Popular Hindu Mantras

Monday, November 2, 2009

Lord Narasimha Mantras

Lord Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu who incarnated to kill Demon Hiranyakashyap and to save his devotee Prahlada. Read the Story of Lord Narasimha by clicking the Link

Narasimha Bija mantra

Om Kshraum

Chanting this Bija Mantra is said to removes all sorrows and fears.

Narasimha Maha Mantra

Om Hrim Ksraum ugram viram maha-vishnum
jvalantam sarvato mukham
nrisimham bhishanam bhadram
mrityur mrityum namamy aham

Meaning of this Mantra:

"I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every side. He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death personified."

Narasimha Gayatri Mantra

Om Vajranakhaya Vidmahe

Tiksnadamstraya Dhimahi

Tanno Narasimhah Pracodayat

Meaning of the Mantra:

Om let us meditate the half-man and half-lion form of the Lord Narasimha. May this great God with his nails pierce our ignorance and with his fierce sharp tooth destroy the demon of darkness and illuminate our mind and understanding.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Dhanvantari Mantras

Who does not wish to have good health? I guess all of us want to be hail and hearty and without diseases. In order to have good health Lord Dhanwantari have to be appeased using his Mantras. These are also excellent mantras to be practiced by healers, ayurvedic practitioners and those in the Medicinal field.

Short Mantras of Lord Dhanvantri
Om Dhanvantaraye Namah
Om Shri Dhanvantre Namah

Dhanwantri Maha Mantra
"Om Namo Bhagavate
Maha Sudharshana
Vasudevaya Dhanvantaraye;
Amrutha Kalasa Hasthaaya
Sarva Bhaya Vinasaya
Sarva Roka Nivaranaya
Thri Lokya Pathaye
Thri Lokya Nithaye
Sri Maha Vishnu Swarupa
Sri Dhanvantri Swarupa
Sri Sri Sri
Aoushata Chakra Narayana Swaha"

Dhanwantari Gayatri Mantras
"Om tat purushaaya vidmahae
Amritha kalasa hastaaya dheemahi
Tanno Dhanvantri prasodayaat"

"Om aadivaidhyaaya vidmahae
Arogya anugrahaaya dheemahi
Tanno dhanvantri prasodayaat"

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Significance of Yantras

An Yantra is a symbolic representation of a Mantra. They are emblems of psychic power. It is said that if you are chanting mantras of a diety keeping his yantra while chanting can speed up the beneficial effects of the mantras. Yantras are widely used in meditation, Pujas and tantric rituals. The act of wearing, drawing, or concentrating on a yantra is said to have spiritual or astrological or magical benefits. Astrologically, Yantras have great significance and is considered auspicious in Hindu mythology. Since yantras are made up of metals, alloys, Precious stones, alloys etc and made on a particular date and time according to procedures defined in the Vedas and charged with siddhi mantras they can be used to remove a planet's malice effects and increase its beneficial aspects.

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The Power of Rudraksha Beads

The word ‘Rudraksha’ has originated from the two Sanskrit words ‘Rudra’ and ‘Aksha’ which means ‘tears of lord Shiva’. Regarding the Origin of Rudraksha Beads it is said in Shiva Purana that Lord Shiva was meditating for thousands of years and when he finally opened his eyes he saw that the human beings were in a deplorable state and hot tears rolled down his eyes and fell on the ground and mother earth gave birth to Rudraksha trees. There is no ornament worn on a human body which is as auspicious and powerful as these beads. Rudraksha is said to be Rudra's (Lord Shiva) gift to the mankind. Rudraksha Beads are known to work by sight, touch, possession and worship. This beads are used to remove astrological imbalances. Researches done on this beads have proved that they have the ability in healing and curing many diseases.

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Significance of Prayer Beads

According to Wikipedia a Japa mala or Rosary is a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists, usually made from 108 beads, though other numbers, usually divisible by 9, are also used. Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity in a practice known in Sanskrit as japa. For the worship and rituals of almost all the gods and goddesses, the Jaap or frequent Chanting of some mantras is compulsory with definite number according to the God and the Goddess each for the fulfillment of desires. For counting the number of chants rosaries are used.

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The Power of GemStones

According to Hindu Astrology, the life of all human beings is influenced by the 9 Planets or Navagrahas. The 9 planets considered by Vedic astrologers are the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. The outer planets of Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto are not used in ancient classical Vedic astrology and thus have no gemstones assigned to them. The main gems for these 9 planets referred to as "navaratna" meaning 9 gems and the substitute gems are called "uparatna".This influence the planets may be positive or negative. Based on an individual's horoscope or position of Planets, either a single gem or a combination of compatible gems is advised to be worn to increase the effects of beneficial planets or counteract harmful planets.

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