Śrī Hayagrīva aṣṭatriṃśatākṣara mahāmantraḥ (श्री हयग्रीव अष्टत्रिंशताक्षर महामन्त्रः) :-

Source :- Śrī Hayagrīva Upāsana.

Purpose :- Accumulation of spiritual knowledge and breaking free from the cycle of life and birth and gaining self-realization and liberation.

Pre-requisites :- Initiation to the mantra is recommended.

1.viniyogaḥ (विनियोगः) :-

om̐ asya śrī hayagrīva mantrasya ।

brahma ṛṣiḥ ।

anuṣṭup chandaḥ ।

hayagrīva rūpiṇe viṣṇave devatā ।

ṛm̐ bījaṃ ।

namaḥ śaktiḥ ।

jñānārthe jape viniyogaḥ ॥

ॐ अस्य श्री हयग्रीव महामन्त्रस्य ।

ब्रह्मा ऋषिः ।

अनुष्टुप् छन्दः ।

हयग्रीव रूपिणे विष्णवे देवता ।

ऋँ बीजं ।

नमः शक्तिः ।

ज्ञानार्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥

Meaning:- This prayer/mantra japa is to invoke Śrī Hayagrīva devata and perform His mantra japa to obtain His complete grace in acquiring spiritual knowledge and emancipation - mokṣa. With His blessings, one gains complete happiness, deep knowledge in all aspects and abundance in wealth etc. The sage (ṛṣiḥ) is the divine seer Brahma, the meter (chandas) for the mantra is Anuṣṭup and the deity is the intelligence giver Śrī Hayagrīva rūpiṇe Viṣṇave devata (Lord Hayagrīva, an avatar of Lord Viṣṇu), the seed (bījaṃ) is ṛam̐, the power or śakti is namaḥ.

2.ṛṣyādi nyāsa ( ऋष्यादि न्यास ) :-

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

Brahma ṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi

ब्रह्म 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

Anuṣṭup chandase namaḥ mukhe

अनुष्टुप् छन्दसे नमः मुखे

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

3

Śrī Hayagrīva rūpiṇe Viṣṇave  devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi

श्री हयग्रीव रूपिणे विष्णवे देवतायै नमः हृदि

Touch the heart with the right palm.

4

ṛm̐ bījāya namaḥ guhye

ऋँ बीजाय नमः गुह्ये

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

5

namaḥ śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ

नमः शक्तये नमः पादयोः 

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

6

jñānārthe jape viniyogāya namaḥ sarvāṅge

ज्ञानार्थे 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

om̐ hsūm̐ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

ॐ ह्सूँ अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां नमः

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

2

udgirat praṇavodgītha tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ

उद्गिरत् प्रणवोद्गीथ तर्जनीभ्यां नमः

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

3

sarva vāgīśvareśvara madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ

सर्व वागीश्वरेश्वर मध्यमाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the middle fingers.

4

sarva vedamayā cintya anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ

सर्व वेदमया चिन्त्य अनामिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the ring fingers.

5

sarvaṃ bodhaya bodhaya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ

सर्वं बोधय बोधय कनिष्ठिकाभ्यां नमः

Use both the thumbs on the little fingers.

6

svāhā hsūm̐ om̐ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ

स्वाहा ह्सूँ ॐ 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

om̐ hsūm̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

ॐ ह्सूँ हृदयाय नमः

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

2

udgirat praṇavodgītha śirase svāhā

उद्गिरत् प्रणवोद्गीथ शिरसे स्वाहा

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

3

sarva vāgīśvareśvara śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

सर्व वागीश्वरेश्वर 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

sarva vedamayā cintya kavacāya hum̐

सर्व वेदमया चिन्त्य कवचाय हुँ

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

5

sarvaṃ bodhaya bodhaya netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

सर्वं बोधय बोधय नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

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

6

svāhā hsūm̐ om̐ astrāya phaṭ

स्वाहा ह्सूँ ॐ 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 sealed and may no thoughts or disturbances impact our ability to recite the hymn.

5.dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

śarac-chaśāṅka prabham-aśva-vaktraṃ muktāmayai-bharaṇaiḥ pradīptam ।

rathāṅga-śaṅkh-arcita bāhu-yugmaṃ jānu-dvaya-nyasta-karaṃ bhajāmaḥ ॥

शरच्छशाङ्क प्रभमश्ववक्त्रं मुक्तामयैभरणैः प्रदीप्तम् ।

रथाङ्गशङ्खर्चित बाहुयुग्मं जानुद्वयन्यस्तकरं भजामः ॥

Meaning:- Salutations to Lord Hayagrīva, who is seated with two lower arms resting on His knees in a relaxed posture. He is also displaying a disc (cakra) and a conch (śaṅkha) in His upper arms. He is horse faced and radiating with a very pleasing light such as that of an autumnal moon. He is adorned with pearls and dazzling with their brilliance.

The horse face signifies speed, brilliance and strength. The disc cuts through all the karmic layers to allow wisdom to seep deep within us. The conch reverberates and enhances all the sound vibrations associated with Creation. All the mātṛkā-s and their energies are enhanced by the conch that He holds. His relaxed posture signifies that we attain deep composure, happiness and complete ease with the spiritual knowledge gained by His grace. Ultimately, we attain spiritual emancipation and unbind ourselves from the cycle of life and death.

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 ह्रीं सिद्धगुरो प्रसीद ह्रीं ॐ ।

9.Atha Śrī Hayagrīva aṣṭatriṃśatākṣara Mahāmantraḥ (अथ श्री हयग्रीव अष्टत्रिंशताक्षर महामन्त्रः)

Following is the 38 lettered Śrī Hayagrīva mantra, that should be recited at least 108 times (1 mālā).

om̐ hsūm̐ udgirat praṇavodgītha sarva vāgīśvareśvara sarva vedamayā cintya sarvaṃ bodhaya bodhaya svāhā hsūm̐ oṃ ॥

ॐ ह्सूँ उद्गिरत् प्रणवोद्गीथ सर्व वागीश्वरेश्वर सर्व वेदमया चिन्त्य सर्वं बोधय बोधय स्वाहा ह्सूँ ॐ ॥

Hayagrīva gāyatrī mantra (हयग्रीव गायत्री मन्त्र) – (Recite 10 times or 1/10th of main mantra japa)

vāgīśvarāya vidmahe ।

hayagrīvāya dhīmahi ।

tanno haṃsaḥ pracodayāt ॥

वागीश्वराय विद्महे ।

हयग्रीवाय धीमहि ।

तन्नो हंसः प्रचोदयात् ॥

Meaning:-

The praṇava bīja om̐ is the primordial sound also referred to as śabda brahman. It indicates auspiciousness.

The letter ‘ha’, indicates the sun or the solar energy or light. It also refers to ākāśa or ether. It is indicative of the life sustaining breath or prāṇa.

'sa' refers to the lunar energy, Lord viṣṇu and the air element. It is indicative of time.

‘ū’ refers to forbearance, security and protection.

‘m̐’ is the nāda-bindu and represents the culmination and fulfillment of all wishes.

Overall, the bīja ‘hsūm̐’, inculcates the knowledge of the Super-consciousness in its both static and dynamic aspects within us. We therefore become a repository of all that there is to know, meaning we get to the state of experience the consciousness Itself, becoming (ū) self-aware and transcending the states of space (ha) and time (sa).

 The word udgirat refers to “spitting out or letting out” and the word ‘praṇava’ is the om̐ mantra. The word ‘udgītha’, refers to chanting the vedas, specifically the sāma veda consisting of various chants and is one of the four principal vedas. The word ‘sarva’ means “all”.

 The word ‘vāgīśvareśvara’ consists of ‘vāgīśvara’, meaning “a master or authority in spoken languages and communication in general” and ‘īśvara’ meaning “Lord”.

 ‘sarva’ once again is “all” and the words ‘vedamayā cintya’ expand in meaning as “deliberating on the deeper meaning and essence of the vedic scriptures and their underlying philosophies”.

 The words ‘sarvaṃ bodhaya bodhaya’ relate to “comprehensive explanations and full awakening within us to our spiritual potential”.

The vahni bīja ‘svāhā’, refers to oblations to the deity.

Overall, the mantra is offering salutations and oblations to the Supreme Lord Hayagrīva, to expound the complete gist and knowledge of the vedic scriptures and kindle the various energies and vibrations of the mantras within us and help us awaken to our full spiritual potential, which is nothing but our own true self and consciousness and realizing our complete identity with the super-consciousness – parabrahman.

His Gāyatrī mantra translates as -

May the horse faced Lord Hayagrīva, the repository of all knowledge, sounds and vibrations, kindle our intellect and illumine it!

10.aṅganyāsaḥ (अङ्गन्यासः)

S.no.

IAST

Devanāgari

Procedure

1

om̐ hsūm̐ hṛdayāya namaḥ

ॐ ह्सूँ हृदयाय नमः

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

2

udgirat praṇavodgītha śirase svāhā

उद्गिरत् प्रणवोद्गीथ शिरसे स्वाहा

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

3

sarva vāgīśvareśvara śikhāyai vaṣaṭ

सर्व वागीश्वरेश्वर 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

sarva vedamayā cintya kavacāya hum̐

सर्व वेदमया चिन्त्य कवचाय हुँ

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

5

sarvaṃ bodhaya bodhaya netratrayāya vauṣaṭ

सर्वं बोधय बोधय नेत्रत्रयाय वौषट्

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

6

svāhā hsūm̐ om̐ astrāya phaṭ

स्वाहा ह्सूँ ॐ 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॥

11.dhyānaṃ (ध्यानं) :-

śaracchaśāṅka prabhamaśvavaktraṃ muktāmayaibharaṇaiḥ pradīptam ।

rathāṅgaśaṅkharcita bāhuyugmaṃ jānudvayanyastakaraṃ bhajāmaḥ ॥

शरच्छशाङ्क प्रभमश्ववक्त्रं मुक्तामयैभरणैः प्रदीप्तम् ।

रथाङ्गशङ्खर्चित बाहुयुग्मं जानुद्वयन्यस्तकरं भजामः ॥

12.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.

13.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 ॥

14.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 ह्रीं सिद्ध्यै नमः॥

15.Puraścaraṇa (पुरश्चरण) :-

Japa

100,000

Homa

10,000

Tarpaṇa

1,000

Mārjana

100

Bhojana

10

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