Bala Atibala Mantra

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vgvindan
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Post by vgvindan »

The following is the bala-atibala mantra in which Rama and Lakshmana were initiated by Sage Visvamitra. (bala atibala mantrOpanishad) Source - http://www.valmikiramayan.net/bala/sarg ... rans22.htm

balAtibalayOH virAT purusha RshiH |
gAyatrI dEvatA |
gAyatrI chandaH |
akAra OkAramakArA bIjAdyAH |
kshudhAdi nirasanE viniyOgaH |
klAmityAdi shaDanga nyAsaH |
klAM angushTAbhyAM namaH |
klIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
klUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
klaiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
klOM kanishTikAbhyAM namaH |
klaH karatalakarapRshTAbhyAm namaH ||
klAm hRdayAya namaH |
klIM SirasE svAhA |
klUM SikhAyaivashaT |
klaiM kavacAya huM |
klOM nEtratrayAyavaushaT |
klaH astrAya phaT |
bhUrbhuvassuvarOmiti digbandhaH |
|| dhyAnaM ||
amRta karatalArdrau sarva sanjIvanADhyA avaghaharaNa sudkshau vEda sArE mayUkhE|
praNavamaya vikArau bhAskarAkAra dEhau satatamanubhavEQham tau balAtIbalESau ||

OM hrIM balE mahAdEvi hrIM mahAbalE klIM caturvidha purushArtha siddhi pradE tatsaviturvaradAtmikE hrIM varENyaM bhargO dEvasya varadAtmikE |
atibalE sarva dayAmUrtE balE sarva kshud bhrama upanASini |
dhImahi dhiyO yO nO jAtE pracuryaH yA pracOdayAt AtmikE praNava SiraskAtmikE huM phaT svAhA ||
EvaM vidvAn kRta kRtyO bhavati |
sAvitryA Eva salOkatAM jayati ||
ityupanishat ||


|| SAnti pATha ||
OM ApyAyantu mamAngAni vAkprANaScakshuH SrOtramathO balamindriyANicasarvaNi |
sarvaM brahmaupanishadam |
mAhaM brahma nirAkuryAM mA mA brahma nirAkarOt |
anirAkaraNamastu anirAkaraNaM mEQstuH tadAtmani niratE yE upanishatsu dharmAstE mayi santu tE mayi santu ||
OM SAntiHSAntiHSAntiH |

Corrections welcome.

PS : Correction incorporated.
Last edited by vgvindan on 31 Mar 2008, 23:24, edited 1 time in total.

PUNARVASU
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Post by PUNARVASU »

Is this the mantra which is supposed to be chanted for keeping hunger and thirst away?

vgvindan
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Post by vgvindan »

Yes. (Please refer to the quoted website for complete details about the benefits)

kmrasika
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Post by kmrasika »

Punarvasu wrote:Is this the mantra which is supposed to be chanted for keeping hunger and thirst away?
And tyAgarAja includes this scene in his bAlakANDa: ShrI kAntanI yeDa balAtibala celagaga lEdA vAdA... rAma used a blade of grass to quell an evil asura disguised as a crow(kAkAsura?).

cmlover
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Post by cmlover »

A minor correction:
atibalE sarva dayAmUrtE balE sarva kshud bhrama upanASini | dhImahi dhiyO yO nO jAtE pracuryaH yA pracOdayAt AtmikE praNava SiraskAtmikE huM phaT svAhA ||

vgvindan
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Post by vgvindan »

cml,
Thanks, I have incorporated the correction in the original post.

cmlover
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Post by cmlover »

The following ref gives the philosophic insight:
http://www.shriramsharma.com/part_6%20and%207.htm
Due to Bhagiratha’s penance, Ganges manifested on earth. Brahmaji too had to make gigantic efforts for the manifestation of Gayatri. In order to attain Gayatri’s grace in this human life, one needs to execute intense austerities. Gayatri’s seer is Rishi Vishwamitra. Via penance he attained this glorious state. Vishwamitra had given the responsibility of manifesting Gayatri in the hands of Lord Rama and Lakshmana. Vishwamitra taught them certain Spiritual Sciences and thus both brothers became powerful. This science called Bala and Atibala are other names of Gayatri and Savita.
Here is an interesting Story on this mantra of deriving energy directly from the Sun :)
http://www.bautforum.com/archive/index.php/t-6247.html

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