HINDU GODS

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Monday, June 02, 2008

Mantras For Hindu Gods


Gayatri Mantra:

According to the Hindu scriptures Devi Gayatri is the Mother of the Vedas. It is said that even Trinities (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) worship her as their Mother. The Gayatri Mantra is the prescribed daily mantra for all Hindus and regarded as the remover of all sins and the bestower of all desired things. It is also part of the Sandhya Vandana. The sage Vishwamitra is given the credit for bringing Mother Gayatri to earth. The following is the most commonly recited

Gayatri Mantra.

Om Bhuh Bhuvah Svah Tat Saviturvarenyam Bhargodevasya Dhimahi Dhiyoyonah Prachodayat
The meaning of the Gayatri mantra is as follows:We contemplate the glory of Light illuminating the three worlds: gross, subtle, and causal. I am that vivifying power, love, radiant illumination, and divine grace of universal intelligence.

We pray for the divine light to illumine our minds.

Om: The primeval sound

Bhur: the physical worldBhuvah: the mental world

Suvah: the celestial, spiritual world

Tat: That; God; transcendental Paramatma

Savithur: the Sun, Creator, Preserver

Varenyam: most adorable, enchanting

Bhargo: luster, effulgence

Devasya: resplendent, supreme LordDheemahi: we meditate upon

Dhiyo: the intellect, understanding

Yo: May this light

Nah: our

Prachodayath: enlighten, guide, inspire

The other Gayatri Mantra is as follows:

Om Bhu, Om Bhuvah, Om Svaa, Om Mahaa, Om Janah,

Om Tapah, Om Satyam, Om Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo

Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat

Om Apo Jyotih Raso-mritam Brahmaa Bhur Bhuvah Swaa Om

According to the Hindu belief there are fourteen worlds.

Bhu, Bhuvah, Svaa, Mahaa, Janah, Tapah, Satyam are the seven Higher worlds and Atata, Kutala, Vitala, Mahatala, Rasatala, Bhutala and Patala are the seven Lower worlds. The above Gayatri mantra is recited by those seeking the Higher worlds.


Maha Mrituyunjaya Mantra: This mantra of lord Shiva is the most effective and the most commonly recited one for curing all types of illnesses and to avoid any misfortunes and untimely death.

Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam

Urvaarukamiva Bhandanath Mrityor Muksheeya Mamritat


Vedic Gayatri Mantras of other Gods :

Ganesh:

Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi Tanno Danti Prachodayat

Vishnu:

Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi Tanno Vishnu Prachodayat

Narasimha:

Om Vajranakhaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi Tanno Narashimha Prachodayat

Rudra:

Om Tat Purushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat

Lakshmi:

Om Mahadevyai Cha Vidmahe Vishnu-patnyai Cha Dhimahi Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayat

Kartikeya: Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahasenanaya Dhimahi Tanno Shanmukha Prachodayat

Other Kartikeya mantra:

Om Saravanabhavaya Namah Sasthi and Chaturdasi are the best tithis to worship Krtikeya.

Santana Gopala mantra:

For those having difficulty in begetting children, reciting the following Santana Gopala mantra and worship of Lord Krishna in an child form is an excellent remedy.

Devakisutam Govindam Vasudevam Jagatpatim

Dehime Tanayam Krishna twam-aham Sharanagatah.

Siva Mantras:

1. Om Namah Sivaya

2. Om Haraye Namah

3. Om Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam

Urvarukamiva bandhanat mirityormurkshiya mamaritat

4. Om Namah Nilakanthaya

5. Hroum6. Proum Hrim thah

7. Ram ksham mam yam oum um

Vaishnava Mantras:

1. Om Narayanaya namah

2. Om Vishnave namah

3. Om Vishnave parjyotye namah

4. Om Paramatmane namah

5. Om Anantaya namah

6. Om Achyutaya namah

7. Om Govindaya namah

8. Om Achyutananta Govindaya namah

9. Om Klim Hrishikeshaya namah

10.Om Shri Shridharaya namah

11.Om Shri Madhusudayanaya namah

12.Om Damodaraya namah

13.Om Namo Narayanaya namah

14.Om Shri Mannarayana-charanou-sharanam prapadye

Shri Rama Mantras:

1. Om Shri Rama jaya Rama jaya jaya Rama

2. Om Shri Ramaya namah

3. Om Shri Sitaramachandrabhyam namah

4. Ramaya Ramabhadraya Ramachandraya Vedhase

Raghunathaya nathaya Sitayah pataye namah

5. Om Shri Ramah sharanam mama

6. Om Shri Shri Sitaramah sharanam

7. Om Ramachandra-charanou-sharanam prapadye

8. Ram Ramaya namah

9. Ham so Ramaya namah soaham

10.Hrim Ramaya namah hrim

11. Hroum Ramaya namah hroum

12. Aim Ramaya namah

13. Klim Ramaya namah

Krishna Mantras:

1. Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

2. Om Shri Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana-vallabhaya namah

3. Om Shri Krishnaya namah

4. Om Shri Krishanh sharanam mama

5. Klim

6. Krishnah

7. Klim Krishnayah

8. Klim Krishnayah Govindaya klim

Shakti Mantras:

Kali:

1. Hrim Shrim Krim Parameswarayai svaha

2. Hrim Shrim Krim Parameswari Kalike hrim shrim krim svaha

3. Om Shri Kalikayai namah

4. Om Hrim me svaha )Kali Hridaya)

5. Krim Krim Krim Hum Hum Hrim Hrim dakshine Kalike Krim Krim Krim Hum HumHrim Hrim svaha

6. Krim Hrim ShrimDurga:

1. Om Shri Durgayai namah

2. Om Hrim Dum Durgayai namah

Saraswati:1. Om Shri Saraswatyai namah

2. Om Hrim Aim Hrim Aum Sarasvatyai namah

Mahalakshmi:

1. Hrim Shrim Krim Mahalakshmayai namah

2. Om Shrim Hrim Kamale Kamale Kamalalaye prasida prasida Shrim Hrim ShrimMahalakshmyai namah.

Radha:1. Om Shri Radhayai Svaha

2. Om Hrim Radhikayai namah

Annapurna:

Hrim namo bhagavati maheswari Annapurne svaha

Indrakshi:Om Shrim Hrim Krim Aim Indrakshyai namah

Chamunda:

Om Aim Hrim Krim Chamundayai Vichche

Siddha Mantras of Hanuman for power and siddhis:

The Hanuman mantras are very effective for all Saturn related problems, for health, to avoid and overcome troubles caused from enemies and to avoid imprisonment.

1. Om Hanumate namah

2. Om namo bhagavate anjaneyaya mahabalaya svaha

3. Om Hanumate rudratmakaya hum phat

4. Om Pavana nandanaya svaha

5. Om Namo bhagavate anjaneyaya amukasyashrinkhala trotayatrotaya bandha moksham kuru kuru svaha

6. Purvakapimukhaya panchamukha haumate tam tam tam tam tamsakala shatru shanharanaya svaha

7. Om pashchimamukhaya garudananaya panchamukha hanumatemam mam mam mam sakala vishahara svaha

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

HINDU

HINDU












"The country lying between the Himalayan mountain and Bindu Sarovara is known as Hindusthan by combination of the first letter 'hi' of 'Himalaya' and the last compound letter 'ndu' of the word `Bindu.'" Bindu Sarovara is called the Cape Comorin sea in modern times .

Hindu comes from the name of the River Sindhu. In antiquity, when the Persians conquered North West India, they did not know what to call the people of the region and called them Hindu as a mispronunciation of Sindhu. Thus the people living around and on the East of Sindhu (the Indians) became Hindus.
Hindu to be one unified religion then there are some major groups within the Hindu Dharma (the eternal faith). They are Shaiva (worships Shiva), Vaishnava (worships Vishnu), Shakteya (worships Shaktis who are the consorts of the Trimurti, see below), Smartaism (those that do not follow any particular school but worship all Gods) and there are Agam(a) followers (follows the Agam(a) scriptures, , Smriti followers (follows the Smriti scriptures

The religion of India (Hindu) has its roots from the blend of spiritual beliefs of the Ancient Indians (Dravirs) of the Indus civilization (Mohenjodaro, Harappa), and the new comers, the Aryans. The nomadic Aryan tribes lived in central Asia and after 2000 BC, they started migrating. Some went westwards and some came to India around 1800 BC - 1500 BC (Western dating), coinciding with the end of the Indus civilization. The Indus or Sindhu civilization was the largest of the four ancient civilizations and had cities comparable to 17th century cities. Vedic references hint that the Indus Valley Civilization was destroyed by the warlike Aryans. (I will add the religion of native tribes here since today's Indian faiths have roots in the faiths of the native tribes.)

Aryan- They worshipped Varuna (Varun or Borun), Mitra (Mithra or Mitro) and a host of super-man Gods. Mitra (Sun) and Varun (Wind) were twin concepts and both Indian and Persian Aryans worshipped Mitra and Varuna, but with varying degree of importance. The Persians worshipped Mitra, called Ahura Mithra, as the chief deity (relegated later by Zoroaster) and Varuna (and Indrah) was the chief deity of the Indian Aryans. Other Aryan tribes even further west, as the Mittani, also worshipped Indrah, Varuna and Mitra.
The Aryan religion involved the practice of Yajna (Joggo or sacrifices). Horse were very important to these charioteering nomadic people and naturally they sacrificed horses. They also sacrificed humans.

They also worshipped fire (like Persians) and nature and told great tales (like Jews). A host of incantation and spells and stories from the Aryan religion are recorded in the earliest part of the first Veda, the Rig Veda which is probably the oldest literature and called the most sacred Hindu scripture. These incantations and spells were beautiful lyrical expressions of devotion and still continue to inspire humanity but some glorify war and destruction.
The Aryans cremated their dead in funeral pyres like the Vikings.

Dravir-Shiva is a Dravir God, whose resume has been much edited, was later adopted by the Aryans and today is the main deity along with Vishnu and Brahmah (Brahman). Indra, Varuna and other Aryan Gods was at some point relegated to accept the Dravir God. Other Dravidian concepts that are important parts of today's religion are Yoga (Jog), Karma (Kormo), Dharma (Dhormo), Samsara (Shongsar, transmigration of the soul). According to Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud, these and other concepts related to Shiva seem to have been present in Bengal (North East India) long before the region was aryanized.
In the Rig Ved, the Aryans actually despise Shiva and worship of Shiv-Lingam. In Rig Ved (vii) Ch 21-5 it is clearly seen as a sin: "Let those whose deity is the Phallus (Shiv-Lingam not penetrate our Sanctuary" Gradually later Veds accept Shiv. By the time of Yajur Ved, Shiv is the main deity. (It is similar to the seafaring. Originally the Aryans saw sea-faring as a sin and considered one to lose religion if they went across the oceans.) These elements of the Hindu therefore come from the ancient Indian civilization as well as much of her culture.
King Bali was a Dravidian king of Kerala who was demonized by the Aryans and killed by Ram (Sugrib did the actual killing), an Avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu. His tradition is the Dravidian tradition and from here many traditions survive. (Some sources say that Danav, another Avatar, while others say that Baman, another Avatar killed Bali)
PUJA












Puja is or Upashona (Upasana) means worship. During Puja flowers are used. The scent of flowers signify the flavour of the soul. The flowers are picked up with the right hand with the fingers pointed downwards. Then the flowers are dropped at the feet of the God. The fingers represent the five senses and their downward direction shows that the senses that are usually directed outwards are now directed inwards and downwards in submission.When the flowers are dropped, the word "namaH" is uttered. Namah generrally is a salutation but it is actually a corruption of "na mama", which means "not mine". Here the Pujari or worshipper is offering his soul, senses and everything but is acknowledging that it is not really his. Everything belongs to the God.
Devotional viewing a divine object. During Pujas, the image of a God or Goddess is viewed ,it called DARSAN .
Meditation is often practiced, with Yoga being the most common. Other activities include daily devotions, public rituals, and puja, a ceremonial dinner for a God.


HINDU GOD

Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the sustainer or protector, and Shiva (the oldest concept of God) is the destroyer.
In later mythology they each have consorts (crudely speaking, each have a wife). Brahma's consort is Swarasvati (Goddess of speech and learning), Vishnu's is Laxmi (goddess of wealth and prosperity) and Shiva's is Parvati (Durga and Kali). The consorts are physical representations of their different powers. Shiva also has two sons Ganesh (the popular elephant headed God) and Kartikeya (or Muruga).
Brahma the Creator who is continuing to create new realities
Vishnu, (Krishna) the Preserver, who preserves these new creations. Whenever dharma (eternal order, righteousness, religion, law and duty) is threatened, Vishnu travels from heaven to earth in one of ten incarnations.
Shiva, the Destroyer, is at times compassionate.
Vishnu comes to earth in various forms known as Avatars to set things right in times of great evil and trouble.
Hindus follow one of two major divisions within Hinduism:
Vaishnavaism: which generally regards Vishnu as the ultimate deity
Shivaism: which generally regards Shiva as the ultimate deity. However, many rural Hindus worship their own village goddess or an earth goddess. She is believed to rule over fertility and disease -- and thus over life and death. The priesthood is less important in rural Hinduism: non-Brahmins and non-priests often carry out ritual and prayer there.
Four aims of Hinduism;
Dharma: righteousness in their religious life. This is the most important of the three.
Artha: success in their economic life; material prosperity.
Kama: gratification of the senses; pleasure; sensual, sexual, and mental enjoyment.
The main goal for the "nivritti," those who renounce the world. is:
Moksa: Liberation from "samsara." This is considered the supreme goal of mankind


Hinduism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_mythology
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