Atha Śrī Caturākṣara Śakti Vināyaka Mahāmantraḥ!!!

अथ श्री चतुराक्षर हेरम्ब गणपति महामन्त्रः!!!

 

Source :- Mantra Koṣa.

Purpose :- To attain knowledge of the Divine, Spiritual wealth and accomplishment of all desires, material and spiritual. Removal of all obstacles in our progress and ushering in auspiciousness.

Introduction :- Śrī Gaṇapati is verily the eternal singular reality – Brahman Itself. He bestows spiritual knowledge, removes all obstacles in our progress and dispels all ignorance to help us expand our consciousness to its highest level. This one lettered mantra is also His seed bīja mantra, which also represents the Virāṭ mātṛkā śakti, enhances the faculties of discernment, assimilation of knowledge and progress on material and spiritual fronts. The sincere devotees of Lord Gaṇeśa will experience great comforts and well-being in their lives and He is adored and duly worshipped before the start of any new beginnings. Śrī Śakti Vināyaka is invoked to remove all obstacles in our progress, remove all fears, worries and doubts and grant success in all endeavors.

1. Viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) :-

asya śakti vināyaka mantrasya ।

bhārgava ṛṣiḥ ।

virāṭ chandaḥ ।

śakti gaṇādhipa devatā ।

grīm̐ bījaṃ ।

hrīm̐ śaktiḥ ।

abhīṣṭa siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ॥

अस्य शक्ति विनायक मन्त्रस्य ।

भार्गव ऋषिः ।

विराट् छन्दः ।

शक्ति गणाधिप देवता ।

ग्रीँ बीजं ।

ह्रीँ शक्तिः ।

अभीष्ट सिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥

Meaning:- This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke Śrī Śakti Vināyaka and perform His mantra japa to obtain His complete grace in all aspects and to obtain the four puruṣārtha-s – dharma (justice, law), artha (wealth), kāma (desires) and mokṣa (liberation) and all desires that one may seek from the Divine. The sage (ṛṣiḥ) is Bhārgava, the meter (chandas) for the mantra is Virāṭ and the deity is Śrī Śakti Gaṇādhipa. The seed (bīja) mantra is ‘grīm̐’ and the power (śakti) to invoke the mantra is ‘hrīm̐’.

2. Ṛṣyādi nyāsa ( ऋष्यादि न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

Bhārgava ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi

भार्गव ऋषये नमः शिरसि

Open the right palm and touch the top of the forehead with the ring and thumb fingers joined at the top.

2

Virāṭ chandase namaḥ mukhe

विराट् छन्दसे नमः मुखे

Now touch the lips of the mouth with the above mudrā.

3

Śrī Śakti Gaṇādhipa devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi

श्री शक्ति गणाधिप देवतायै नमः हृदि

Touch the heart with the right palm.

4

grīm̐ bījāya namaḥ guhye

ग्रीँ बीजाय नमः गुह्ये

Touch the genitalia with the right ring finger and thumb joined together.

5

hrīm̐ śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ

ह्रीँ शक्तये नमः पादयोः 

Touch the feet with the right ring finger and thumb joined together.

6

Abhīṣṭa siddhyarthe jape viniyogāya namaḥ sarvāṅge

अभीष्ट सिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगाय नमः सर्वाङ्गे

Run both the palms all over the body.

7

iti ṛṣyādi nyāsaḥ

इति ऋष्यादि न्यासः

 

3. Karanyāsaḥ (करन्यासः) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

grām̐ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्राँ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः

Use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs.

2

grīm̐ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्रीँ तर्जनीभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers.

3

grūm̐ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्रूँ मध्यमाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the middle fingers.

4

graim̐ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्रैँ अनामिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the ring fingers.

5

graum̐ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्रौँ कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the little fingers.

6

graḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

ग्रः करतलकरपृष्ठाभ्यां नमः

Open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm.

7

iti kara nyāsaḥ

इति कर न्यासः

 

4. Aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

grām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

ग्राँ हृदयाय नमः

Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.

2

grīm̐ śirase svāhā

ग्रीँ शिरसे स्वाहा

Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.

3

grūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

ग्रूँ शिखायै वषट्

Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept.

4

graim̐ kavacāya hum̐

ग्रैँ कवचाय हुँ

Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips.

5

graum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

ग्रौँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra.

6

graḥ astrāya phaṭ

ग्रः अस्त्राय फट्

Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand.

7

iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ

इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

 

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digbandhaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्बन्धः॥

(May all the directions be bound and no interferences come from any direction.)

5. Dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

viṣāṇāṅkuśāvakṣa sūtraṃ ca pāśaṃ dadhānāṃ karair-modakaṃ puṣkareṇa ।

svapatnyā yutaṃ hemabhūṣābharāḍhyaṃ gaṇeśaṃ samudyad dineśābhamīḍe ॥

विषाणाङ्कुशावक्ष सूत्रं च पाशं दधानां करैर्मोदकं पुष्करेण ।

स्वपत्न्या युतं हेमभूषाभराढ्यं गणेशं समुद्यद् दिनेशाभमीडे ॥

Meaning:  Salutations to the Divine Lord Śakti Vināyaka, the remover of all fear, worries and obstacles, resplendent and dazzling with the brightness of zillions of suns, bearing an elephant goad (Aṅkuśa) and a rope (Pāśa) on His uppermost set of arms as well as His own broken tusk (viṣāṇa) and a sweetmeat (modakaṃ) on His lowermost set of arms. He is adorned with a precious stone necklace that falls down to His chest (vakṣa sūtraṃ). His consort is seated next to Him on His lap and they’re adorned in golden ornaments. They are seated on a blue lotus (puṣkareṇa).

The modaka denotes the benefits and largesse that He bestows upon His sincere devotees. The broken tusk represents His status as the Eternal Singular Reality. The necklace represents a path to attain His grace, as well as all the letters of the alphabet and the mantras. The elephant goad Aṅkuśa, represents the driving away of stubborn karma that binds us to the worldly existence and the eternal cycle of life and death, cause and effects of the material reality. The noose – pāśa, is for drawing the deluded beings referred to as paśus back to their own true reality and away from the cosmic illusion of māyā, which supplants the ego and an individual identity within us. The blue lotus (puṣkareṇa) represents an evolved consciousness.

6. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi

 

लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

2

ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi

 

हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us.

3

yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi

 

यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

4

ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi

 

रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

5

vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi

 

वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

6

sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi

 

सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि

 

Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

7. Japamālā mantraṃ (जपमाला मन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below mantra once, to pray to the japa māla and invoke the blessings for a fruitful japa.

om̐ māṃ māle mahāmāye sarvamantra svarūpiṇi ।
caturvarga stvayinyasta stasmānye siddhidā bhava ॥

ॐ मां माले महामाये सर्वमन्त्र स्वरूपिणि ।
चतुर्वर्ग स्त्वयिन्यस्त स्तस्मान्ये सिद्धिदा भव॥

8. Guru Mantra (गुरु मन्त्र) :-  Recite the following guru mantra once, to seek the blessings of all gurus and the Guru.

om̐ hrīm̐ siddhaguro prasīda hrīm̐ om̐

ॐ ह्रीँ सिद्धगुरो प्रसीद ह्रीँ ॐ ।

9. Āsana mantra (आसन मन्त्र) –Recite the following mantra requesting the Divine Father Śrī Śakti Vināyaka to mount His lion and take seat.

oṃ hūm̐ hūm̐ mahāsiṃhāya gam̐ herambamāsanāya namaḥ ।

ॐ हूँ हूँ महासिंहाय गँ हेरम्बमासनाय नमः ।

10. Atha Śrī Caturākṣara Śakti Vināyaka Mahā Mantraḥ (अथ श्री चतुराक्षर हेरम्ब गणपतिमहामन्त्रः)

The 4 lettered mantra of Śrī Śakti Vināyaka is -

om̐ hrīm̐ grīm̐ hrīm̐ ।

                          ॐ ह्रीँ ग्रीँ ह्रीँ ।

Meaning:

The praṇava bīja om̐ (ॐ) represents the Śabda Brahman, which is the super-consciousness Itself, manifested as sound. It consists of – ‘au’ signifying healing and deep cleansing, ‘m̐’ for removal of misery.

The Mahāmāyā bīja (seed) mantra hrīm̐ (ह्रीँ) represents the power of Creation, Preservation and Destruction. Elevation in society and high positions of power are also indicated. The power to gain, in the context of this main mantra, is knowledge that can be used for attaining any desires and ultimately gain liberation. The bīja hrīm̐ consists of – ‘h’ meaning Brahman/Śiva, ‘r’ meaning fire and drive within us, ‘ī’ meaning energy and the source of all power that helps us ascend, ‘m̐’ is for removal of all miseries and facilitation of self-realization and ultimate liberation.

The Lakṣmī Gaṇeśa (seed) mantra grīm̐ (ग्रीँ) represents the power and knowledge that can be used for attaining any desires and ultimately gain liberation. The bīja grīm̐ consists of – ‘g’ meaning gakāra denoting gaining of discerning knowledge, wisdom and also the removal of all obstacles, ‘r’ meaning fire and drive within us, ‘ī’ meaning energy and the source of all power that helps us ascend, ‘m̐’ is for removal of all miseries and facilitation of self-realization and ultimate liberation.

The second hrīm̐ bīja is for removal of all afflictions leading us straight to self-realization and liberation.

11. Aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः)

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

grām̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

ग्राँ हृदयाय नमः

Open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.

2

grīm̐ śirase svāhā

ग्रीँ शिरसे स्वाहा

Open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.

3

grūm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

ग्रूँ शिखायै वषट्

Open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where the tuft of hair, is kept.

4

graim̐ kavacāya hum̐

ग्रैँ कवचाय हुँ

Cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips.

5

graum̐ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

ग्रौँ नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

Touch the eyes with the right index and ring fingers, with the middle finger touching the ājña cakra.

6

graḥ astrāya phaṭ

ग्रः अस्त्राय फट्

Open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand.

7

iti ṣaḍaṅga nyāsaḥ

इति षडङ्ग न्यासः

 

bhūr-bhuva-ssuvarom-iti digvimokaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्विमोकः॥

12. dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

viṣāṇāṅkuśāvakṣa sūtraṃ ca pāśaṃ dadhānāṃ karair-modakaṃ puṣkareṇa ।

svapatnyā yutaṃ hemabhūṣābharāḍhyaṃ gaṇeśaṃ samudyad dineśābhamīḍe ॥

विषाणाङ्कुशावक्ष सूत्रं च पाशं दधानां करैर्मोदकं पुष्करेण ।

स्वपत्न्या युतं हेमभूषाभराढ्यं गणेशं समुद्यद् दिनेशाभमीडे ॥

13. Pañcapūjā (पञ्चपूजा) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

lam̐ - pṛthivyātmikāyai gandhaṁ samarpayāmi

 

लँ - पृथिव्यात्मिकायै गन्धं समर्पयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the little fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

2

ham̐ - ākāśātmikāyai puṣpaiḥ pūjayāmi

 

हँ - आकाशात्मिकायै पुष्पैः पूजयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the thumbs of both hands with the upper tip/nails of the index fingers, with the back of the hand facing us.

3

yam̐ - vāyvātmikāyai dhūpamāghrāpayāmi

 

यँ - वाय्वात्मिकायै धूपमाघ्रापयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the index fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

4

ram̐ - agnyātmikāyai dīpaṁ darśayāmi

 

रँ - अग्न्यात्मिकायै दीपं दर्शयामि

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the middle fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

5

vam̐ - amṛtātmikāyai amṛtaṁ mahānaivedyaṁ nivedayāmi |

 

वँ - अमृतात्मिकायै अमृतं महानैवेद्यं निवेदयामि।

 

Hold the lower tip of the bottom phalange of the ring fingers of both hands with the upper tip of the thumbs, with the back of the hand facing us.

6

sam̐ - sarvātmikāyai sarvopacāra pūjām samarpayāmi

 

सँ - सर्वात्मिकायै सर्वोपचार पूजाम् समर्पयामि

 

Hold the fingers of each palm in a folded manner with the tips of each fingers of both hands touching each other and the thumbs facing the heart, in a Namaste position.

14. Samarpaṇam (समर्पणम्) :-  Take water in uttaraṇi (spoon) and by reciting the following śloka, offer the water to the earth.

    guhyātiguhyagoptrā tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmat-kṛtaṁ japam।
    siddhirbhavatu me deva tvatprasādānmayi sthirā ॥

   गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्त्रा त्वं गृहाणास्मत्-कृतं जपम्।

   सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देव त्वत्प्रसादान्मयि स्थिरा ॥

15. Japānaṃtaraṃ mālāmantraṃ (जपानंतरं मालामन्त्रं) :-

Recite the below śloka and mantra, followed by placing the māla upon the top of the head and then place it back in the māla bag and conceal it. It should NOT be worn.

śloka॥ om̐ tvaṃ māle sarvadevānāṃ prītidā śubhadā bhava।

śubhaṃ kuruṣya me bhadre yaśo vīryaṃ ca dehime॥

श्लोक॥ ॐ त्वं माले सर्वदेवानां प्रीतिदा शुभदा भव।

शुभं कुरुष्य मे भद्रे यशो वीर्यं च देहिमे॥

mantra॥ om̐ hrīm̐ siddhyai namaḥ॥

मन्त्र॥ ॐ ह्रीँ सिद्ध्यै नमः॥

16. Puraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण) :-

Japa

400,000

Homa

40,000

Tarpaṇa

4,000

Mārjana

400

Bhojana

40

This article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy and can be contacted at Krishna@manblunder.com