birth of mars
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Extracts from Shiva Mahapurana as taught by Pt. Sanjay Rath; Shivaratri 2010TRANSCRIPT
The Birth of Mars
Rudrākṣa are the tears of Śiva Bhauma is His Tapasyā sweat
Birth of Mars
• The Birth of the Graha gives us considerable knowledge about their nature, strengths and associations
• In jyotiṣa, we know that Mars is the first outer planet having ‘birds eye view’ or special dṛṣṭi like Jupiter and Saturn
• These three graha are birth of guṇa avatāra which is different from the guṇa they control –– Viṣṇu (first born) = Saturn (light blue
colour)– Brahma (from Viṣṇu) = Jupiter (tawny
complexion)– Rudra = Mars (red complexion)
Śiva PurāṇaRudra SaṁhitāPārvatī KhaṇḍaChapter 10
Brahma teaches Nārada
• Śiva is ‘auspicious’ and always increases devotion [in every form or deity] 10.6
• He displayed sadness at the loss of his beloved Sati, constantly remembered her and felt pain. He recounted her virtues to his gaṇa thereby displaying the worldly form. 10.7-8
• Śiva renounced everything – even his clothes, and wandered in the universe and finally returned to the Himalaya 10.9-10
Śiva Tapasyā
• Lord Śiva brought the manas into complete control - samādhi making enormous effort
• deep meditative sleep (samādhi) which destroys all miseries thereby displaying his imperishable nature. 10.11
• For a long time, the Lord of Māyā (Śiva) was in samādhi – beyond the control of the guṇa as He, the lord of Māyā, is the formless Parambrahma. 10.12
Śiva Sweat Drop
• After hundreds of years in samadhi, a drop of sweat emerged from the forehead of Śiva [tripuṇḍra] and fell on earth - A baby boy was born
• The baby started crying like any normal child
• Mother Goddess Earth, afraid that the cry may disturb the penance of Śiva, took the form of a woman and appeared
Bhauma Dhyāna
चतु�र्भु��जो�ऽरुणा�का�रो� रोमणा�या�का� तितुम��ने�।अलो�तिकाकाद्यु�तितु� श्री�म��स्तु�जोस्वी� परोदुः�सहः�॥
caturbhujo aruṇākāro ramaṇīyākṛtirmune
aloukikadyutiḥ śrīmānstejasvī paraduḥsahaḥ
• With four arms and lustrous body the child had divine beauty with a brilliant reddish complexion. He was full of tejas, śrīmanta and unbearable for enemy
Mother Earth and Baby
• She picked the child and placed it on her lap and started feeding it with her own as well as cow’s milk.
• She kissed his face overcome by motherly affection and fondled him as if he was her son. In reality, Mother earth was supporting (doing good) for Śiva.
• Lord Śiva, the very cause of protection, the enjoyment and joyous play, witnessed her activities.
Śiva Spoke
• Fortunate are you O! Dharaṇi (Earth Mother). You shall bring up this son of mine who was born from you and conceived from a drop of my sweat
• Of all the illustrious (tejas) ones, I bless that he shall have the highest energy and power (Mahā tejasvi)
• O! Dharaṇi although this child shall always be dear to me, he shall always bear your name and shall be completely immune from the three types of distresses
Power of Mars
• O! Dharaṇi, this child shall be the bestower of lands and shall have all the highest qualities that shall always make you happy. Therefore, please accept him with joy.
• Brahma continued - Kṣiti returned home with her baby. That child grew up to be known as ‘Bhauma’
• Bhauma is derived from bhūmi-ja i.e. born from Earth Mother
• mantra, if names related with Earth mother are used = respect Śiva upadeśa
Bhauma Tapasyā • When he came of age
Bhauma went to Kāśi and performed severe tapasyā for many years propitiating Lord Śiva
• By the grace of Lord Viśveśvara of Kāśi (Viśvanāth) Bhauma was elevated to the high level of the navagraha
• Goes to lord a divine loka beyond Śukra
• Mūlatrikoṇa rāśi of Bhauma is Meṣa and the dharma bhāva = tapasyā bhāva is Dhanus rāśi = Kāśi
• Śiva Purāṇa teaches graha lordship of the loka
• 7 loka lorded by 7 graha from Sūrya to Śani
PRABALA MANTRA
Strong MantraGood PrayersDhyānaBīja etc.
Vedavyāsa Mars Prayer
धरोणा�गर्भु�स&र्भु'तु& तिवीद्यु�त्का�न्ति*तुसमप्रर्भुम, ।का� म�रो& शक्ति/हःस्तु& च मङ्गलो& प्रणाम�म्याहःम, ॥ ३॥
dharaṇīgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ vidyutkāntisamaprabham |
kumāraṁ śaktihastaṁ ca maṅgalaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 3||
• We bow to auspicious [protector], born of Earth mother, of brilliant lightning like lustre, ever youthful and spear bearer.
Āditya - Sun
ॐ ह्स5� श्री6 आं& ग्रहः�धिधरो�जो�या
आंदि;त्या�या स्वी�हः�॥om hsauḥ śrīṁ
āṁ grahādhirājāya ādityāya svāhā
Chandra - Moon
ॐ श्री6 क्रीं= ह्रां�& च& च*द्रा�या नेम�॥
om śrīṁ krīṁ hrāṁ caṁ candrāya namaḥ
Bhauma - Mars
ऐं ह्स5� श्री6 द्रा�& का& ग्रहः�धिधपतुया� र्भु5म�या
स्वी�हः�॥aiṁ hsauḥ śrīṁ
drāṁ kaṁ grahādhipataye bhaumāya
svāhā
Budha - Mercury
ॐ ह्रां�& क्रीं= टं& ग्रहःने�था�या बु�ध�या स्वी�हः�॥
om hrāṁ krīṁ ṭaṁ
grahanāthāya budhāya svāhā
Bṛhaspati - Jupiter
ॐ ह्रां6 श्री6 ख्रीं6 ऐं ग्लोF ग्रहः�धिधपतुया� बु�हःस्पतुया� ब्रीं6 ठः� ऐं ठः� श्री6 ठः�
स्वी�हः�॥om hrīṁ śrīṁ khrīṁ
aiṁ glauṁ grahādhipataye
bṛhaspataye brīṁ ṭhaḥ aiṁ ṭhaḥ śrīṁ
ṭhaḥ svāhā
Śukra - Venus
ॐ ऐं जो& ग& ग्रहः�श्वरो�या श�क्रीं�या नेम�॥
om aiṁ jaṁ gaṁ
graheśvarāya śukrāya namaḥ
Śani - Saturn
ॐ ह्रां6 श्री6 ग्रहःचक्रींवीर्तितुLने� शनेMश्चरो�या क्लो6 ऐं स�
स्वी�हः�॥om hrīṁ śrīṁ
grahacakravartine śanaiścarāya klīṁ
aiṁ saḥ svāhā
Rāhu – Head Node
ॐ क्रीं= क्रीं= हूँ� हूँ� टं& टंङ्, काध�रिरोणा�रो�हःवी� रो& ह्रां6 श्री6 र्भुS स्वी�हः�॥
om krīṁ krīṁ hūṁ hūṁ ṭaṁ
ṭaṅkadhāriṇerāhave raṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ bhaiṁ svāhā
Ketu – Tail Node
ॐ ह्रां6 क्रीं'& क्रीं' रोरूतिपणा� का� तुवी� ऐं स5� स्वी�हः�॥
om hrīṁ krūṁ krūrarūpiṇe ketave aiṁ sauḥ svāhā