Laghu vārāhī mantra japa ( लघु वाराही मन्त्र जप )

 

Source- Vārāhi tantra

1. Viniyogaḥ ( विनियोगः ) :-

asya śrī laghu vārāhī mahāmantrasya ।
nārada ṛṣiḥ ।
paṅktiśchandaḥ ।
śrī laghu vārāhī devatā ।
ḷm̐ bījaṃ ।
ḹm̐ śaktiḥ ।
namaḥ kīlakaṃ ।
mama laghu vārāhī prasāda siddhyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ॥

अस्य श्री लघु वाराही महामन्त्रस्य ।
नारद ऋषिः ।
पङ्क्तिश्छन्दः ।
श्री लघु वाराही देवता ।
ऌँ बीजं ।
ॡँ शक्तिः ।
नमः कीलकं ।
मम लघु वाराही प्रसाद सिद्ध्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥
 

Meaning:- This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke śrī laghu vārāhī and perform Her mantra japa to the obtain Her complete grace in all aspects. The sage/ṛṣiḥ is nārada, the meter for the mantra is paṅkti and the deity is śrī laghu vārāhī, the seed/bījaṃ is ḷm̐, the power or śakti is ḹm̐. The secret to unlock the mantra or kīlakaṃ is namaḥ.

2. Kara nyāsa ( कर न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

devanāgari

Procedure

1

oṃ ḷm̐ aṅguṣṭhābhyaṃ namaḥ

ॐ ऌँ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यं नमः

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

2

oṃ vārāhi tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ वाराहि तर्जनीभ्यां नमः

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

3

oṃ ḹm̐ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ ॡँ मध्यमाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the middle fingers.

4

oṃ unmatta bhairavi  anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ उन्मत्त भैरवि अनामिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the ring fingers.

5

oṃ pādukābhyāṃ kaniṣṭikhābhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ पादुकाभ्यां कनिष्टिखाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the little fingers.

6

oṃ namaḥ karatalakara pṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ नमः करतलकर पृष्ठाभ्यां 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

 

 

3. ṣaḍaṅga nyāsa ( षडङ्ग न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

oṃ ḷm̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

 

ॐ ऌँ हृदयाय नमः

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

2

oṃ vārāhi śirase svāhā

ॐ वाराहि शिरसे स्वाहा

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

3

oṃ ḹm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

ॐ ॡँ 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

oṃ unmatta bhairavi kavacāya huṃ

ॐ उन्मत्त भैरवि कवचाय हुं

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

5

oṃ pādukābhyāṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

ॐ पादुकाभ्यां नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

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

6

oṃ namaḥ astrāya phaṭ

ॐ नमः 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

 

 

bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ॥

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्बन्धः॥

 

4. Dhyānam ( ध्यानम् ) :-

mahārṇave nipatitāṃ uddarantīṃ vasundharāṃ ।
mahā daṃṣṭrāṃ mahākāyāṃ namāmi unmatta bhairavīṃ ॥

महार्णवे निपतितां उद्दरन्तीं वसुन्धरां ।
महा दंष्ट्रां महाकायां नमामि उन्मत्त भैरवीं ॥
 

Meaning:- I pray to the Divine Mother Śrī Unmatta Bhairavi, who has rescued and lifted the Earth from the depths of the mighty oceans with Her tusks and is seated on the lap of the spiritually intoxicated Unmatta Bhairava. Please fulfill all our wishes and rescue us from all enemies, internal and external.

5. 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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.

 

6. japamālā mantraṃ ( जपमाला मन्त्रं ) :- Recite the below mantra once, to pray to the japa māla and invoke the blessings for a fruitful japa. 

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

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

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

oṃ hrīṃ siddhaguro prasīda hrīṃ oṃ

ॐ ह्रीं सिद्धगुरो प्रसीद ह्रीं ॐ

 

8. saptadasākṣari mantra ( सप्तदसाक्षरि मन्त्र ) :-  The 17 lettered mantra is –

 

ḹm̐ vārāhī ḷm̐ unmatta bhairavī padukābhyāṃ namaḥ ॥

ॡँ वाराही ऌँ उन्मत्त भैरवी पदुकाभ्यां नमः ॥   

The above mantra should be recited using the above consecrated japa māla. The māla should have 108 beads plus a meru or head bead. The count is from the meru bead and back. The meru bead itself should not be counted. When the count reaches the meru, flip the māla, to count in reverse and so on, for the decided number of māla counts.

Mantra meaning:-

Salutations to the feet of the spiritually intoxicated Vārāhī - Śrī Unmatta Bhairavi, the granter of self-realization and liberation.

 

9. ṣaḍaṅga nyāsa ( षडङ्ग न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

oṃ ḷm̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

ॐ ऌँ हृदयाय नमः

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

2

oṃ vārāhi śirase svāhā

ॐ वाराहि शिरसे स्वाहा

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

3

oṃ ḹm̐ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

ॐ ॡँ 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

oṃ unmatta bhairavi kavacāya huṃ

ॐ उन्मत्त भैरवि कवचाय हुं

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

5

oṃ pādukābhyāṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

ॐ पादुकाभ्यां नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

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

6

oṃ namaḥ astrāya phaṭ

ॐ नमः 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

 

 

bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaḥ ||

भूर्भुवस्सुवरोमिति दिग्विमोकः॥

 

10. Dhyānam ( ध्यानम् ) :-

mahārṇave nipatitāṃ uddarantīṃ vasundharāṃ ।
mahā daṃṣṭrāṃ mahākāyāṃ namāmi unmatta bhairavīṃ ॥

महार्णवे निपतितां उद्दरन्तीं वसुन्धरां ।
महा दंष्ट्रां महाकायां नमामि उन्मत्त भैरवीं ॥
 

11. 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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 palm 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.

 

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

गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्त्री त्वं गृहाणास्मात्कृतं जपम्।
सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देवि त्वत्प्रसादान्मयि स्तिरा॥

guhyātiguhyagoptrī tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmat-kṛtaṁ japam।
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasādānmayi sthirā ॥

13. 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॥  oṃ 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॥ oṃ hrīṃ siddhyai namaḥ॥

मन्त्र॥ ॐ ह्रीं सिद्ध्यै नमः॥ 

 

14. Puraścaraṇa ( पुरश्चरण ) :-

 

Japa

100,000

Homa

10,000

Tarpaṇa

1,000

Mārjana

100

Bhojana

10

 

The above article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy and he can be contacted at Krishna@manblunder.com