Dispersion of Inimical Energies

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AUM gaNapataye namaH

 

from "shiva pUjA and Advanced yaj~na" by Swami Satyananda Saraswati

 

"bhUtApsAraNa

(dispersion of inimical energies)

 

bhUta has a number of meanings, which makes the following verses to

play on the words, switching meanings even while using the same word.

Its noun forms mean variously: a purified being, a good being; created

thing, world; uncanny being, spirit, ghost, goblin; past, fact,

reality, actual occurence; welfare; elements, especially as applied to

the five gross elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether ... Here

we are calling upon the friendly or the good bhUtas to destroy

obstacles created by unfriendly or bad bhUtas.

 

oM apasarpantu te bhUtA ya bhUtA bhuvi saMsthitAH |

ye bhUtA vighnakarttAraste nashyantu shivaj~nayA ||

 

'We consign to you friendly spirits, friendly spirits that are

situated on this earth plane, the activity of destroying any obstacles

placed by unfriendly spirits, by order of the Wisdom of Infinite

Goodness.'

 

oM bhUtapretapishAcAshca dAnavA rAkShasAshca ye |

shAntiM kurvantu te sarve ImaM gr^hvatu madbalim ||

 

'Hey ghosts, goblins, demons, unfriendly spirits and various forms of

negativity projecting egos: you have been made entirely at peace.

Please accept this offering from me.'

 

oM vetAlAshca pishAcAshca rAkShasAshca sarIsupAH |

apasarpantu te sarve nArasiMhena tADhitAH ||

 

'Other demons, goblins, various forms of negativity projecting egos,

creeping and crawling things: I consign to you compltely the striking

blows of nArasiMha, viShNu in His incarnation of man-lion.'