Nikhila Tantras

Vedic Hymns

(Transliteration and Translation in English)

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Maitreya (Swami Madhusudana Saraswati)

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Nikhila Tantras

Vedic Hymns (Transliteration and Translation in English)

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION BY MAITREYA AND BHAIRAVI .................................................................... 1

108 NAMES TO PARAMAGURU SRI SACHIDĀNANDA SWAMI .................................. 2

WORSHIP OF GURU, THE TEACHER, WITH LAMPS ............................................................ 3

HYMN TO GANESHA, THE ELEPHANT GOD, FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA 4

HYMN TO SŪRYA, THE SUNGOD, FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA .................... 5

HYMN TO NARĀYANA, THE SUSTAINER, FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA .... 6

HYMN TO AGHORA, THE GOD WHO IS NOT IMPURE, FROM HEAD OF

ATHARVA VEDA ....................................................................................................................................... 7

HYMN TO DEVĪ, MOTHER ALMIGHTY, FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA ......... 8

HYMN OF RUDRA, THE DESTROYER, FROM YAJUR VEDA (NAMAKAM) ............... 9

HYMN OF RUDRA, THE DESTROYER, FROM YAJUR VEDA (CHAMAKAM) ............ 9

HYMN TO DURGA, THE PROTECTOR AND DESTROYER GODDESS .......................... 10

HYMN TO LAKSMI, THE GODDESS OF WEALTH ................................................................. 11

HYMN TO MEDHA, THE GODDESS OF KNOWLEDGE ...................................................... 12

BHAVANOPANISHAD, THE INNER WORSHIP OF SRI CHAKRA ................................... 13

HYMN TO PURŪSHA, THE ABSOLUTE FORMLESS ENERGY, FROM THE

KRISHNA YAJUR VEDA ........................................................................................................................ 14

HYMN TO NARĀYANA, THE SUSTAINER .................................................................................. 15

HYMN TO VISHNU, THE ALL-PERVASIVE REALITY ............................................................. 16

MANTRA PUSHPAM, THE HYMN TO THE SYLLABLES WE OFFER AT THE FEET

OF THE ALL-PERVASIVE TRUTH ..................................................................................................... 17

HYMN TO SHRADDHĀ, THE FAITH .............................................................................................. 18

HYMN TO KĀLA, THE TIME .............................................................................................................. 19

INTRODUCTION By Maitreya -

The Truth is one. “Ēko satyam viprāha bahudhā vadanti,” it means at the time of yore, each rishi, seer, explained the absolute Truth in their unique way. Everyone realized the absolute Truth, but for the ordinary person to understand it, each particular rishi put that Truth in a form. It does not mean that the rishis do not know anything about the absolute Truth which is formless. They know that all the forms are not true, because absolute Truth remains the same in the three periods of time: past, present, and future. But still they want the human kind to attach to a particular form, grow above that form, and reach the Absolute Reality.

For your convenience I’m going to give some examples. The electricity that remains the same in your cables expresses itself in the bulb as the light, in the heater as the heat, and in the refrigerator to protect your food. You know that they are all totally different. But do you know that the power which prevails in all the electronic equipments is the same? So in these Vedic hymns, prayers, every rishi says that Ganapati, Shiva, Mother Almighty, the Sungod, Narāyana, everyone, is absolute. How can there be so many absolute realities? If energy is all-pervasive, how can there be a place for another God or Goddess to enter? It means that Absolute Reality is only one, but expressed in various ways.

We are basically human beings, equal human beings, but unequal in our impressions. Each one is different from the other in that one person is standing 1000 miles away from the Truth, and another is 10 miles away from the Truth.

One has to decide where to walk to reach the goal. So here the differences lie. One may like a particular prayer, so let them continue it. But the rishis always want everyone to reach the absolute Truth. So, follow the path of absolute Truth and reach your goal, that’s what I advise.

Who is a rishi? A rishi is one who gave up their ego, their name and identity. They wanted to be identified as only the seer of the vidya, the knowledge. In this way, they absorbed themselves in the knowledge and remained. And only with the rishi’s blessings can one enter into the knowledge. These rishis are also beyond time and space. They are not a group of people sitting together formulating the knowledge. They can all be from different time periods and places that dissolve into the Truth of that particular teaching.

What is sin? This question has not been answered properly, so people don’t know how to act accordingly. Sin can be defined as that which disturbs the flow of nature that prevents society from existing in harmony. The rishis don’t want to ordain us what to do and what not to do. They don’t want us to feel guilty for what we’ve done, nor do they want us to be their slaves. They aren’t preachers; they are the guides on the spiritual path. If you want to come on the spiritual path, they are here to guide you.

For example, over time a greater percentage of Indian men have not been faithful to their wives, while the women have remained faithful to their husbands. First comes lust when they want to take a second husband’s wife. That is also shown as greed as they are wanting more than what they have. This causes anger and jealousy in the second husband, and he may try to steal the first husband’s wife in revenge. This causes further problems in the level of progeny in the society.

If there is a man who is greedy and wants to have 100 women for his own, then 99 men will be without women and cannot produce children. This is mada, ego in the man, and cholesterol blockage of the mind, thinking he’s so great that he can have so many. All the men without wives will feel jealous of him. This will create an imbalance in the society. The same effect can happen with a female who goes to so many men. She may not want children, and if so, can only have one child a year until her fertile years are over. Who will raise the children if the men do not want to take the responsibility? The rishis want us to be happy and the social ecology to be stable.

It is man that has defined what sin is, and it is the self-imposed guilt that lasts much longer than the sin itself. Be honest about any sins committed in the past, and the sins will be forgiven. So when lay people come onto the spiritual path, it is advised to remain celibate or remain with only one partner. That’s why in Sūrya Atharvana Shīrsha, we discussed these matters.

When you enter the spiritual path, you will be purifying yourself from your past sins. Further, you are not supposed to commit any more sins to disrupt the society, as you become a child of the society. The rishis are not giving any license to you to purify yourself through your sādhana (spiritual practice), then commit the sin again. It is not like confession either where you are temporarily cleansed until you sin and confess again. It is up to you when you choose the path of spirituality what to do and what not to do. They do not want to rule upon your mind. They don’t feel above the society or as superhuman beings; they are one with you. That is entering into the heart of the rishis.

Bhairavi’s Words –

In the Narāyana Atharva Shīrsha, it begins with the shānti pāthaha mantra invoking the peace, “om sahanā vavatū saha nau bunaktu saha viryam karavāvahai tejasvina āvadhītamastu mā vidvishā vahai om shānti shānti shāntih. We are invoking peace in the teaching situation, in the relationship between the Guru and the disciple. I’ve heard this mantra chanted several times before and was curious about the part where we ask that there be no hatred, jealousy and ego-clashing between the student and the teacher. But I could never understand how it could occur until I had my own experiences. Since I came to Maitreya, I have seen how students, even myself, have not been able to absorb this teaching, or sometimes merely forgetting. Some have taken powerful mantras from him, received the energetic benefits from them, and then backfired onto us with their ego. They complain, try to control, use the energies against us with their negativity, and then try to bribe with their actions and words. They even make judgements about our relationship based on social prejudices, and still consider themselves to be his disciple. We don’t want to lash back at our students and send the negativity back to them. It serves no purpose when one wants to evolve out of the drawbacks of mankind. All we can do is send back to them love and compassion that one day this will all dissolve.

I had a phone conversation one day with a newspaper journalist. He wanted to know what I came to India for. I said to live out my sādhana as I found my Guru. The journalist asked me who are the Gods that I worshipped. I answered Shiva, Parvathi, Bhairavi, Bhairava, Rādha, Krishna, Ganapati, Kali, Lalita, and others. He tried to convince me

to believe in something else, something based on his belief system. He said, “All of those Gods you mentioned have so many wives. Why not just worship Sita and Rām? In Indian culture, the greatness of the tradition is to be faithful and have only one wife and husband for the whole life.” While this is a beautiful concept that does exist worldwide, I know that this is not altogether true, even in Mother India. He was not acting like a journalist from an objective standpoint anyways, because he was working for a Hindu revival society, so he had his own fixations based on what he thinks a Hindu is. So why doesn’t that journalist keep Sita and Ram for himself and send the rest of the Gods and Goddesses to the western countries as they are more tuned into us? The rishis did not want to impose their energies on the people, nor did they want them to conform to a particular lifestyle. They wanted us to reach the Truth in whatever way works for us. So that is why as many millions of people there are, there are deities for each of them. And this also speaks true of the various paths of spirituality. I’m studying the Vedas, Tantras, Buddhism, Kriya Yoga, and the Aghora path, whatever is in my karmic pattern, all from the same Guru. All these paths take me to the goal of reaching the ultimate Truth. The Guru, who is all-knowing, will know what to teach to their disciple, when to teach it, and how to implement it. I also have a story of a man named Kumar, who emailed me wanting to learn about Tantra. He knew I was a tantric, but had some uncertainties of what that really meant. He asked the following questions, “Do I have to pray to any Gods or Goddesses? Are tantric rituals necessary on this path? Is a Guru necessary?” Such questions needed to be answered in person, not on email. We spoke to him and told him when the time is right for us to meet, we will. In order to practice the tantric rituals that he was inquiring about, he

would have to do years of prior work through yoga and meditation to strengthen the physical body, pranic body, and the mind. Kumar kept emailing me as he was impatient. Maitreya said Kumar was his disciple in his past lives, but due to his arrogance and ego, he couldn’t surrender, and now he’s appearing again. Eventually he asked for my photo. I told him that it is not necessary to know what I looked like, and that he was looking for a sexual connection, not sādhana. He said he just wanted to have some visual of who he was in contact with, and any photo will do. Maitreya knew what he was up to, in the name of Tantra, he wanted to meet and date a Bhairavi. We sent him a photo instead of our Gurudev Nikhileshvara and gave him the Guru mantra to start his sādhana. He thanked me for the photo, and I never heard from him again. If he wanted to study and surrender, we would have the connection through the mantra japa (repetition), but he wasn’t interested in any sādhana once it came. It wasn’t exactly the sādhana that he wanted, but that is not for the disciples to decide. The greatness of these energies is that they manifest as teachers, paths and teachings, per our grace. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Till then, we offer to you these beautiful prayers from the ancient seers to lead you closer to the Truth. Om shānti. Love, Bhairavi

108 NAMES TO PARAMAGURU SRI SACHIDĀNANDA SWAMI PARAMAGURU SRI SACHIDĀNANDA SWAMI ASHTŌTARA SHETA NĀMĀVALI om Sri Sachidānandāya namah I salute that great Paramaguru, the grandfather om Satguruve namah He is the effulgent form of the Guruhood om Paramaguruve namah He is my grandfather who cannot be equalized with anything in this universe om Nikhila prāna rūpāya namah He is the pranic energy which resides in my Guru’s body, that is Nikhila om Nikhila sishya ranjitāya namah Who has satisfied my Guru, who is Nikhila om nirmala nitya rūpāya namah He is totally holy and his form will remain forever om nirgunāya namah He is above all of the three gunas, sattva (softness), rajas (activity), and tamas (slothing) om gunāguna pārāya namah Neither he has the bad impressions nor the good impressions, he is above all om Nikhila sēvitāya namah Everyday he is worshipped by the Nikhila Guru who is the Lord of the universe om dhanya Nikhila sishya sanchitāyā namah When he could get Nikhila onto his feet, he was so happy because he got a great disciple om siddhasvarūpāya namah He is in the form of all the siddhis, the ultimate goals

om siddhāshrama svarūpāya namah He is in the form of Siddhashrām, which is the subtlest world that cannot be seen by the naked eye om divyāshrama rūpāya namah He’s in the form of Divyāshram, another subtle world which cannot seen by the naked eye om Nikhila siddha pāda sēvitāya namah Oh great Lord, you are worshipped by the effulgent universe, with the ultimate siddhis, but he still serves your feet om nitya svarūpāya namah You are forever om akārana bāndhavāya namah You can be the relative of anybody without a cause om nirmalāya namah You are purity om nitya mukta svarūpāya namah You have attained that ultimate goal, mukti, liberation from the entire bondage, and you are remaining in it forever om sachit sukha dhamnē namah You are that which is Truth and forever, and you are that ultimate goal for us om Nikhila bhaktāravindāya namah Those disciples of Nikheshvara wanted to have your glimpse at least once in their life om Nikhila santushtāya namah You are happy with the performance of Nikheshvara om danyātmanē namah You have attained the Truth which is craved by everybody, and you are happy with that om siddhāshrama siddha sēvitāya namah And you are worshipped by those great Siddhas, the effulgent people of Siddhāshram om apsarā sēvita padambujāya namah

You are also worshipped by those celestial beautiful women om yaksha gana sēvitāya namah You are also worshipped by the nymphs, another celestial being of a different kind om sharanāgata sishya vānchitāya namah You always expect the total surrender from your disciples om nirati shayānanda pradātāya namah You give us the bliss which has no limit om nimna guna varjitāya namah You are above all the drawbacks of the humankind om nirvikalpānanda svarūpāya namah You have become the final destiny of mankind because you are one with it om nitya Nikhila santushtāya namah You are always happy with the Nikhila Satguru om Nikhila loka pālanāya namah You are the Lord of the entire universe om nibidī kruta kārunya rūpāya namah You are the ultimate karuna, compassion om nitya santushta svarūpāya namah You are the embodiment of ultimate happiness om sarva sādhaka manō vānchitāya namah Every disciple in this universe, they have to crave for you because you are the ultimate goal om mātru svarūpāya namah You are the embodiment of motherhood om pitru svarūpāya namah You are the embodiment of fatherhood om mātā mahāya namah You are the embodiment of mother’s fatherhood om pitā mahāya namah You are the embodiment of father’s fatherhood om sarva bandhu svarūpāya namah

You are in the form of all my relatives om mamata rahitāya namah You are untouched by any attachments om kārunya bāndhavāya namah You will shower your compassion when he surrenders om achintyāya namah Oh Lord, I cannot think of your effulgent form, it is beyond my conception om anurāga svarūpāya namah But you shower the love upon us om rajōguna dūrāya namah You are above the activity of all the disturbances om tamō rahitāya namah Even you are above the lethargy om rāga dvēsha rahitāya namah You are above attachment or vengeance om tapah svarūpāya namah You are in the form of penance om tapōbala darshitāya namah Oh Lord, you have shown your energy of penance om tapomaya svarūpāya namah Oh Lord, you are in the form of penance om tāpa pāpa vivarjitāya namah You are above the craving and sin om tapana dyutāya namah You will always be there with those who do a lot of penance for the Absolute Reality om tāra tamya rahitāya namah You are above any differentiation in mankind om akhilāya namah You are all-pervasive om rahasya tattvāya namah You are the knowledge which is secret

om kēvala Nikhila jñātāya namah Till now you can be known by only Nikhila Mahadev om sishya prasishya prapūjitāya namah You are worshipped by your disciples and your granddisciples om nitānta bhakti vairāgya sampannāya namah You have got devotion and renunciation, you are the embodiment of it om Nikhila sishya varga vānchitāya namah You are always craved by the disciples of Nikheshvara, because that is their ultimate goal om adbhuta shakti svarūpāya namah You are Almighty Goddess energy om Nikhila sēvita aruna pāda padmāya namah Your feet have become red because Nikheshvara has pressed them very hard, I’m sorry about it om nirvikalpāya namah You will live forever, no time can touch you om adbhutānanda svarūpāya namah Your form and your energy cannot be gauged by any ordinary person, it is beyond their conception om nitya Nikhila sthutāya namah Everyday you’ll be praised by Nikhila Gurudev om Nikhila satvanu sandhānāya namah You are always giving energy to Nikheshvara, he has become one with you om Nikhila prēma nibidita hrudayāya namah You love Nikhila so much that he always resides in your heart om siddha yogi garva bhanjanāya namah When the Siddhāshram yogis were opposing that the Nikheshvara cult was prevailing everywhere, you discussed it with them, cleared their doubts and cleared their ignorance

om sātvika siddha svarūpāya namah You are the embodiment of sātvika, a soft and beautiful heart om apāradayā sindhavē namah You have so much compassion, like an ocean om aparimita dayā sāgarāya namah You are also the ocean of giving up everything of everyone, fulfilling everyone’s desire om manō vāchāma gōcharāya namah You cannot be visualized by this mere mortal mind or with this voice, which means I cannot visualize you with my five senses, only if I grow will it be possible om indriyātīta mānasāya namah Yes, you are above the five senses, so we have to submit our senses at your feet, then you can be visualized om tapō garvā tītāya namah You have done so much penance, but you have never got the ego of it om nirvikalpa samādhi nishtāya namah You always like to remain in absolute meditation m nishshēshi kruta samsāra tāranāya namah Yes, you have crossed these worldly matters, you are so pure om Nikhilāmbuja shakti svarūpāya namah You are the energy which is prevailing in the shoulders of Nikheshvara om nēmir niyamāya namah You are the center axle for the wheel of this universe om pāpa tāpa vinir mukhtāya namah You have gone above sin and craving om tattva svarūpāya namah You are the ultimate energy where we have to reach om tarkātītāya namah

You are above the logic om tārkika mānasa dūrāya namah You’ll always keep away from those intellectual people om sharanāgata vatsalāya namah But those who surrender at your feet, you’ll certainly bless them om shānta svarūpāya namah We can never find any anger in you om nishabda svarūpāya namah You are the silence om niyamānkusha svarūpāya namah You want your disciples and next generations to be in the proper condition to reach your feet om pavitrāya namah You are holy om patita pāvanāya namah Those who are unholy but surrender at his feet, you’ll make them holy om taddhāma svarūpāya namah Because you are the holy om sishya hrudaya pushpa bhrungāya namah Those disciples who surrender at your feet will become a honey bee and you’ll be rotating around the flowers of their hearts om Nikhila sarvasvāya namah For Nikhila, you are everything om Nihkilā Nikhila svarūpāya namah Nikhila means everything, anikhila means nothing, but you are above everything, my Lord om mōksha dāhārti shamanāya namah Those who wanted to attain the ultimate Truth, they will be uplifted by you om samsāra dāhārti bhanjanāya namah

Those who want some worldly pleasures can be quenched by you om yama niyama pālaka santushtāya namah You are the one like those disciples who follow bodily resistances and mental resistances, and do the penance om sādhakānugraha rūpinē namah You are here to bless all the disciples who are doing some penance om sādhu rūpāya namah But you are not egoistic, you never express your ego or arrogance, you bless everyone om sādhyā sadhya vivarjitāya namah You can have anything in this universe; for and against cannot stop you from anything om nija bhakta bhava banjanāya namah Those with real devotion towards your feet, you will be blessing them and bringing them out of this world of duality om siddha sarōruha mānasāya namah There is a big swimming pool where the Celestial Beings take bath and it gives them energy; that is you om sādhana tatpara ganēshāya namah Oh my Lord, when you sit for penance, you’ll be like Ganesh, not even moving a limb om siddha gana sēvitāya namah You will always be worshipped by all the Celestial Beings om himālaya stitāya namah You always remain in the holy Himalayan peaks om nitya chiranjīvinē namah You’ll remain in this universe because you’ll have no death om mōksha svarūpāya namah You’re the ultimate goal, the Truth, the reality om samsāra tāpa pīdita nīla mēghāya namah

Those who are suffering with worldly problems, those who are in thirst, you become the blue sky and shower the rain to quench their thirst om nitānta samsāra sēvā dhurandharāya namah You are at that height, but still you want to serve this society always om Nikhila vara pradātāya namah Indeed you blessed and gave the energy to Nikhila, your disciple om samsāra svarūpāya namah Why should I say that you are always ready to serve the society? You are the form of the universe, so it is not different from you om divyarūpa darshanāya namah Oh my Lord, I wrote all of this to get your darshan, your visual and mental form. I want to see your form. Please give it to me.

WORSHIP OF GURU WITH LAMPS GURU ARATI jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. brahma vishnu sadāshiva Guru mūrata dhāri veda purāna bakhānata Gurumahimā bhāri You are the embodiment of the 3 energies, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshvara, - the creator, sustainer and dissolver. It is said by all the scriptures, Vedas and epics. They praise your effulgent energy which always protects me. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. japatapa tīratha sainyama dāna vividha kije Guru vina jñāna na hōve koti jatana kije

May we do the penance. May we visit the holy places. May we do charities. But still without you, my beloved Guru, I cannot have total realization. We may try billions of times in these ways, but without your blessings we cannot achieve the ultimate goal. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. māyā mōha nadī jala jīva bahē sāre nāma jahaja bithākar Guru palamē tāre All of us mere mortals are in the floods of the impressions of samsāra, the big ocean. So many are drowning in it. The Guru alone can bring up the ship with a glorious name and make us cross the terribly, tormented, big ocean in one second. So our duty is just to chant his name again and again. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions.

kāma krodha mada matsara chōra bade bhārī jñāna khadaga dekara ē Guru sab samhāre Lust, greed, ego, and the so-called thieves are taking possession in our mind and our heart. Taking the sword named as knowledge, presenting it to us, he makes us destroy all these enemies. He never does it. We have to do it, but only he can give us the sword. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. nānā pāntha jagata me nija nija guna gāve sab ka sāra batākara Guru māraga lāve There are so many spiritual paths that exist in this universe; and each one praises their path and uplifts their path. Explaining with lots of detail, only the Guru, the teacher, can bring us to our rightly deserved path. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and

finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. Guru charanāmruta nirmala sab pātaka hāri vachana sunata sri Guru ke sab samsheya hāri When we wash the holy feet of Guru and take that water, that nectar removes all of our sins and impressions and uplifts us. Listen carefully to the words of the Gurudev from your inner heart. Then all of your doubts will be dispelled. jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. tana mana dhana saba arapana Guru charanana kije bramhānānda parama pada moksha gati lije Just surrender your body, mind, and all of your possessions of this world at the lotus feet of Gurudev. Attain that result which is called Brahmānanda, absolute happiness, and that is the ultimate goal.

jaya Guru dēva daya nidhi dīnana hita kāri jaya jaya mōha vināshaka bhava bandhana hāri Hail my Gurudev Nikhileshvara, hail again and again. You are the embodiment of compassion, you bless all those in

need, you are here to clear my fixations and negativity, and finally you will make me come out of the bondages of the worldly impressions. GURU SHARANĀ GATI tvamēva māta cha pitā tvamēva tvamēva banduscha sakhā tvamēva tvamēva vidya dravinām tvamēva tvamēva sarvam mama dēva dēva You are the mother and father. You are the relative and beloved friend. You are the knowledge and you are the knowledge of the entire wealth. You are everything to me, my Lord. That’s why I surrender at your feet. GURU NAMASKAR Guru rūpa mēvam Guru brahma rūpam visnushcha rudram dēvam vadamyam Gururvai Gururvai paramapūja rūpam Gururvai sadāham pranamyam namāmi

Guru’s form is itself. Brahma comes from bruhatva matvāt, that which is big, so big there is no comparison. The subject without an object is Absolute Reality. He is Vishnu, one who nourishes and gives food. And he is Rudra, who dissolves all our negativity and worldly impressions. Guru is that effulgent form which we worship, from which we worship. I salute to that again and again. Gurudēva karūnya rūpam sadēvam Gurumātma rūpam prāna svarūpam

dēva svarūpam chaitanya murtim Gururvai pranamyam Gururvai pranamyam

Gurudev is the compassionate form in himself. He is in my subtle body’s form, and he’s in the form of my pranic body too. He is in the celestial being’s form, and he’s in the chaitanya, the consciousness in me. Yes, I salute again and again at his feet, because they are lovely for me. I cannot live without his feet. charanau grahī purva madēva rūpam sharanyē vadanye vadanam vadantam ashūrvatam pūryamadēva tulyam Gururvai Gururvai Gururvai Gururvai Once I surrender at his feet, I cannot go anywhere now. And I love his form, when I love him, everything is beautiful for me, in him. I salute, and I prostrate at his feet, and I look at his face, again and again. I also kiss his feet, again and again. Nothing else in this universe do I require other than him. Oh my Gurudev, my Lord, I cannot compare you with anything. And with my flowing tears, I again prostrate at your feet, saying…Guru alone, Guru alone, Guru alone. siddhāshramo aiyam pari pūrna rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam dīvyam varenyam āpūryamānam achalam pravatam pradeyam siddhāshramo aiyam pranamam namāmi It is the effulgent form of Siddhāshram, and you are in that form. It is complete, it lacks nothing, and I salute at your feet. That absolute Siddhāshram form, you are. And it is like rivers flowing into the ocean, but rivers can never fill the

ocean, because the ocean is full in itself. That’s why I know you are in the complete form, nothing can complete you. You are in the form of Siddhāshram. siddhāshramo prānama dēva rūpam yogishvaroyam yogishvar vadenyam bhavator vadē nātha madēva rūpam Nikhileshvaroyam pranamam namāmi And you’re in the form of the pranic energies of Siddhāshram. That is why you are the master of yogas, and I prostrate at your feet. On this planet, you sent me, my Lord. You, yourself, came in my form. Such a great Lord, Nikhileshvara, I salute you, again and again. jivopi dēham Nikhileshvaroyam Nikhileshvaroyam Nikhileshvaroyam na shabdam na vakyam na chintyam vadenyam Nikhileshvaroyam Nikhileshvaroyam This mere mortal body which you have given to me, this body which you have given to me, this is Nikhileshvara. You send me as your replica. I am the Nikhileshvara, I am the Nikhileshvara. None else, I am not different from you. Oh my Lord, I lack the language. What do I think of you? Because I am you. No syllables, no languages can exist at this juncture, because I am you. I cannot be anything but you. jñānir vidancha viditam brahmānda rūpam nityam vadēva vahitam sahitam sadēvam shabdor vatam vyardha madēva nityam kimpūrva paramēva vahitam mahitam cha nityam

Scholars say you are the all-pervasive Lord that exists as this entire creation. And again and again I remember it. And I want to dissolve myself into you. No more am I different from you. Language cannot work here, my Lord. It is useless. Everyday I chant this, but each time it is new to me. You are all-pervasive Lord, and I prostrate at your feet. You are absolute Truth. You are absolute energy for me. Sri Guru charana kamalebhyo namah pushpam jalin samarpayami And I put these flowers at your feet, and prostrate at your feet, again and again. KSHAMA PRARTHANA – ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS na jāna mi yogam na jāna mi dhyānām na mantram na tantram na yogam kriyanvai na jāna mi pūrnam na dehān na purvam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam I don’t know any yoga, I don’t know any meditation, I don’t know any mantras, I don’t know any tantras, I don’t know any yogic kriyas. Till now what I know as complete is my body, and nothing else. That’s why I’m falling at your feet, saying you’re Absolute Reality. tvam ātma rūpam pitru svarūpam ātma svarūpam prāna svarūpam chaitanya rūpam dēvam digantam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam

You are in the form of my mother, my father, my soul and my pranic body. You are in the form of consciousness, from Celestial Beings to these earthlings, you are in every form, that’s why I prostrate at your feet. na jāna mi yogam na jāna mi dhyānām na mantram na tantram na yogam kriyanvai na jāna mi pūrnam na dehān na purvam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam I don’t know any yoga, I don’t know any meditation, I don’t know any mantras, I don’t know any tantras, I don’t know any yogic kriyas. Till now what I know as complete is my body, and nothing else. That’s why I’m falling at your feet, saying you’re Absolute Reality. mama ashru arghyam pushpam prashūnam dehancha pushpam sharanyam tvamēvam jivōrvadam pūrna madēva rūpam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam I cannot offer any water, so my tears I offer onto you. And from where will I bring the flowers? Let you take this body as a flower and bless me. I only know you. I take surrender at your feet. I am a jiva, an ordinary person. That is my form, that’s why I surrender at your feet, again and again. na jāna mi yogam na jāna mi dhyānām na mantram na tantram na yogam kriyanvai na jāna mi pūrnam na dehān na purvam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam

I don’t know any yoga, I don’t know any meditation, I don’t know any mantras, I don’t know any tantras, I don’t know any yogic kriyas. Till now what I know as complete is my body, and nothing else. That’s why I’m falling at your feet, saying you’re Absolute Reality. tvam nātha pūrnam tvam dēva pūrnam ātman cha pūrnam jñānam cha pūrnam aham tvā prapannam prapadyē sadhāham Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam Oh my Lord, you are complete in yourself. Yes, you are complete in yourself. Your soul is complete. Your knowledge is complete. That’s why I take abode at your feet. And I worship you, again and again. There’s no other go for me. Yet I happily surrender at your feet, again and again. na jāna mi yogam na jāna mi dhyānām na mantram na tantram na yogam kriyanvai na jāna mi pūrnam na dehān na purvam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam I don’t know any yoga, I don’t know any meditation, I don’t know any mantras, I don’t know any tantras, I don’t know any yogic kriyas. Till now what I know as complete is my body, and nothing else. That’s why I’m falling at your feet, saying you’re Absolute Reality. anātho daridrō jarārōga yuktaha mahākshīna deenaha sadājādya vakthraha vipatti pravishtha sadāham bhajāmi Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam

I, being on orphan, I, being totally a pauper, I, being in the old dilapidated condition, engulfed with diseases, and still there is no other go for me. With all these problems I surrender at your feet. Me, surrounded by all problems, again and again I worship you. I’m sorry I’m selfish. Please protect me, please protect me. na jāna mi yogam na jāna mi dhyānām na mantram na tantram na yogam kriyanvai na jāna mi pūrnam na dehān na purvam Gururvai sharanyam Gururvai sharanyam I don’t know any yoga, I don’t know any meditation, I don’t know any mantras, I don’t know any tantras, I don’t know any yogic kriyas. Till now what I know as complete is my body, and nothing else. That’s why I’m falling at your feet, saying you’re Absolute Reality. Sri Guru charana kamalebhyo namah prārdhanam samarpayami I salute at the lotus feet of Gurudev, and I submit this prayer onto his feet. ARGHYA – OFFERING OF WATER AND MILK AT HIS FEET Gururvai Gurōho saprāna ātma brahmāndavai prachaha vishesharghyam samarpayami Oh, my beloved Gurudev. You are the main pillar for my life. You are my guide in this darkness of samsāra, that which is eluding me. You are the light onto me. You are there in my breath, and in my prānas, breathing energy in every bit.

With love, I’m offering this arghya. It contains flowers, milk, water, and rice grains. Please protect me forever. siddhāshramo aiyam pari pūrna rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam divyam varenyam na dēvam na yogam na pūrvam varenyam siddhāshramo aiyam prānamyam namami I am in the form of Siddhāshram which is complete in itself. That Siddhāshram which is effulgent, it has to be attained and craved by everyone. I never until now surrendered at any celestial being’s feet or to the yoga itself. But now I surrender at the effulgent energy of Siddhāshram. divyāshramo aiyam siddhāshramo aiyam vadanam tvamēvam ātma tvamēvam aranya rūpam pravatham pahitham sadēvam siddhāshramo aiyam pranamyam namāmi I am in the form of Divyāshram and Siddhāshram, the subtle worlds. This head, which has surrendered at the effulgence of these great subtle worlds, and this heart and soul, that is you, my Lord Nikhileshvara. That effulgent Siddhāshram which is in the form of a forest, but cannot be seen with the naked eye without the penance. I salute that which is effulgent and filled with all the Celestial Beings, to that effulgent energy, I prostrate again and again. siddhāshramo aiyam mama prāna rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam ātma svarūpam siddhāshramo aiyam kārunya rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam pranamyam namāmi

That Siddhāshram, which exists in the form of the prānic body, and that Siddhāshram which is also exits in the form of my soul, I prostrate. That Siddhāshram which exists in the form of compassion, I prostrate. siddhāshramo aiyam devātva rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam ātma svarūpam siddhāshramo aiyam siddhāshram o aiyam siddhāshramo aiyam pranamyam namāmi In that Siddhāshram, those who exist from the yore, also those subtle bodies, and which is my soul in itself, I prostrate. I am the Siddhāshram. I am the Siddhāshram. And I am the Siddhāshram that’s way I am prostrating at it. siddhāshramo aiyam siddhāshramo aiyam siddhāshramo aiyam siddhāshramo aiyam na shabdham na vakyam na chintyam na rūpam siddhāshramo aiyam pranamyam namami I am the Siddhāshram. I am the Siddhāshram. I am the Siddhāshram. And I am the Siddhāshram. No syllables, no language, I have become dumb. I am unable to talk anything now, and there is no form to describe it. To such effulgent Siddhāshram, I prostrate. guhya ati guhyam gōpta tvam gruhāna asmat krutham japam siddhir bhavatu mē dēva tvat prasādāt maheshvara anēna maya (anyonya sahāyēna kruthēna vayēna) krutha puja arādhana karmana para samvit svarūpaha Sri Nikhila mahadēva priyantām idam na mama

You are the secret of secrets. Please kindly take all these rituals onto your feet. May I attain your feet, my absolute goal. In this way, whatever the ritual I have done, you being the Absolute Reality, the Almighty God or Goddess, may you be satisfied and bless me.

HYMN TO GANESHA FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA GANAPATI ATHARVA SHĪRSHA The rishis of yore gave the form to omkara. That is Ganapati. The elephant headed Lord. Omkara is divided into three letters. A u ma. A is his feet. U is his belly. Ma is his head. A is the first letter of the alphabet of all languages. So the elephant-headed Lord stands with the feet of all alphabets; that is language. And he has a big belly; that is ukara, the entire creation he keeps in his belly; that is why it is bloated. Ma, means makara, is his head. The greatness with the elephant tusk is that it is so strong that it can uproot a big tree. But meantime, it can pick up a small needle which has fallen on the earth. Ganapati indicates you should have the strength in the body, reasoning in the mind and capacity to work. You should also have the subtle things as well. He has big ears, so we are supposed to have big ears to listen to good things. His eyes are so small that they can penetrate into the subtlest things. This is the way of living. And he is the basic chakra’s Lord. That’s why rishi’s say he has to be worshipped first. He has two metaphorical wives, Riddhi and Siddhi. Riddhi means riches. Siddhi means the ultimate spiritual goa. While enjoying the worldly pleasures in a balanced way, one has to reach the ultimate spiritual goal. This is the philosophy, and indication of the metamorphosis of Lord Ganapati’s form. Shānti pāthaha – Invoking the Peace om bhadram karnēbhi syrunuyāma devāh bhadram pashyemā kshabhiryajatrāh stirairangaistustuvāgum sastanūbhih

vyashyema dēvahitam yadāyuh svasti na indrō vrudhhasyravāh svasti nah pūshā vishvavēdāh svasti nastārkshyō arishtanēmih svasti nō bruhaspatirdadhātu om shānti shānti shāntih Oh, Celestial Beings, may we listen to only auspicious words with our ears, may we see only the auspicious things with our eyes, may we have the strong limbs, and good health. With that, whatever is the longevity that is allotted to us in that long life, may we praise you all the time and may we be happy forever. Āditya, the Sungod, the all-knower and all other Celestial Beings, also please bless us. The Garuda, the eagle, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu who is there to give punishment to the culprits, and the Dēvaguru, the teacher of the Celestial Beings, the Brihaspati, may they give us yoga kshēma, spiritual and earthly fulfillment. lam namastē ganapatayē tvamēva pratyaksham tattvamasi tvamēva kēvalam kartāsi tvamēva kēvalam dhartāsi tvamēva kēvalam hartāsi tvamēva sarvam khalvidam brahmāsi tvam sākshādātmāsi nityam You are in the form of Omkara, oh my Lord Ganapati, you are in the form of this earth. We salute you. Lam is the prthvi, the earthly seed, the seed sound, and as per the yoga, this Lord Ganapati resides in the mūlādhāra chakra, the basic chakra. He is the presiding deity of that chakra. Tattvam asi, this is the saying from Sāma Veda. Oh Lord, Ganapati, you

are that particular saying. Tat means that, tvam means you, and asi means you have become that. It is the preaching word. The Guru, the teacher says, “You fool, you think you are a mere mortal, whereas you are the Truth, the absolute Truth, which is Ganapati. Because of the ignorance you think you are a mere mortal. If you know all this knowledge, then only you can attain the Ganapatihood. Oh Lord Ganapati, you are the Creator, the Brahma. Kartha means doer. You are the dhartha, the only one who takes the responsibility of nourishing all the creation, like Vishnu. You are the hartha, you are going to dissolve the entire creation onto you as Rudra. In the name of this and this, we indicate this entire universe. Oh Lord Ganapati, you are this entire universe. I means I am the spirit not the body. Oh Lord Ganapati, you are in the form of I-ness. rutam vachmi satyam vachmi I am telling the Truth. Yes of course I repeat it, I am telling the Truth. There is a slight difference between rutam and satyam. Rutam means the circle of seasons that repeat eternally. So they are the Truth, the absolute Truth, because it never ends. And Truth means trikāla abādita, means in the past, present, and future it should remain as it is. Prior to the non-existence, it remains, and posterior to the non-existence, it remains. That’s why in Indian philosophy this body is unTruth because after sometime it won’t be there, and prior to the existence it wasn’t there. What is always there, is I. We are not talking about the verbal conversation where one says Truth or not. Because one may keep some Truth in their heart, and speak out some unTruth outside. Or

they keep some Truth inside their heart, and speak partial Truth outside. ava tvam mām ava vaktāram ava syrōtāram ava dātāram ava dhātāram avānūchānamava syishyam Oh Lord Ganapati, please save me, the one orating, also the audience, and also the one meditating. Protect all of them. It means please protect my Guru, please protect me when I’m active and when I’m meditating. Why does a disciple have to pray for the Guru too? Because he knows him as the Almighty Knower. Because it is his responsibility that he has to fulfill. The Guru actually doesn’t need the prayers, nor does he have to ask for them. Without the Guru, the disciple cannot exist, so the disciple must pray for their Guru’s good health and well-being. Without the Guru, what can the disciple attain? ava paschāttāt ava purastāt avottarāttāt ava dakshināttāt ava chōrdhvāttāt avādharāttāt sarvatō mām pāhi pāhi samantāt Please protect me from the east, west, north and south. From above, from below, from all sides, from all time, equally, please protect me. When we live in this society,

we’ll have negativity from all sides, not only from the humankind or the animals, but from the unknown Celestial Beings too. They also can harm us, but you cannot sense them with your five senses. So that is why the prayer has to be done from all sides. tvam vāngmayastvam chinmayah tvam ānandamayastvam brahmamayah tvam sacchidānandāt advitiyōsi tvam pratyaksham brahmāsi tvam jñānamayō vijnānamayō asi You are a scholar, and you are the knowledge, and you are the embodiment of bliss. You are all-pervasive, and you are the Absolute Reality. You are not different from that all-pervasive reality, which is totally pure. And you are that knowledge which is given by the Satguru, the absolute teacher who knows everything, the Guru who has attained Absolute Reality and no impressions remain on him, Also you are that knowledge one can attain in the meditation after clearing all their impressions of the mind. When one starts meditating, mala (impurity) and vikshepa (disturbance in the mind) comes out, and you’ll be distracted. It may manifest in your physical body too. All is to be cleared out one by one. It’s a tedious journey. One must go into some meditation like Vipassana to clear it out. sarvam jagadidam tvattō jāyatē sarvam jagadidam tvattattishtati sarvam jagadidam tvayi layamēshyati sarvam jagadidam tvayi pratyēti tvam bhūmirāpō analo anilo nabhaha tvam chatvāri vāk parimitā padāni

The entire creation sprung out from you. And all that is nourished by you. And again it enters into you. And you are that energy, that consciousness which makes every creature to move, think and do the things. You are the embodiment of the five elements, earth, water, fire, wind and space. You are in the form of para pashyanti madhyama vaikari, these are the four forms of thought. When one wants to express something, a thought springs into his mind, this is para. But sometimes, he himself is unable to understand what it is, so he looks at it and analyzes it. That is called pashyanti. Now he is ready to express it, but still he lacks the language, that is the position of madhyama. Finally he starts talking, it is called the vaikari. Oh Lord Ganapati, you are in these four forms. Here, the communication gap exists on this earth because what one thinks he can’t express clearly to others. Even if he wanted to express it, he couldn’t. Because of his perversion, he manipulates it. Living in Truth means expressing it clearly and living with your social beings in harmony. It is necessary, otherwise this society becomes chaos. In front of Guru, if you cannot express your darkest sins, then to whom can you express it? It will remain as suppression, and can never be cleared. Then it will harm you and this society too. By expressing yourself verbally to your Guru, then only can he help to clear out all the suppressions and perversions. tvam gunattrayātītah tvam avastātrayātītah tvam kālatrayātītaha tvam dehatrayātītaha tvam mūlādhāre sthito asi nityam tvam shaktitrayātmakah

tvām yoginō dhyāyanti nityam tvam brahmā tvam vishnustvam rudrastvamindrastvamagnistvam vāyustvam sūryastvam chandramāstvam brahma bhūrbhuvah suvarom You are above the three gunas, (attachment towards a particular state) relaxation - sattva, dreaming – rajas, and lethargy - tamas. In your dream state, all that you can’t express in the waking state, expresses itself in your dreams. So, you are also above the three avastas, the waking state, dream state and deep sleep state. So my Lord Ganapati, you are turiya, deep meditation, which is above the three states, where only alertness is there. You are above all the three bodies, gross body, subtle body and causal body. You always reside in my mūlādhāra, the basic chakra. Remaining in our mūlādhāra, Ganapati laughs at us because we use that basic chakra for sex only. You are above the three Shaktis, iccha, the desire, jñāna, to have the knowledge to fulfill that desire, and kriya, to work for it and attain that desire. Lord Ganapati is above the three shaktis and he is presiding of the three. All the yogis meditate upon you, to reach the state of laughing at all this nonsense. You are the Brahma, the creator. You are the nourisher, Narāyana. You are the dissolver, Rudra. You are the fire and the leader of the Celestial Beings. You are the vāyu, the wind. You are the Sungod. And also you are the Moon God. You are the residing place of Brahma, the creator. You are this earth, and you are in the form of the subtle worlds. And you are the one of suvarna loka, the golden place, this place above the planets, above all these places.

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varnādīms tadanantaram anusvārah paratarah ardhēndulasitam tathā tārēna ruddham ētattava manusvarūpam gakārah pūrvarūpam akāro madhyamarūpam anusvāraschāntyarūpam binduruttararūpam nādah sandhānam sagamhitā sandhih saishā gānēshī vidyā ganaka rishihi nichrid gayatrī chandah sri mahāganapatirdēvatā om gam ganapatayē namah First you have to pronounce ganas, the groups. Next the ātuksha, these varnas, means alphabets, are to be chanted. Then purna anusvara, m, means zero, is to be chanted. Then the crescent moon has to be chanted. Finally, om has to be chanted. Ga is the first letter. A is the second letter. Then m. It means ga + a + m, all put together becomes, gam. Om is to be added to it. Then the alphabets are to be added to it, and it becomes Ganapataye. This is the form of the Ganapataye mantra. That is Gānēshi vidya. It is the feminine gender. Otherwise, it can be chanted as Ganesha vidya, and it becomes masculine. The rishi named Ganaka is the seer of this mantra. These rishis gave up their ego. They gave up their name and identity. They wanted to be identified as only the seer of Ganaka. In this way, they gave up their ego and absorbed themselves in this vidya, this knowledge, and remained. Nichrid Gayatri is its Gayatri

chandas, the verse discipline, the meter as in poetry. Sri Mahāganapati is the presiding deity. Finally, the mantra is as om gam ganapataye namah. ēka dantāya vidmahē vakratundāya dhīmahi tannō dantih prachōdayāt Ganesha gayatri is given here. We are trying to know the ēka danta, the God of one tusk. And we are meditating upon the God who has a crooked trunk. Such an absolute God, may make us do all good deeds. What is Gayatri? Gayatri is that which is to be chanted at dawn, dusk and midday. In Tantra, it is also chanted at midnight. Without gayatri, one cannot attain the full energy of the main mantra. ēka dantam chatur vaktram pāsha mankusha dhārinām radancha varadam hastair bibhrānam mūshakadhvajam raktam lambōdaram shūrpa kārnakam raktavāsasam rakta gandhā nuliptāngam rakta pushpaihi supūjitam bhaktānu kampinam dēvam jagat kāranamachyutam āvir bhūtancha srustyādau prakrutē purushātparam ēvam dhyāyati yō nityam sa yogī yoginām varaha Here, Ganapati’s form is described for the purpose of meditation. This one-tusked God Ganapati holds in one hand a noose, in another hand he holds ankusha, the weapon which we control the elephants by poking into the head, in the other two hands, he demonstrates abhaya varada mudras, abhaya means blessing and varada gives the boons. So this four-handed Lord has the flag of a mouse

on his chariot, who is in the color of red. His belly is bloated, and his ears are big like dustpans. He wears red colored clothes. He smears on his entire body red sandalwood powder. He’s worshipped by his disciples with red flowers. He has compassion for his disciples. He’s the material and intelligent cause for this universe. He has no destruction, meaning no death. And he is all-pervasive reality. He was there prior to the non-existence of this universe. Those yogis who meditate upon him are considered to be the best of all. Why is this particular energy as an elephant? The elephant can lift even a needle or a tree with their trunks. Big ears can listen to anything, the celestial music or good words. Why only one-tusk remains? Because there is no duality. There is a lot of meaning in the form of duality. The color red indicates renunciation, giving up of everything. There is an epic story that Ganapati doesn’t want to get married because his mother exists in all women’s form. When a cat was after his rat vehicle, a cat bit him, and all the marks went onto his mother’s body, Parvathi. So he decided to be a renunciate. His form is the form of renunciation. om namō vrātapatayē namō ganapatayē namah pramathapatayē namastē astu lambodarāya ēka dantāya vighnavināshinē shivasutāya varadamūrtayē namō namah I salute to that God who is the Lord of the masses. It means he’s the Lord for our emotions, feelings, thoughts, and existing animals, humans and groups. I salute to that Lord who is Pramathapati, prakarsheyna matayati, who churns our mind well with thoughts, feelings and disturbs us. So we salute that great Lord not to trouble us. Oh Lord, I salute you

oh, big bellied Lord, one tusked Lord. You are the Lord to destroy all of our hurdles. You are the son of Lord Shiva. Oh Lord, we salute you again and again because you bless us and give boons to us. Phala Sruthi – Result of this Hymn ēta datharva shīrsham yō adhītē sabrahma bhūyāya kalpatē sa pancha mahā pāpāt pramuchyatē sa sarvatra sukhamēdhatē sa sarva vighnairna bādhyatē Whoever chants this Ganapati Atharva Shīrsha is eligible to attain the Absolute Reality. They will not be troubled by the hindrances in their path. They will attain all worldly pleasures too. And they will overcome the great sins that they did knowingly and the subsins that were done unknowingly. When one evolves above the humanity, they can do no more sins. But as a child working for humanity, like the Jesus Christ, they will incur the sins of those they work for and suffer accordingly. sāyamadhīyānaha divasakrutam pāpam nāshayati prātaradhīyānō ratrikrutam pāpam nāshayati sāyam prātah prayunjānah pāpō apāpō bhavati sarvatra adhīyānō apavighnō bhavati dharma artha kāma mōkshānscha vindati

If one chants it in the evening, it will wash away all the sins which one committed in the day. If one chants it in the morning, it will wash away all the sins which one committed in the night. Both times daily, if one chants it continuously it will wash away the entire sins of one’s past lives. One who proceeds in this way, will never face any hindrances in life. Dharma, righteous living, artha, money for the livelihood, kāma, lust to have the progeny, and mōksha, attaining the ultimate Truth. All these four folded achievements, one will have. ida matharvashīrsham ashishyāya na dēyam yō yadi mōhād dashyasi sa pāpīyān bhavati Teachers, Gurus, are not supposed to hand over this great knowledge to those people who are not surrendered totally at his feet. Those people who bribe their Gurus are crooked disciples. Those in the pursuit of name and fame will incur a lot of sin if they give this great knowledge to anyone. In this day and age, disciples will take these great teachings and misuse the energies against their Gurus. At the time of yore, disciples were loyal and righteous. They were able to absorb the teachings without misfiring against their teachers. The great rishis foresaw the misdeeds of the future and created this mantra to protect and forewarn the Gurus of today. sahasrāvartanāth yam yam kāma madhītē tam tam anēna sādhayēt

If somebody chants this Atharva shīrsha 1000 times, all desires will be fulfilled. anēna ganapati mabhishinchati sa vāgmī bhavati With this Ganapati Atharva Shīrsha, one who does the abhisheka, the pouring of milk, fruit juices, and coconut water on the Ganapati idol, they will have the scholarship without any formal education1. chaturthyā anashnan japati sa vidyāvān bhavati itya atharva shīrsha vākyam On saviti, the fourth day after the full or dark moon, one who ceases to eat any food, fasts, and does this process, they will know the inner meanings of all the Vedas, Upanishads, and Tantras. This is the ordinance of Atharvana Veda. brahmādyā charanam vidyāth na bibhēti kadāchanēti One who follows the path of the absolute Truth will never have fear in their life.

1 Bhairavi’s words – In this life itself, Maitreya is the proof that this knowledge gives the results. He

chanted this vidya for 8 years constantly a minimum of 108x per day, did the abhisheka, fasted

on savitri, and did the fire worship offering the said ingredients. Only with the blessings of the rishis

can he translate these Vedas and write so many Tantras. Today, his books are used in universities

as textbooks. And with these Tantras, he was told that he could receive a PhD for each of them

over and over again. All this was done just so he can challenge the rishis and just see what

would happen. This is the power of penance.

yō dūrvām kurairyajati savaishrōpano pamō bhavati One who does the fire worship with these mantras and puts the green grass2 in the fire will attain the knowledge. yō lājairyāti sa eshō vān bhavati samēdhāvān bhavati One who does the fire worship with popped rice paddy, the rice with skin, will have good name and fame in this world. They will become very intelligent. yō mōdaka sahasrēna yajati sa vānchita phala mavāpnōti One who does the idol worship and offers 1000 sweet meats, all desires will be fulfilled and will attain all the pleasures of this world. ya sājya samid bhir yajatē sa sarvam labhatē sa sarvam labhatē One who does the fire worship with ghee, melted butter, and samidhas, the various woods of the richest kind, they will attain everything. The Truth, it has been repeated, is that they will attain everything.

2 See Mantra Pushpam for the explanation for the durva grass enumerated here.

ashtau brāhmanān samyak grāha yitvā sūrya varchasvī bhavati One who worships eights Brahmins3, it means those who have dedicated their life to the Truth or those who have attained the absolute Truth, in the form of Ganapati, they will attain the effulgence of the Sungod. sūrya grahanē mahānadyām pratimā sannidhau vā japtvā siddhamantrō bhavati At the time of the Sungod’s eclipse, one who sits at the bank of a river, dips themself up to the neck in the water, or sits in front the idol of Ganapati, if they chant this knowledge, they will attain the mantra siddhi, the full energy of this mantra. mahāvighnāt pramuchyatē mahādoshāt pramuchyatē mahāpratyavāyāt pramuchyatē sa sarva vid bhavati sa sarva vid bhavati ya evam veda ityupanishad om shānti shānti shāntih

3 During his 8-yer sadhana, Maitreya used to donate money, food, clothes and books to

Brahmins. When he donated his own tantric book to one Brahmin, that man earned 4 lakhs of

rupees in one year and all of his problems were cleared.

All hindrances will disappear. All sins will be purified. All those sins incurred by not attaining their normal duties will also be cleared. They will become all-knower. They will become the embodiment of the knowledge. Please know this is the Upanishad which is also called as Atharva Shīrsha. It is the head of the Atharvana Veda. Let there be peace, peace, and peace.

HYMN TO SUNGOD FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA ĀDITYA ATHARVA SHĪRSHA The Sungod has twelve names: Dhāta, Aryama, Mitraha, Varunaha, Indraha, Vivasvān, Pūsha, Parjanyaha, Amshuhu, Bhagaha, Tvastā, and Vishnuhu. He is the Lord of time. In each one of his names, he presides over one month, and rules this universe. His power is the serpent power. When he becomes Dhāta, a named serpent Vasuki comes along with him on his chariot. Sarpati iti sarpaha, that which moves very fast without leaving any footprints behind. He cannot catch it easily, time is like that. And you have to follow the time. You have to be the officer in your office, a husband in the house, and a father for your children, if you try to be an officer in the house and behave as you are the husband in your office, trouble comes. We have to follow the time, choose your portion of your drama, and act per it. If you won’t do it, the so-called time serpent will bite you. When Sungod becomes Aryama, Kachanīra comes along. When he becomes Mitra, Takshaka follows him. When he becomes Varuna, Naga follows him. When he becomes Indra, Elaputra follows him. When he becomes Vivasvān, Shankapala follows him. When he becomes Pūsha, Dananjeya follows him. When he becomes Parjanya, Airavata follows him. When he becomes Amshu, Mahāpadma follows him. When he becomes Bhaga, Karkortaka follows him. When he becomes Tvāsta, Kambala follows him. When he becomes Vishnu, Ashvatara follows him. Sūrya has seven rays. That is Sushumna, Harikesha, Vishvavecha, Vishvakarma, Sainyadvusu, Arvāgvasu, &

Svarat. Through these seven rays, Sūrya gives the knowledge to the human kind. That’s why in Vedic poetry meters, Gayatri, Ushnik, Anushtup, Gruhati, Pankti, Trishtup, & Jagati, the seven scales are there. Sūrya’s chariot is itself the time, one year. This chariot has only one wheel; that is the time which rotates. It has twelve petals, twelve months in one wheel. Work as per the correct time. Better not to get married at sixty or seventy years old, and don’t try to go to school at that time. Never start physical exercise at the time. You have almost come to a conclusion of your life. All that you could not do during your long life, don’t try to do at this juncture. And try to live up to the expectations of that society of that particular time, otherwise you will suffer. If you are a magnificent personality, then you can change the society. Shānti Pāthaha – Invoking the Peace om bhadram karnēbhi syrunuyāma devāh bhadram pashyemā kshabhiryajatrāh stirairangaistustuvāgum sastanūbhih vyashyema dēvahitam yadāyuh svasti na indrō vrudhhasyravāh svasti nah pūshā vishvavēdāh svasti nastārkshyō arishtanēmih svasti nō bruhaspatirdadhātu om shānti shānti shāntih Oh, Celestial Beings, may we listen to only auspicious words with our ears, may we see only the auspicious things with our eyes, may we have the strong limbs, and good health. With that, whatever is the longevity that is allotted to us in that

long life, may we praise you all the time and may we be happy forever. Āditya, the Sungod, the all-knower and all other Celestial Beings, also please bless us. The Garuda, the eagle, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu who is there to give punishment to the culprits, and the DēvaGuru, the teacher of the Celestial Beings, the Brihaspati, may they give us yoga kshēma, spiritual and earthly fulfillment. om atha sūrya atharvarān girasam vyākhāyā syāmaha brahmā rishihi gayatrī chamdaha ādityō dēvatā hamsah sō ahamagni narāyana yuktam bījam hrullēkha shaktih viyadādi sarva samyuktam kīlakam chaturvidha purushārtha siddhyarthē japē viniyogaha Now we are going to enumerate the Āditya, the Sungod’s glory which is mentioned in Atharvana Veda. For this Atharva Sīrsha, Brahma is the rishi, the seer. Gayatri is the scale. Āditya, the Sungod, is the presiding deity. The bija mantra, the seed form of this mantra is hamsah soham agni narāyanaha. Hrullekha is the energy. Viyadādi sarvasain yuktam is the crux. To attain dharma, artha, kāma, moksha, now we start praising Sungod. shat svarārūdhēna bījēna shadanga raktāmbuja samsthitam saptāshva rathinam hiranyavarnam chaturbhujam padmadvayā abhaya varada hastam kāla chakra pranētāram srī sūrya narāyanam ya evam veda sa vai brahmanah Now, here, the form of the Sungod is enumerated for the meditation. He resides in a red lotus. That lotus is placed in a chariot which is yoked by seven horses. The Sungod is in the color of gold. In both of his hands, he holds two lotuses. In

the other two hands, he shows the mudras of abhaya and varada. This four-handed Sungod is the presiding deity for time. He moves the wheel of time. The six subwings of the Veda, shadangas, he makes them the garland of seeds and decorates himself on his neck. And in the seven notations of the Indian musical world, other than sa4, he makes a garland of the other six, and decorates himself on his neck. One who knows and meditates on him in this form is alone called Brahmana, the learned one. om bhūr bhuvaha suvah tat sa vitur varēnyam bhargō dēvasya dhīmahi dhiyōyōnah prachōdayāt This is the gayatri mantra. Gayatri is the energy of the Sungod. Bhur bhuvah suvah are called vyahrutis, planes of existence. Bhur means this planet earth. Bhuvah and suvah are the higher plains. Sungod is the presiding deity for all these plains. We meditate upon the effulgent, ultimate energy that Savitur, Sungod’s energy, may propel our intellect towards the good karmic patterns, the good deeds. sūrya ātmā jagatasta stushashcha sūryā dvai khalvimāni bhutāni jāyantē sūryāt yagjñaha parjanyō annamātmā Here, the Sungod’s all-pervasiveness is described. He is the inner spirit for all inert and ancient beings. All of the entire creation is taking birth from the Sungod. The oblations, the prayers, praises, whatever we give him, with that he showers the rain onto us and nourishes this land. We will have the food to eat. 4 Indian classical music scales are sa, ni, da, pa, ma, ga, & ri

namastē āditya tvamēva pratyaksham karma kartāsi tvamēva pratyaksham brahmāsi tvamēva pratyaksham vishnurasi tvamēva pratyaksham rudrō asi tvamēva pratyaksham rugasi tvamēva pratyaksham yajurasi tvamēva pratyaksham sāmāsi tvamēva pratyaksham atharvāsi tvamēva sarvam chandō asi Oh Sungod, we salute you. You are the propeller for all of human kind into the karmic patterns. You are the absolute Truth, as physically we are able to visualize you. You are the Vishnu, the nourisher, you are the Rudra, the dissolver, and you are the Brahma, the creator. You are also in the form of the four Vedas, Rug, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva. You are in the form of all the scales with are used for poetry. ādityāt vāyur jāyatē ādityāt bhūmir jāyatē ādityāt āpo jāyantē ādityāt jyōtir jāyatē ādityāt vyoma dishō jāyantē ādityāt dēva jāyantē ādityāt vēdā jāyantē Sungod is in all of the forms. From him, the wind takes birth. Even the earth takes birth. From him only, the water takes birth. From him alone, the fire takes birth. From him alone, the void takes birth. All the four sides are also born from him.

From the Sungod alone, all the Celestial Beings and four Vedas takes birth. ādityōvā ēsha etat mandalam tapati asāvādityō brahmā ādityō antaha karana manō buddhi chittā ahamkārāha ādityō vai vyānassamānō dānō apānah prānah ādityō vai shrō thra tvak chakshū rasana ghrānāh ādityō vai vāk pāni pāda pāyū pasthāha ādityō vai shabda sparsha rūpa rasa gandhāha ādityō vai vachanā dānā gamana visargānandāh ānandamayō vigjñāna mayō vigjñāna ghana ādityah We are scorched by his rays. Such Sungod itself is absolute Truth. Our inner personality is he, the mind, intellect, ego and chitta. Mind is the armature which collects all the information from the five senses, the ear, nose, tongue, eyes and skin. It assembles them together and this data will be sent to the next section, the intellect. The intellect tries to judge what it can be. It sends the analysis to the chitta, and this section of the mind, or inner personality, broods over it. Finally, the manager of all these sections, the ego comes out and says, it is all done by me. Sungod is in the form of five prānas, which are prāna, apāna, vyāna, udāna and samāna. The Sungod himself is in the form of ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose. The Sungod itself is in the form of speech, hands, feet, ass, and genitals. The Sungod is in the form of sound, touch, form, taste and smells. The Sungod himself is in the form of speech, knowing something, walking, evacuating the anus, and enjoyable lust. The Lord, Sungod is in the form of happiness, bliss, knowledge and the absolute knowledge.

namō mitrāya bhānavē mrutyōrmā pāhi bhrājishnavē vishvahētavē namah sūryāt bhavanti bhūtāni sūryēna pālitānitu sūryēlayam prāpnuvantiyaha sūryaha sōha mēvacha chakshur nō dēvah savitā chakshur na uta parvatah chakshurdhāta dadhātunah Oh Sungod, you are effulgent. You are the friend of this universe, I salute you. Please protect me from the death, it means from the reincarnation, again and again. Oh Effulgent One, you are the cause for this entire creation. Five elements sprung from you. The entire creation is nourished by you. And finally, everything dissolves in you. Oh Lord, Sun, I am you. I am a replica of you. I am a part of you. Finally, I will dissolve myself into you. We will become one. Oh Sungod, you are the one who gives light in my eyes. You remove my blindness, meaning physical blindness and spiritual ignorance, you will remove. You are the base of the entire creation which is the base for so many mountains and forests, and so many riches in this planet. ādityāya vidmahē sahasra kiranāya dhīmahi tannah sūryah prachōdayāt We are knowing the Sungod, Āditya, one who is knowingly giving his effulgent light of his 1000 rashmis, sun rays. We are meditating upon you. Such Absolute Reality, the Sungod, may propel us into good deeds. savitā purastāt savitā paschātāt savitā uttarātāt savitā adharātāt savitānah suvatu

savitātigum savitānō rāsatām dīrgamāyuh The Savita, Sungod’s energy, may he protect us in the east, west, north, south, above and below. May he protect us from all the sides. May the Sungod’s energy, Savita, give us the longevity. om iti ēkāksharam brahma ghruniriti dvēaksharē sūrya iti akshara dvayam āditya iti trini aksharāni ēkasyeva sūryasya ashtaksharō manuh The Sungod’s eight lettered mantra is enumerated here. Om is the single letter which is all-pervasive. Gruni is two letters, which is compassionate. Sūrya is two letters. Ādityah is three letters. Om grunihi sūryah ādityah, it has become an eight lettered mantra, the Sūrya Astakshari. yaha sada aharahar japati savai brahmanō bhavati savai brahmanō bhavati sūrya abhimukhō japtvā mahā vyadhi bhāyat pramuchyatē alakshmīr nashyati abakshaya bakshanāt pūtō bhavati agamya gamanāt pūtō bhavati patita sambhāshanāt pūtō bhavati asat sambhāshanāt pūtō bhavati madhyāhnē sūryabhi mukha ha patēt sadyōtpanna pancha mahāpātakāt pramuchyatē One who chants this Āditya Atharva Shīrsha, and those who chant this Sūrya Astakshari manta, they become Brahmanas, purified souls. One who stands in front of the Sungod and does this japa, recitation, they will come out of their illnesses. All of their poverty disappears. They will come out of all the sins by eating the prohibited food. They will come out of the sins by going to the prostitutes and by

having illegal connections with the various men and women. They will come out of the sins by talking vulgar language and telling lies. They will come out of those sins by talking to those people who are faithless, ugly in behavior, and have anti-social elements. At noon, standing in front of Sungod, if everyday one does this, he will come out of all his sins. seishā sāvitrī vidya na kinchidapi nakasmai chit prashamsayet ya ētām maha bhāgah prātah patati sabhagyavān jāyatē pashūn vindati vedārtham labhatē trikālam etat japtvā kratu shata phalamāvapnōti hastādityē japati samahāmrutyum tarati samahā mrutyum tarati ya evam veda iti upanishat This is the secret Savitru vidya. It is not supposed to be given to those who don’t have faith. At the time of sunrise, in front of the Sungod, one who chants this vidya, he will become rich. He will attain so many animals. At the time of yore, having cows, horses, and sheep is considered the wealth. One who chants everyday this vidya, he will know the inner depth of Vedas, the knowledge. During morning, afternoon, and evening, the sunset, one who does practices this vidya, he will attain the virtue of doing 100 fire worships. When hasta nakshaktra appears on a Sunday, or when the Sungod appears in hasta nakshaktra, if one chants this vidya, he will come out of death. He will not be reincarnated again. To tell this as the Truth, Atharvana Veda promises all that is told here is Truth. This is Āditya Atharva Shīrsha.

HYMN TO NARĀYANA FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA NARĀYANA ATHARVA SHĪRSHA Shānti Pāthaha – Invoking the Peace om sahanā bhavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryam karavā vahai tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidvi shā vahai om shānti shānti shāntih By chanting this we are invoking peace. May the absolute energy protect both of us, the Guru and the disciple. May that Absolute Reality be given to the teacher to teach it. May that absolute energy give the capacity to digest that teaching to the disciple. May both of us be effulgent. May we both enter into the Truth and become one with it. May both of us never have vengeance, jealousy or ego clashing. May that Absolute Reality, Omkara, protect us from all the diseases, natural calamities, and enemies. May it give us peace. om atha purushō havai nārāyanō akā mayata prajāha srujēyēti nārāyanāt prānō jāyātē manaha sarvēndriyānicha kham vāyūr jyōti rāpaha pruthivī vishvasya dhārinī nārāyanād brahmā jāyatē nārāyanāt rudrō jāyatē nārāyanāt indrō jāyatē nārāyanāt prajāpatayaha prajāyantē nārāyanāt dvādashā ditya rudrā vasavassarvāni chandāgamsi nārāyanā dēva samut padyantē nārāyanē pravartantē nārāyanē pralīyantē ētat rug Veda shirō adhītē Om, the Absolute Reality, Narāyana, felt that he has to become a jewel. From him, the pancha prānas, the mind or the 5 senses, in the form of space, wind, fire, water and

earth, has sprung out. He is the one who is there to take care of all of them. From him only, the following has sprung out: Brahma, the creator, Rudra, the dissolver, Indra, the sustainer, Prajapati the administrator, Dvādasha Āditya, the 12 Sungods of this creation, Ekādasha Rudra, the 11 Rudras who gave karmic patterns to the people and the 8 Vasus, the 8 ones who will be leading your intellect and your mind towards your goal. All the poetic scales which make you praise the God Almighty has sprung out. The entire creation sprung out of the Narāyana, the Absolute Reality, which is maintained by him, and finally dissolves in him. That’s what Rug Veda says. om atha nityō nārāyanaha brahmā nārāyanaha shivascha nārāyanaha shakrascha nārāyanaha dyāvāpritivyau cha nārāyanaha kālascha nārāyanaha dishashcha nārāyanaha vidishashcha nārāyanaha ūrdvascha nārāyanaha adhascha nārāyanaha Om. Narāyana is forever. He is in the form of Brahma, Shiva, and Indra. Time is Narāyana, sides are Narāyana, and corners are also Narāyana. He remains above and below. He remains inside and outside. He is all-pervasive reality. This creation which is called, in the name of this and this, all is called Narāyana. The creation which was there in the past, which is there now, which will be there in the future is also Narāyana. The word Narāyana comes from naram dadhāti, he who gives the knowledge to the individual. antar bahischa nārāyanah nārāyana ēa vedagam sarvam yet bhūtam yecha bhavyam nishkalō niramjanō nirvikalpō nirākhyātah shuddhō dēva ēko nārāyanah na dvitiyō asti

kaschit ya evam veda sa vishnu rēva bhavati sa vishnu rēva bhavati etat yajur veda shirō adhitē One who is without any taint, one who doesn’t have any veil, one who doesn’t have any disturbance in his mind, one who can never be explained easily, one who is all alone, and one who is totally pure, he alone exists, that is Narāyana. Since he is all-pervasive, he is called as Vishnu, vishvāt pralīyate, he who is all-pervasive in the entire universe. One individual who knows this Truth becomes that all-pervasive ultimate Truth. This is the way of teaching of Yajur Veda Shīrsha, head of Yajur Veda. om ityagrē vyāharēt iti paschāt nārāyana iti uparishtāt om iti ēkāksharam nama iti dvē aksharē nārāyana iti panchāksharāni ētad vai nārāyanasya ashtāksharam padam yo havai nārāyanasya ashtāksharam pada madhyēti anapa bruvassarva māyu rēti vindatē prājā patyagum rāyaspōsham gaupatyam tatō amrutattvam ashnutē tato amritattva mashnuta iti ya evam veda ētat sāma veda shirō adhītē First you have to chant om, then you have to chant namah. Then you have to chant Narāyana. Om is a single letter. Namah is a two lettered word. Narāyanāya is a five lettered word. All put together it becomes om namo narāyanāya. The one who chants this eight lettered mantra will have longevity, a good name in society, children and disciples. They will have money, riches and lots of animals. Having animals means riches in the form of nature. One who chants this mantra, finally, not only having this, will attain the Absolute Reality. That’s what the Sāmā Veda Shīrsha says, the head of the Sāmā Veda.

pratyagānandam brahma purusham prānava svarūpam akāra ukāra makāra iti tānēkadhā samabharatta dēta domiti yamuktvā muchyatē yōgī jenma samsāra bhandanāt om namō nārāyana iti mantrō pāsakaha vaikunta bhuvana lōkam gamishyati tadidam param pundarīkam vigjñāna ghanam tasmāt tadidāvan mātram brahmanyō dēvakī puthrō brahmanyō madhusūdanom sarva bhūtasthamēkam vai nārāyanam kārana purushamakāranam para brahma om ētat atharva shirō yō adhītē prāta radhīyānō rātri krutam pāpam nāshyati sāya madhīyānō diva sakrutam pāpam nāshayati tat sāyam prāta radhīyānaha apāpō bhavati A u ma, three letters put together is om. Chanting of this omkara, yogis cross the bondages of this samsāra, that which is binding. They will come out of their reincarnations. It is the absolute Truth. Those people who chant om namo narāyanāya, the 8 lettered mantra, they will reach the celestial abode of Narāyana, Vaikunta. Vishēshyēna manah kuntitam bhavati iti, it means whoever goes there, all his impressions of past karmas will be burnt out and dissolved. They are so effulgent, that their mind and senses cease to be. They can enter the abode, as they are pure. Those people who chant this mantra in their lotus heart, Madhusūdana, the son of Dēvaki, who is Narāyana, and also called as Vishnu, remains forever. He is the cause of the entire creation, its maintenance, and dissolution. But still he cannot be called as the cause. This is called as vivartavāda. You project a dream and in your dream, you create so many people, inert buildings, and animals. But when you wake up, nothing remains. So can you call yourself the cause of the dream? In the same way, he creates the

creation in this dream, but when he wakes up, the creation disappears. The dreamer alone remains, without his dream. The Truth remains, and that is him. So can he be called as the creator of his dream? In the same way, Narāyana creates a dream, he’s the cause for the dream, but still he cannot be called as the cause for the creation. What is the difference between you, the dreamer, and you, a character in your dream? For example, in your dream you want to be a movie star, but you can’t win an Academy Award. Why can’t you, in your own dream, win the award? Because as creator of the dream, you’ve created the show, the audience, the announcer, all the competing movie stars, the award itself, the entire award show. You are every single element of that dream. In your dream, you are all-pervasive reality. So why do you want to identify with only that one character in the dream when you are everything? So when you step out of your dream, you have forgotten that you are everything and you only identify with that one character, that one movie star. This is what the human being in reality has forgotten, that we are everything, all-pervasive reality, and we are the whole show. This is the saying of the Atharva Shīrsha, the Atharva Veda’s head says so. mādhyan dina mādityābhimukho adīyānaha panchapātakō pātakāt pramuchyatē sarva veda pārāyana punyam labhatē nārāyana sāyujya mavāpnōti shrīman nārāyana sāyujyamavāpnōti ya evam veda iti upanishat om shānti shānti shāntih Those who really render and keep this Atharva Shīrsha in their heart, when they chant it in the morning time, they can come out of all their sins which they committed in the night.

When they chant it in the evening, they can come out of all their sins which they committed in the day. When they chant it morning and night, they can come out of all the sins of all their past lives. If they chant this mantra to the Sungod in the afternoon, they will come out of all the greatest sins. If one chants this Narāyana Atharva Sīrsha, they will get the result of chanting the entire Vedas. They will get the chance to enter the celestial abode of Srīman Narāyana. It is promised by the Atharvanīya Upanishad.

HYMN TO AGHORA FROM HEAD OF ATHARVA VEDA RUDRA ATHARVA SHĪRSHA Shānti pāthaha – Invoking the Peace om bhadram karnēbhi syrunuyāma devāh bhadram pashyemā kshabhiryajatrāh stirairangaistustuvāgum sastanūbhih vyashyema dēvahitam yadāyuh svasti na indrō vrudhhasyravāh svasti nah pūshā vishvavēdāh svasti nastārkshyō arishtanēmih svasti nō bruhaspatirdadhātu om shānti shānti shāntih Oh, Celestial Beings, may we listen to only auspicious words with our ears, may we see only the auspicious things with our eyes, may we have the strong limbs, and good health. With that, whatever is the longevity that is allotted to us in that long life, may we praise you all the time and may we be happy forever. Āditya, the Sungod, the all-knower and all other Celestial Beings, also please bless us. The Garuda, the eagle, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu who is there to give punishment to the culprits, and the Dēvaguru, the teacher of the Celestial Beings, the Brihaspati, may they give us yoga kshēma, spiritual and earthly fulfillment. om sahanā bhavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryam karavā vahai tejasvināvadhītamastu mā vidvi shā vahai om shānti shānti shāntih

By chanting this we are invoking peace. May the absolute energy protect both of us, the Guru and the disciple. May that Absolute Reality be given to the teacher to teach it. May that absolute energy give the capacity to digest that teaching to the disciple. May both of us be effulgent. May we both enter into the Truth and become one with it. May both of us never have vengeance, jealousy or ego clashing. May that Absolute Reality, Omkara, protect us from all the diseases, natural calamities, and enemies. May it give us peace. dakshināgnirā havinīyō aham satyō aham gauraham gaūryaham jyēshtō aham srēshtō aham varishtō aham āpo aham tējō aham rug yejussāmātharvāngirasō aham aksharamaham ksharamaham gōpyōham guhyō aham maranyānyeham pushkaramaham pavithramaham agramcha madhyam cha bahischa purasttādhishcha sudikshva vasthita manavasthitam cha jyōti rityaha mēkaha sarvē chā ahamēva Then Rudra entered into the void and to all the sides, and he started telling it like this, “I am the Absolute Reality which ever existed. I am the Sungod. I am the Brahma, the creator. East, west, south, north, above and below, all are me. I’m the man. I’m the woman. I’m the Savitri, Gayatri’s energy, which is worshipped in the morning at sunrise. At noon, I am Gayatri. In the evening, at dusk, I am Sarasvati. I am in Vedic poetry, all seven scales: gayatri, ushnik, trishtup, anushtup, jagati, bruhati and padhati. The differences of the scales are ārshi, daivi, āsuri, prjāptya yājushi, sāmni, ārchi, brāhmi. I am in the Vedic form of fire worship, Garhapatyam, Dakshināgni, and Ahavanīyam. I am the Truth. I am the earth. I am the beloved Lord of Shiva Priya,

who is Gauri. I am the elder one. I am the absolute Truth to be worshipped. I am the one who is to be served by everyone. I am the water and fire. I am in the form of four Vedas, Rug, Yajur, Sāma, Atharva. I am in the form of time in past, present and future. But I also exist in this form of creation which is going to end. I am the secret of secrets, and it’s to be protected as a secret. I am the all-pervasive Lord, in the form of so many forests and rivers. I’m the pure purity. I was there prior to this existence. I was there prior to when the creation was there. When it ends I will still be there. I am outside and I am inside too. I am all-pervasive in all sides. I am the effulgence which is all-pervasive. And I am in the form of everything.” Rudra Jñāna Phalam – Result You Get When You Know This Rudra mām yō veda sarvān devān veda gām