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Gayatri Mantra ,




 
" Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah,
Tat Savitur Varenyam ,
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi,
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat"


Achmanam




We start the Havan/Yagya by seeking the blessing of god. We do Achmanam Mantra for seeking bleesings.

    " Om shan no devir-abhishataya,
apo bhavantu pitaye,
Shamyo- rabhisravantu nah " 

Meaning - O, Gracious , Radiant , Omnipresent God, our homage to thee for leading us to our desired goal of attaining perfect bliss and showering Thine blessings upon us.

Achamanam, that is, sipping of the water with the above mantras, one sipping for each mantra, will remove all the ills of the body-and mind. This is called  Namatrayividya  or the worship with the three names, which will cure all diseases, physical and mental.

Indriya-Sparsh Mantra

" Om Vak Vak ,
Om Pranah Pranah,
Om Chakshuh Chakshuh ,
Om Shrotram Shrotram,
Om Nabhih, Om Hridayam,
Om Kanthah,
Om Shirah,
Om Bahubhayam yashobalam,
Om Kartal Karaprishthe"
   

(Take Water in your Palm,and after Sipping water thrice , touch your corner of lips from right to left ( when reciting "OM VAK VAK") , touch your corner of nostrils (when reciting "OM PRANAH PRANAH"),touch your corner of eyes (when reciting "OM CHAKSHUH CHAKSHUH "),touch your corner of ears(when reciting "OM SHROTRAM SHROTRAM "),touch your Navel ring (when reciting "OM NABHIH"),touch your Heart(when reciting "OM HRIDAYAM"),touch your throat(when reciting "OM KANTHAH"),touch your  head (when reciting "OM SHIRAH"),touch your shoulders, again right to left (when reciting "OM BAHUBHAYAM YASHOBALAM "),touch your knees (when reciting "OM KARAL KARAPRISHTE ") )

Meaning - O God, , my organ of Speech, Respiratory system, eyes, ears,navel,heart, throat,head, both arma and back of hands , legs may become vital and strong.


Marjanam Mantra


"Om bhuh punatu shirashi,
Om bhuvah Punatu netrayoh,
Om svah punatu kanthe,
Om mahah punatu hridaye,
Om janah punatu nabhayam,
Om tapah punatu padayoh ,
Om satyam puntau punah shirasi,
Om Kham bharma punatu sarvartra "

Meaning -  O Omnipresent Lord , Purifier of brain , disperser of suffering , and bestower of eyes, blissful and purifer of throat, great and purifier of heart, creator and purifier of hand, O, True and rightous Lord, Homage to thee for purifying feet. O embodiment of Truth, again beseach Thee to purify head, O Omnipresent and supreme being - Purify all parts of the Body.



Pranayam Mantra

"Om bhuh ,
  Om bhuvah,
  Om svah,
  Om mahah,
  Om Janah,
  Om Tapah,
  Om Satyam"

Meaning - O Lord, Thou art Life breath and O, dispeller of isries, greatest of all blissful creator of all, just and embodiment of Truth.

Yagya / Havan

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What is Havan/Yagya?

Havanam / Havan or Yagya is the term for a sacred purifying ritual (yajna) in Hinduism that involves a fire ceremony. It is a ritual of sacrifice made to the fire god Agni.

It is performed to please the gods or to attain certain wishes. An essential element is the sacrificial fire - the divine Agni - into which oblations are poured, as everything that is offered into the fire is believed to reach the gods. It is believed that this sacrifice will bring health, happiness, luck and prosperity.

Havan/Yagya also brings high energies into our minds and body thereby paving way for the positive thoughts, actions etc. to enter into our life. They help in re-vitalizing the three energies in our body (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) and help in maintaining the energy balance.

Havan also helps in propitiation of deities responsible for the attainment of various virtues and prosperity and help in fulfillment of materialistic and physical needs.

A Havan is performed for -

   1. Cleansing of the atmosphere
   2. Cleansing of the physical and psychic bodies
   3. Awakening of auspicious energies
   4. Enabling mystical experiences
   5. Invoking grace of God in our Lives

After lighting a Havan Kund (sacrificial fire), objects such as fruits, honey, or wooden goods are put into the sacred fire.

How to Perform a Havan /Yagya ?

Place - A clean place is selected for the Havan. Participants should shower, wear clean clothes and sit in easy postures. After prayers, fire is lit and Vedic Mantras are chanted and offerings are made to God.

Time - It is most beneficial and most preferred to perform Havan in Morning time(sunrise time) or Evening time(sunset time). You can perform it at any other time also. Its important to keep in mind that the Mantras for morning and evening are different.

A Learned Priest -A Vedic  yajña is typically performed by priest by reciting or singing Vedic verses.Usually, there will be one fire in the centre of the offering ground and items are offered into the fire. Among the items offered as oblations in the yajña include large quantities of ghee, milk, grains, cakes, or soma.

Duration of Havan/Yagya -The duration of a yajña depends on the type; some can last a few minutes, hours or days and some even last for years, with priests continuously offering to the gods accompanied with sacred verses.

Material

While preparing for an vedic Havan/Yagya , You need following things -

1. Havan Kund - One of the most important part for the ritual is the Havan Kund. It's a very sacred structure from where the fire communicates all our prayers to different deities. The structure itself generates energy to perform the ritual.

2. Pure Ghee ( Cow Milk Ghee)  -  is a class of clarified butter .

3. Havan Samigri - This sacred powder is used in Yagya for peace, prosperity of marriages, and other festive occasions. .It is a mixture of  pure, superior, natural herbs and roots like sandalwood powder, lobaan,Gangajal (Holy Water),Mauli (Sacred Thread),Laung(cloves),Elaichi (Cardamom) and ghee.It is an ideal product of performing any yagya/Havan.

4. Mouli (Red Cotton Sacred Thread ) - Mouli or Kalawa is a cotton red thread roll, considered to be very sacred and used in all religious purposes of the Hindus. The thread is used as an offering of cloth to the deity. The Mouli thread is an integral part of any puja. Normally the Mouli is tied around the Sadhana article, that is, Mouli is tied around a copper tumbler filled with water

5. Camphor few small tablets  - To initiate the sacred fire.

6. Cotton wool - To initiate the sacred fire.

7. Samidha(Havan wood)  - Dry, small size wood for havan

8. Match Box- To initiate the sacred fire.

9. Water in 3-4 glasses and jug/Lota - To do achamanam/Sankalp i.e Initiating yagya/Havan

10. Fresh Fruits /Dry Fruits- To Offer in Yagya

11. Long Spoon for Ghee - To pure ghee into the Havan kund.   

12. Fresh Flowers - To Offer in Yagya

13. Home Made Prasaad or Ladoo - To Offer in Yagya

14. Uncooked rice (in a small plate)- To Offer in Yagya


Havan Kund

















Pure Ghee


Havan Samagri
















Mouli(Sacred Thread)
Samidha( Wood for Havan)
 
Camphor few small tablets
 
Cotton wool balls


Water in 3-4 glasses and jug/Lota


Fresh Fruits /Dry Fruits



Long Spoon for Ghee



Home Made Prasaad or Ladoo 

Gayatri Mantra

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" Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah, Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat"

 

 Word by Word meaning of Gayatri Mantra

Aum = Brahma ;
bhoor = embodiment of vital spiritual energy(pran) ;
bhuwah = destroyer of sufferings ;
swaha = embodiment of happiness ;
tat = that ;
savitur = bright like sun ;
varenyam = best choicest ;
bhargo = destroyer of sins ;
devasya = divine ;
these first nine words describe the glory of God
dheemahi = may imbibe ; pertains to meditation
dhiyo = intellect ;
yo = who ;
naha = our ;
prachodayat = may inspire!
"dhiyo yo na prachodayat" is a prayer to God


Meaning : O God , the source of all beings. The Di speller of all darkness,the Bestower of Peace,Worthy of Devotion. The Blissful, the all Pervading , kindly enable us to meditate upon Thee! We pray to thee to enlighten out intellect.


Background : The Gayatri Mantra is first recorded in the Rig Veda (iii, 62, 10) which was written in Sanskrit about 2500 to 3500 years ago, and by some reports, the mantra may have been chanted for many generations before that. Gayatri Mantra is a highly revered mantra in Hinduism, second only to the mantra Om. Since all the other three Vedas contain much material rearranged from the Rig Veda, the Gayatri mantra is found in all the four Vedas. The deva invoked in this mantra is Savitr, and hence the mantra is also called Savitri.

Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra:
The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing / respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our (nah) intellect dhiyo

Introduction to Mantras

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Man is entirely a different form of creature than animals. It has got excellent intelligence and memory but has no supernatural power. God has been kind enough to impart him some of his super natural powers. While doing so, technique of receiving has been made so complicated and intrinsic that ordinary fellow cannot adopt these techniques. This requires spiritual search and practice on constant and continuous basis.

Desire has no limit , we take shortcuts to their accomplishment. Meditation, mantras and yajna can help in achieving the same . If you look at the real purpose of meditation, there is no room for worldly desire. But basic purpose and performance of meditation is the desire for MOKSHA. But modern man meditated only to attain wealth and worldly comforts. There should be no doubt that real path of meditation takes us to wealth and comfort initially and MOKSHA(salvation) being the final stage. But we stop in our spiritual practice after some of our desire of  immediate nature are fulfilled.

It is true in modern world that empty stomach may not permit the mind to salvation stage. Wealth, health and wisdom is also needed for the mind to be ready for meditation. Man who initially have not much to eat is given sumptuous food, fills his belly with maximum quantity of food at initial stages from where he had started initially. This may be secret of God that this subjects seeking MOKSHA should be given taste of wealth and comforts initially, even when a person does not want at any later stage. When man meditates with sincerity and observes correct techniques as imparted by our ancients his surroundings become favorable ,wealth,health, wisdom or whatever sadhak desired flows in, than the real stage of salvation begins.

While meditation is the art of concentration of mind, MANTRA is the art of sound vibrations.

Recitation of Mantra affects every aspect of our life. It assists in circumventing difficulties in man's path and emerges a winner in all aspects of life, career, family, education and finally puts man on the path of MOKSHA.



MANTRA is a science/art , a definite way be stimulating the right energies as when we utter these sounds(words), our entire body vibrates and benefits from the universe are attracted towards the Sadhka. Yagna or Havan is a scientific procedure created by ancient Rishis. These are two types of benefits Yajnas, Sakan(which helps in fulfillment of worldly desires) and Nishkam(which helps the man on the path of MOKSHA). Lord Krishna explains in Geeta,"Swarga Kam Yajet" if you desire ultimate bliss /MOKSHA than perform Yajna.



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