MAHA SHODASHI MANTRA JAPA

r Mahoa Mahmantra Japa (This is the simple way of doing r Mahoa Mahmantra Japa) Before reading this article, please read the explanatory notes for this mantra HERE Seating: While doing this mantra japa, one has to either face East or North. If one does not have a guru, contemplate on Lord Dkimrti and mentally accept Him as Guru. 1. Curse removal mantra: r Mahoa Mahmantra japatvena pavimocanamantram kariye | First Part should be recited seven times: e ka la hr ha sa ka ha la hr sa ka la hr Second Part should be recited three times: ha sa ka ha sa ka ha la hr sa ka la hr e ka la hr Third Part should be recited one time. ha la bha bha bha bha bha a 2. ydi nysa asyar Mahoda Mahmantrasya - r Dakimrti i - Gyatr chanda - r Lalitmahtripurasundari Parbharik Devat | - - - ai bja | sau akti | kl klakam || r Lalitmahtripurasundari Parbharik darana bhaa siddhyarthe r Mahoa Mahmantra jape viniyoga || 3. Karanysa Om - r - hr - kl - ai - sau: aguhbhym nama (use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs) om - hr - r tarjanbhy nama (use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers)

ka e - la- hr madhyambhy nama (both the thumbs on the middle fingers) ha - sa ka ha - la - hr anmikbhy nama (both the thumbs on the ring fingers) sa ka - la - hr kanihkbhy nama (both the thumbs on the little fingers) sau - ai - kl - hr - r karatalakaraphbhy nama (open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm) 4. Hrdaydi nysa Om - r - hr - kl - ai - sau: hrdayya nama| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra) om - hr - r irase svh (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead) ka e - la- hr ikhyai vaa (open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where tuft is kept) ha - sa ka ha - la - hr kavacya hu (cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips) sa ka - la - hr netratrayya vaua (open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows (j cakra) with the middle finger.) sau - ai - kl - hr - r astrya pha (open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand) bhrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandha|| (by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle clockwise around the head) 5. Dhynam cpa cekumaya prasnaviikhn pkua pustaka mikyasjavara mamay v surojadvaya | pibhy varad abhaya ca dadhat brahmdisevy par sindrrua vigrah bhagavat t oamraye || Meaning: She holds in Her hands, a bow made of sugarcane, arrows made of kadamba flowers, a noose, a hook, a book, a rosary made of rubies. She displays with Her two hands abhaya (removal of fear) and varadha (giving boons) mudras. She closely holds a veena (a musical instrument) with Her hands. She is worshipped by Brahm and other gods and goddesses. She is red in complexion. I surrender unto this Supreme Goddess. (There are other dhyna verses also)

6. Pacapj (follow as per Karanysa) la - pthivytmikyai gandha samarpaymi| ha - ktmikyai pupai pjaymi| ya - vyvtmikyai dhpamghrpaymi| ra - amttmikyai amta mahnaivedhya nivedaymi| sa - sarvtmikyai sarvopacra pjm samarpaymi|| - - - - - 7. r Mahoa Mah Mantra om r hr kl ai sau -- om hr r -- ka e la hr -- ha sa ka ha la hr -- sa ka la hr -- sau ai kl hr r -- Note: 1.There are two in this mantra and the second will be replaced by tmabja by ones Guru at the time of initiating this mantra. 2. Please also note that the arrangement of bj-s in the first line (om r hr kl ai sau ) are reversed in the last line (sau ai kl hr r). This is known as sampukaraa or the sealing of the mantra. 8. Hrdaydi nysa Om - r - hr - kl - ai - sau: hrdayya nama| (open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra) om - hr - r irase svh (open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead) ka e - la- hr ikhyai vaa (open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where tuft is kept) ha - sa ka ha - la - hr kavacya hu (cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to finger tips) sa ka - la - hr netratrayya vaua (open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows (j cakra) with the middle finger.)

sau - ai - kl - hr - r astrya pha (open up the left palm and strike it three times with index and middle fingers of the right hand) bhrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimoka|| (by using right hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle anticlockwise around the head) 9. Dhynam cpa cekumaya prasnaviikhn pkua pustaka mikyasjavara mamay v surojadvaya | pibhy varad abhaya ca dadhat brahmdisevy par sindrrua vigrah bhagavat t oamraye || 10. Pacapj la - pthivytmikyai gandha samarpaymi| ha - ktmikyai pupai pjaymi| ya - vyvtmikyai dhpamghrpaymi| ra - amttmikyai amta mahnaivedhya nivedaymi| sa - sarvtmikyai sarvopacra pjm samarpaymi|| - - - - - 11. Samarpa am guhyti huhya goptr tva ghsmat-kta japam| siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasdnmayi stir|| - (Meaning: You sustain the secret of all secrets. Please accept this japa performed by me and bestow Your perpetual Grace on me.) Note: This mantra has a number of nysa-s (placing) to be done all over the body.