3. Dhyānam

Meditate upon the Divine Mother Pratyaṅgirā devi and merge in Her at the heart cakra.

ūrdhvaṃ kapālaṃ ḍamaruṃ triśūlaṃ saṃbibhratī baddha kalāvataṃsaṃ ।

piṅgordhva kauśī sītabhīmadaṃṣṭrā bhūyā dvibhūtyai mamabhadrakālī ॥

ऊर्ध्वं कपालं डमरुं त्रिशूलं संबिभ्रती बद्ध कलावतंसं ।

पिङ्गोर्ध्व कौशी सीतभीमदंष्ट्रा भूया द्विभूत्यै ममभद्रकाली ॥

  Meditate on the Divine Mother Bhadrakāli Pratyaṅgirā devi, holding a cup, skull, a drum and a trident with loosened hair and dark complexion. She a wide gaping mouth and extremely terrific in form.

4. Kalaśa sthāpana (कलश स्थापन) –

    Kalaśa is a water vessel of great importance in pūja and meant to represent the entire universe within it. In the context of Śrī Pratyaṅgirā Devi, we establish the various pātra-s (vessels) by following the below procedures –

1. Samānārghya (समानार्घ्य) –

    Meditate on Śrī Pratyaṅgirā Devi, perform Her upacāra-s (offering bath, dress, food, lights, fragrance etc.) mentally, perform a few recitations of Her root mūla mantra and also meditate upon the meaning and significance of the Kāmakalā bīja īm̐.

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ viparītapratyaṅgirāyai svāhā ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ विपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिरायै स्वाहा ।

[* we will use this as the Devi mantra for the rest of the document. It can be substituted with any other mūla mantra or any other mantra of Devi that the devotee has been initiated with.]

OR

om̐ aim̐ hrīm̐ śrīm̐ pratyaṅgire mama rakṣa rakṣa mama śatrūn bhañjaya bhañjaya phrem̐ hum̐ phaṭ svāhā ।

ॐ ऐँ ह्रीँ श्रीँ प्रत्यङ्गिरे मम रक्ष रक्ष मम शत्रून् भञ्जय भञ्जय फ्रेँ हुँ फट् स्वाहा ।

OR

om̐ hrīm̐ kṣam̐ bhakṣa jvālā jihve karāla-daṃṣtre pratyaṅgire kṣam̐ hrīm̐ hum̐ phaṭ ।

ॐ ह्रीँ क्षँ भक्ष ज्वाला जिह्वे करालदंष्त्रे प्रत्यङ्गिरे क्षँ ह्रीँ हुं फट् ।

To our left, create a śaṭkoṇa (hexagram) resembling the star-of-David with a bindu (dot) at the centre. Draw a circle outside the hexagram and a triangle within the hexagram. Also, draw a square enclosing the circle. To our right, create a triangle, a circle around it and a square encompassing the circle. Please a plank or any other support base for the Kalaśa. This plank is called an ādhāra (support). Now invoke the ādhāra śakti by meditating upon Her (om̐ ādhāra śaktibhyo namaḥ) and invoke the bīja am̐ and place the water vessel (conch) upon the plank, once again invoking the ‘hṛn’ mantra for purifying the water contained in the vessel. Add some Ganges water if available, place sandal paste and red unguent (kuṃkuṃ) reciting the praṇava mantra ‘om̐’. One can also worship the Sun, Moon, Fire deities and other kalās (phases of the moon), show the dhenu mudra, recite any Śrī Pratyaṅgirā Devi mantra, to establish the Kalaśa and make it a general arghya (ablution) vessel, which is also termed as samānārghya (conch shell designated for this purpose). Take some water from the conch using an uddharaṇi (which is like a spoon with a deeper trough to hold more water) and transfer to a small container for use in the following procedures.

[The ‘hṛn’ mantra consists of the letters - ‘h’ meaning sun or the solar energy or light. It also refers to ākāśa or ether. It is indicative of the life sustaining breath or prāṇa. The letter ‘ṛ’ meaning good virtues and ‘n’ indicating revelation of our true identity].

The following mantra can be invoked to please the powers of all the holy rivers –

gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvati narmade sindhu kāveri jalesmin sannidhiṃ kuru।

गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरी सरस्वति नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेस्मिन् सन्निधिं कुरु।

2. Viśeṣa Śrī Kalaśa (विशेष श्री कलश) –

   Once the samānārghya is established, sprinkle water on the left and follow the below procedures –

1. Reciting the “om̐ phaṭ (ॐ फट्)” mantra, purify the Kalaśa.
2. Place the and recite the below mantra –

om̐ śrī viparīta parabrahma mahā-pratyaṅgirāyai namaḥ śrī pātram sthāpayāmi ।

ॐ श्री विपरीत परब्रह्म महाप्रत्यङ्गिरायै नमः श्री पात्रम् स्थापयामि ।

3. Now recite the following viloma mātṛkā mantra after invoking the Devi to establish Herself at the centre, with Her mūla mantra –

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ viparītapratyaṅgirāyai svāhā ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ विपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिरायै स्वाहा ।

om̐ kṣam̐ ham̐ ḻam̐ sam̐ ṣam̐ śam̐ vam̐ lam̐ ram̐ yam̐ mam̐ bham̐ bam̐ pham̐ pam̐ nam̐ dham̐ dam̐ tham̐ tam̐ ṇam̐ ḍham̐ ḍam̐ ṭham̐ ṭam̐ ñam̐ jham̐ jam̐ cham̐ cam̐ ṅam̐ gham̐ gam̐ kham̐ kam̐ aḥ am̐ aum̐ om̐ aim̐ em̐ ḹm̐ ḷm̐ ṝm̐ ṛm̐ ūm̐ um̐ īm̐ im̐ ām̐ am̐ namaḥ ।

ॐ क्षँ हँ ळँ सँ षँ शँ वँ लँ रँ यँ मँ भँ बँ फँ पँ नँ धँ दँ थँ तँ णँ ढँ डँ ठँ टँ ञँ झँ जँ छँ चँ ङँ घँ गँ खँ कँ अः अँ औँ ओँ ऐँ एँ ॡँ ऌँ ॠँ ऋँ ऊँ उँ ईँ इँ आँ अँ नमः ।

4. Pour water inside the Śrī kalaśa reciting the ‘hṛn’ mantra, adorn with silk clothes around the vessel, flowers etc. Now recite the following mantras -

om̐ yam̐ namaḥ । (May all impurities dry up (saṃśoṣaṇa) with the assistance of this mantra).

ॐ यँ नमः ।

om̐ ram̐ namaḥ । (May all impurities get burnt to ashes (dahana) with the assistance of this mantra).

ॐ रँ नमः ।

om̐ vam̐ namaḥ । (May all impurities get washed away (samplāvana) with the assistance of this mantra).

ॐ वँ नमः ।

om̐ namaḥ । (May the vessel become purified by this mārjana process).

ॐ नमः ।

The Viśeṣa Śrī kalaśa can now be placed on another ādhāra. The yantra of the Divine Mother Śrī Pratyaṅgirā Devi, described in this article, can now be placed inside this vessel for further worship.

5. We worship the bindu/center of the yantra and invoke Lord Śiva and the Divine Mother Śrī Viparīta Pratyaṅgirā Devi. The following mantras are recited -

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ klīm̐ viparītapratyaṅgirāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ क्लीँ विपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिरायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ haum̐ sadāśivāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ हौँ सदाशिवायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

6. We now worship the inner triangle of the yantra and invoke the various forms of Kāli devi.

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ om̐ krīm̐ kālikāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ॐ क्रीँ कालिकायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ klīm̐ mahākālikāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ क्लीँ महाकालिकायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ hrūm̐ bhadrakālikāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ह्रूँ भद्रकालिकायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

7. Next, we invoke the trinity and their consorts in the hexagon. The mantras invoked are below –

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ sarasvatyai namaḥ gandhākṣata-puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ सरस्वत्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ brahmaṇe namaḥ gandhākṣata-puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ब्रह्मणे नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ lakṣmyai namaḥ gandhākṣata-puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ लक्ष्म्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ viṣṇave namaḥ gandhākṣata puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ विष्णवे नमः गन्धाक्षत पुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ umāyai namaḥ gandhākṣata puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ उमायै नमः गन्धाक्षत पुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ śivāyai namaḥ gandhākṣata puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ शिवायै नमः गन्धाक्षत पुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

8. We now worship the various pīṭhas with the following mantras on the bhūpura gates of the yantra.

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ jālandharapīṭhāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ जालन्धरपीठाय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ kāmarūpapīṭhāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ कामरूपपीठाय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ uḍḍīyānapīṭhāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ उड्डीयानपीठाय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ pūrṇagiripīṭhāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ पूर्णगिरिपीठाय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ādhāraśaktaye namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ आधारशक्तये नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

9. Once again adore the vahni (agni) maṇḍala with the following mantras worshipping all the deities contained within.

                               ram̐ vahni maṇḍalāya daśa kalātmane namaḥ ।

                               रँ वह्नि मण्डलाय दश कलात्मने नमः ।

                                om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ vām̐ vīm̐ vūm̐ ha sa kṣa ma la va ra yūm̐ dharmadaśakalātmane ram̐ vahnimaṇḍalāya viparītapratyaṅgirā'rghyapātrādhārāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ वाँ वीँ वूँ ह स क्ष म ल व र यूँ धर्मदशकलात्मने रँ वह्निमण्डलाय विपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिराऽर्घ्यपात्राधाराय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

[The Ānanda Bhairava bīja (seed) mantra hskṣmlavarayūm̐ (ह्स्क्ष्म्लवरयूँ), is split up into the following bīja-s “ha”, “sa”, “kṣa”, “ma”, “la”, “va”, “ra”, “yūm̐”. The ether (ākāśa), part of the five principal elements, is represented by “h”, this bīja also represents Lord Śiva, signifying purity, bliss and super-consciousness. The bīja “s” represents the Divine Mother Śakti, who is the expansion, pulse or the vibration of the super-consciousness and the cause of the entire Creation, it’s Preservation and Destruction/Transformation and it’s repeat cycle. The bīja “kṣ”, signifies protection. This bīja is composed of two bījas “k” signifying cit śakti or pure consciousness and “ṣ”, signifying māyā śakti, which is the cosmic virtual reality surrounding the consciousness and giving it the impression that it’s an independent being and also providing the cognitive faculties to recognize the Creation around it and fully masking the Absolute Truth, that it is none other than the pure super-consciousness Itself and not the body or mind! The bīja “m”, signifies the individual soul or consciousness (jīva), that has the intrinsic quest to realize the Divine by acquiring the ultimate knowledge that can lead towards self-realization and ultimate liberation and is also the means for its salvation. The bīja “la”, signifies the Earth (pṛthvī) element providing the support for sustenance and the grounding of one’s ego. The bīja “va”, signifies the water (jala) element, essential for sustenance of the entire Creation. The bīja “ra”, signifies the fire (agni) element, which provides the illumination and heat that is essential for survival. The bīja “yūm̐”, represents the nivṛtti bīja, signifying rest or repose of the mind on the soul (ātma), without any inhibitions and thoughts. The bīja “yūm̐”, also consists of the bīja-s “y” and “ūm̐”. The bīja “y”, signifies the air (vāyu) element and is the essential breath (prāṇa) that is required for survival. The bīja “ūm̐”, signifies the mātṛkā devi ūrdhvakeśī, signifying excellence and greatness and also the power of expulsion of all attachments and inhibitions, to unite with the Divine.

This above combined bīja, conveys the devolution of the super-consciousness through its pulsation to the individual consciousness, the manifestation of the entire Creation together with the five principal natural elements required for the Sustenance and Destruction/Transformation. It also seeds the quest in every soul to seek the Divine and its true source of origin. ]

Agnikalānāṃpūjanam (अग्निकलानांपूजनम्) –

                                om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ yam̐ dhūmrārciṣe namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

                                ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ यँ धूम्रार्चिषे नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ram̐ uṣmāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ रँ उष्मायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ lam̐ jvalinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ लँ ज्वलिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ vam̐ jvālinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ वँ ज्वालिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ śam̐ viṣphuliṅgyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ शँ विष्फुलिङ्ग्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṣam̐ suśriyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ षँ सुश्रियै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ sam̐ surūpāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ सँ सुरूपायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ham̐ kapilāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ हँ कपिलायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ḻam̐ havyavāhanāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ळँ हव्यवाहनायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ kṣam̐ kavyavāhanāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

                                ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ क्षँ कव्यवाहनायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

10. The Arka (Sun) maṇḍala deities are now invoked with the following mantras –

For Sun maṇḍala –

    am̐ arka maṇḍalāya dvādaśa kalātmane namaḥ ।

    अँ अर्क मण्डलाय द्वादश कलात्मने नमः ।  

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ hām̐ hrīm̐ hūm̐ ha sa kṣa ma la va ra yūm̐ vasupradattadvādaśakalātmane mam̐ arkamaṇḍalāya viparītapratyaṅgirā'rghyapātrādhārāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ हाँ ह्रीँ हूँ ह स क्ष म ल व र यूँ वसुप्रदत्तद्वादशकलात्मने मँ अर्कमण्डलाय विपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिराऽर्घ्यपात्राधाराय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

Arkakalānāṃpūjanam (अर्ककलानांपूजनम्) -

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ kam̐ bham̐ tapinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ कँ भँ तपिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ kham̐ bam̐ tāpinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ खँ बँ तापिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ gam̐ pham̐ dhūmrāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ गँ फँ धूम्रायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ gham̐ pam̐ marīcyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ घँ पँ मरीच्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṅam̐ nam̐ jvālinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ङँ नँ ज्वालिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ cam̐ dham̐ rucyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ चँ धँ रुच्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ cham̐ dam̐ suṣumnāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ छँ दँ सुषुम्नायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ jam̐ tham̐ bhogadāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ जँ थँ भोगदायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ jham̐ tam̐ viśvāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ झँ तँ विश्वायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ñam̐ ṇam̐ bodhinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ञँ णँ बोधिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṭam̐ ḍham̐ dhāriṇyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ टँ ढँ धारिण्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṭham̐ ḍam̐ kṣamāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ठँ डँ क्षमायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

11. The Soma (Moon) maṇḍala deities are invoked with the following mantras –

For Moon maṇḍala –

                                om̐ candra maṇḍalāya ṣoḍaśa kalātmane namaḥ ।

                                ॐ चन्द्र मण्डलाय षोडश कलात्मने नमः ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ sām̐ sīm̐ sūm̐ sa ha kṣa ma la va ra yūm̐ kāmapradāmṛtādiṣoḍaśakalātmane vam̐ somamaṇḍalāya śrīviparītapratyaṅgirā'rghyapātrāya namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ साँ सीँ सूँ स ह क्ष म ल व र यूँ कामप्रदामृतादिषोडशकलात्मने वँ सोममण्डलाय श्रीविपरीतप्रत्यङ्गिराऽर्घ्यपात्राय नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

somakalānāṃpūjanam (सोमकलानांपूजनम्) -

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ am̐ amṛtāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ अँ अमृतायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ām̐ mānadāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ आँ मानदायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ im̐ pūṣāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ इँ पूषायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ īm̐ tuṣṭyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ईँ तुष्ट्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ um̐ puṣṭyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ उँ पुष्ट्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ūm̐ ratyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ऊँ रत्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṛm̐ dhṛtyai namaḥ  gandākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ऋँ धृत्यै नमः  गन्दाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ṝm̐ śaśinyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ॠँ शशिन्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ḷm̐ candrikāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ऌँ चन्द्रिकायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ ḹm̐ kāntyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ॡँ कान्त्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ em̐ jyotsnāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ एँ ज्योत्स्नायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ aim̐ śriyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ऐँ श्रियै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ om̐ prītyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ओँ प्रीत्यै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ aum̐ aṅgadāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ औँ अङ्गदायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ am̐ pūrṇāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇī samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ अँ पूर्णायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणी समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ aḥ pūrṇāmṛtāyai namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ अः पूर्णामृतायै नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

12. Now drop fragrance all around the vessel and worship the below triangle –

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ am̐ ām̐ im̐ īm̐ um̐ ūm̐ ṛm̐ ṝm̐ ḷm̐ ḹm̐ em̐ aim̐ om̐ aum̐ am̐ aḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ अँ आँ इँ ईँ उँ ऊँ ऋँ ॠँ ऌँ ॡँ एँ ऐँ ओँ औँ अँ अः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ kam̐ kham̐ gam̐ gham̐ ṅam̐ cam̐ cham̐ jam̐ jham̐ ñam̐ ṭam̐ ṭham̐ ḍam̐ ḍham̐ ṇam̐ tam̐ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ कँ खँ गँ घँ ङँ चँ छँ जँ झँ ञँ टँ ठँ डँ ढँ णँ तँ गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ tham̐ dam̐ dham̐ nam̐ pam̐ pham̐ bam̐ bham̐ mam̐ yam̐ ram̐ lam̐ vam̐ śam̐ ṣam̐ sam̐ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ थँ दँ धँ नँ पँ फँ बँ भँ मँ यँ रँ लँ वँ शँ षँ सँ गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ ham̐ ḻam̐ om̐ so'ham̐ ham̐saḥ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ viparītaparabrahma mahāpratyaṅgirāyai sphrem̐ krom̐ hrūm̐ krīm̐ klīm̐ svāhā om̐ so'ham̐ ham̐saḥ kṣam̐ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ हँ ळँ ॐ सोऽहँ हँसः हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ विपरीतपरब्रह्म महाप्रत्यङ्गिरायै स्फ्रेँ क्रोँ ह्रूँ क्रीँ क्लीँ स्वाहा ॐ सोऽहँ हँसः क्षँ गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

13. Now display the Aṅkuśa mudra and invoke the waters of the Ganges and other sacred rivers from the sky into the vessel. Invoke the below mantras -

gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati ।

narmade sindhu kāveri jalesminsannidhiṃ kuru ॥ 1 ॥

गङ्गे च यमुने चैव गोदावरि सरस्वति ।

नर्मदे सिन्धु कावेरि जलेस्मिन्सन्निधिं कुरु ॥ १ ॥

(Invoke the holy waters of sacred rivers like the Gaṅga, Yamuna etc. into the vessel)

om̐ brahmāṇḍodaratīrthāni kare spṛṣṭāni te rave ।

tena satyena me deva tīrthaṃ dehi divākara ॥ 2 ॥

ॐ ब्रह्माण्डोदरतीर्थानि करे स्पृष्टानि ते रवे ।

तेन सत्येन मे देव तीर्थं देहि दिवाकर ॥ २ ॥

(May the waters of all holy rivers wherever they maybe and are recipients of the rays of the Sun, bless and merge into the water in the vessel).

vauṣaṭ

वौषट्

(Oblations to all deities and ancestors).

vaṣaṭ

वषट्

(Let all evil be struck down and banished).

14. Now display the gālinī dhenu sakalīkaraṇa śaṅkha mudras and adore the various jewels present on different realms by reciting the below mantras -

om̐ glūm̐ nāgaratnebhyo namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇī samarpayāmi ।

ॐ ग्लूँ नागरत्नेभ्यो नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणी समर्पयामि ।

om̐ rlūm̐ svargaratnebhyo namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ र्लूँ स्वर्गरत्नेभ्यो नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ plūm̐ pātālaratnebhyo namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ प्लूँ पातालरत्नेभ्यो नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ mlūm̐ manuṣyaratnebhyo namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ म्लूँ मनुष्यरत्नेभ्यो नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

om̐ nlūm̐ nānāratnebhyo namaḥ gandhākṣatapuṣpāṇi samarpayāmi ।

ॐ न्लूँ नानारत्नेभ्यो नमः गन्धाक्षतपुष्पाणि समर्पयामि ।

ratnānāṃ pūjanānantaram (रत्नानां पूजनानन्तरम्) -

(Recite the below mantra 3 times)

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ om̐ viparītaparabrahmamahāpratyaṅgirāyai svāhā ।

amṛta amṛtodbhave amṛteśvari amṛtavarṣiṇi amṛtaṃ srāvaya srāvaya sām̐ jam̐ jam̐ amṛteśvaryai svāhā ।

      ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ ॐ विपरीतपरब्रह्ममहाप्रत्यङ्गिरायै स्वाहा ।

अमृत अमृतोद्भवे अमृतेश्वरि अमृतवर्षिणि अमृतं स्रावय स्रावय साँ जँ जँ अमृतेश्वर्यै स्वाहा ।

Now recite the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra mantra ten times –

om̐ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam ।

urvārukamiva bandhanānmṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt ॥

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।

उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥

 (Meaning - We worship the three-eyed lord, who is fragrant and bestows nourishment of our spiritual and material desires. Just like a cucumber that falls off a creeper, may we be freed from the fear of death and not from the perception of immortality.)

Recite the below mantra ten times and then proceed with the dhyānam.

om̐ hūm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ aim̐ śām̐ śīm̐ śūm̐ śaim̐ śaum̐ śaḥ śukraśāpavimocitāyai svāhā ।

ॐ हूँ ह्रीँ क्लीँ ऐँ शाँ शीँ शूँ शैँ शौँ शः शुक्रशापविमोचितायै स्वाहा ।

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

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