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-translated to English from Sri Vishnuteertha's book title - AshtaMahaMantragalu
haMsa ShaDakShara maMtraH
1. gurunamaskAra :
1. shrI paramagurubhyOnamaH |
2. shrI nArAyaNAya namaH |
etc
10. maMtra dEvatA bhAratIramaNamuKyaprANAMtargata shrI haMsarUpi paramAtmanE(or haMsarUpi nArAyaNAya) namaH |
11. muktipradAyaka shrI vAsudEvAya namaH |
2. prANAyAma (Needs to be performed with haMsa shaDakShara maMtra)
OM haMsaH sOhaM swAhA OM
3-4 karanyAsa and aMganyAsa ( many books dont mention karanyAsa)
OM bhUrbhuvassuva rOm (during beginning) iti digbhaMdhaH
(while ending) iti di~gmuKaH
5. varNanyAsa ( this is not available in any other books)
6. aMguli nyAsa ( thumb should stroke or touch the below mentioned finger from top to bottom )
(aMgulinyAsa not available anwhere else)
7. RuShyAdinyAsaH -
asya shrIhaMsaShaDakSharamahAmaMtrasya manu nAmaka caturmuKa brahmA RuShiH (shirasi) |
gAyatrI CaMdaH (muKE) |
bhAratImaNa muKyaprANAMtargata shrIhaMsarUpI paramAtmA(or nArAyaNO) dEvatA (hRudayE) |
while starting - yathAshakti japE viniyOgaH |
while ending - yathAshakti japOpa-saMhArE viniyOgaH ||
8. dhyAnam
OM dhyAyEd ravIMdu-karamiMdu-sahasralakShya-kAMtiM priyAsahitamAsthitamiMdubiMbE |
shaMKAri-dOr dwayamudarka-mahEMdu biMbAt saMsicyamAnamamRutEna ramAdhinAtham ||
9. saMkalpa to start -
pUrvEdyuH sUryOdayA dArabhya adya sUryOdaya paryaMtaM muKyaprANEna maddEhE sthtwA kRutEna ShaT shatAdhika EkaviMshati sahasra saMKyAka - shwAsarUpa haMsa maMtra japEna tatprEraNayA mayA kRutEna ca bhAratIramaNamuKya prANAMtargata shrIhaMsarUpi paramaatma (or nArAyANaH) prIyatAM suprItO varadO bhavatu |
(saying so leave one uddharaNe water) then chant the following
OM muKyaprANEna maddEhE maMtratrayajapaH sadA |
anugrahAya mE viShNu-prItayE kriyatE sahi saH || 1 ||
EkaviMshat sahasrAtmA saShaT shata-maharnisham |
tat sarvaM viShNu pUjAstu prIyatAM prANamApatiH || 2||
Meaning of Sankalpa Mantra - let shrI haMsarUpi(nArAyaNa) paramAtma residing in the bhAratIramaNa muKyaprANa be pleased by 21600 shwAsarUpajapa, performed by mukhyapraNa devaru residing in me starting from sunrise yesterday till sunrise today constantly and on his instigation,the japa in the form of shwasa (breathing) that I have done and grant my wishes.
mukhyaprANa dEvaru , residing in constantly (day and night , without break) , for blessing me and to please shrI viShNu keeps chanting 21,600 haMsamaMtra in the form of breathing (and on his instigation, I keep doing the same). Let all this be worship of viShNu. He who is the lord of muKyaprANA and lakShmidevi be pleased.
This completes the prologue of haMsa maMtra
Note: Those who have newly got the upadesha of haMsa maMtra - should do the saMkalpa as follows on the day they received the upadesha
mama janmAdArabhya adya sUryOdayaparyaMtaM muKyaprANEna maddhEhE sthitwA kRutEna shwAsarUpa haMsamaMtra japEna tatprEraNayA mayA kRutEna ca haMsarUpI paramAtmA priyatAm |
Meaning - Let the hamsarUpi paramAtma be pleased by the shwAsarUpa japa performed by mukhyaprAnadEvaru and on his instigation the japa performed by me in the form of breathing
from the time I was born till todays dawn.
If haMsa mantra cannot be performed everyday and is missed in between (due to illness or any other reason) , then it seems appropriate to to do saMkalpa as below
gatAnuShThAna dinAdArabhya adya sUryOdaya paryaMtaM pryahaM muKyaprANEna maddEhE sthitwA kRutEna ShaT shatAdhikaikaviMshatisahasra saMKyAka shwAsarUpa haMsa maMtrajapEna tat prEraNayA mayA kRutEna ca haMsarUpi paramAtmA prIyatAm
Meaning - Let the hamsarUpi paramAtma be pleased by the 21,600 shwAsarUpa japa performed by mukhyaprAnadEvaru everyday and on his instigation the japa performed by me in the form of breathing from the time I had done the haMsarUpa japa last time till today.
(If one can not pronounce the saMkalpa in sanskrit, they can do the above saMkalpa in their own language)
Moving to the Next Portion of the maMtra
After the above saMkalpa maMtra , brahmachAri's should do the saMkalpa and chant the japa as much as they can (a minimum of 12 times)
saMkalpa for brahmachari
adya sUryOdayAdArabhya shwaH sUryOdayaparyaMtaM muKyaprANO maddEhE sthitwA ShaT shatAdhikaikaviMshatisahasrasaMKYAka shwAsarUpa haMsamaMtra japaM karOti |
tatprEraNayA ahaM ca karOmi ||
mukhyaprAnadEvaru will reside in me and perform 21,600 shwAsarUpa japa from dawn today till dawn tomorrow. On his instigation, I will perform as well.
Saying so one should changt the following atleast 12 times
OM haMsaH sOhaM swAhA OM
After this, as before, prANAyAma, aMganyAsa-karanyAsa, varNanyAsa, aMgulinyAsa, RuShyAdi nyAsa, and then chant dhyAna shloka
Ending procedure for brahmachAris
anEna haMsaShaDakSharamahAmaMtrajapEna bhagavAn bhAratImaNamuKyaprANAMtargata shrIhaMsarUpI paramAtmA prIyatAM |
suprItO varadO bhavatu ||
saying so, put one uddharaNe water in your hand and leave it.
Later Chant the following
yat prANyAd yadapAnyAcca tAbhyAM paramapUruSham |
upAsyE muKya yOgEna sa haMsaH prIyatAM hariH ||
Meaning :
I will mainly worship the parama puruSha shrIhaMsarUpi paramAtma with the two types of breathing (shwAsOcCvAsa - inhale/exhale)
This completes sRuShTi krama japa for brahmacAri.
gRuhastas, after offerinf the japa of the previous day, should do prANAyAma, aMganyAsa-karanyAsa, varNanyAsa, aMgulinyAsa, RuShyAdi nyAsa, as before and after chanting dhyAna shloka (same as for brahmachari) , should do the saMkalpa - adya sUryOdayArabhya .... and then do haMsamaMtra japa 12 times.
saMkalpa
adya sUryOdayAdArabhya shwaH sUryOdayaparyaMtaM muKyaprANO maddEhE sthitwA ShaT shatAdhikaikaviMshatisahasrasaMKYAka shwAsarUpa haMsamaMtra japaM karOti |
tatprEraNayA ahaM ca karOmi ||
After chanting the above, perform japa of haMsamantra atleast (minimum) 12 times. Immediately after completing the japa,
Chant the following and leave one uddharaNe water
anEna haMsaShaDakSharamahAmaMtrajapEna bhagavAn bhAratImaNamuKyaprANAMtargata shrIhaMsarUpI(nArAyaNaH) paramAtmA prIyatAM |
suprItO varadO bhavatu ||
Since gRuhasta has already done prANAyAma aMganyasa etc earlier, they need not have to do it again.This is the difference in the sRuShTikrama of brahmacAri and gRuhasta.
After chanting kRuShNArpaNa , gRuhasta should also chant "yatprANyAd-hariH"
yat prANyAd yadapAnyAcca tAbhyAM paramapUruSham |
upAsyE muKya yOgEna sa haMsaH prIyatAM hariH ||
10. arGya pradAna -
After completing the japa, take one uddaraNe water and chant haMsaShaDakShara maMtra
OM haMsaH sOhaM swAhA OM
to invoke the presence of Lord, pour the water in your hand and give the argya by chanting
bhAratIramaNamuKyaprANAMtargata shrI haMsarUpi paramAtmAnaM (or nARAyaNaM) tarpayAmi
This completes haMsamaMtra