ||
AUM sahanaavavatu ||
sahanaubhunaktu ||
saha viiryam karavaavahai ||
tejasvinaavadhiitamastu maa vidvishhaavahai ||
AUM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ||
iti shriigaNapatyatharvashiirshhaM samaaptam ||