Mahanyasa and Laghunyasa

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

At the recently concluded Maha Shivarathri celebrations at our temple

here at Bothell, WA, USA, Mahanyasa and Laghunyasa parayana was held.

 

I could not find the shlokas anywhere on the Internet. Could anyone

guide me as to where I may obtain the same?

 

Thanks!

 

Priya

[Guest guest]

|| Jai Sadguru Dutta ||

 

 

Hari Om.

 

Priyaji,

 

Both the Mahanyasa and Laghunyasa are very large collection of

mantras. Please purcahse the book titled "saswara Mahanyasa mantrah"

published by Sri Ramakrshna Mission, in various vernacular

languages.

 

There are two versions of the Mahanyasa: "Ravanokta" - given to the

mankind by Ravana (of the Ramayana epic) and "BauDhayana" given by

the sage Baudhayana. The former is more popular and tantric in

nature.

 

I strongly advice you to purchase the Mahanyasa audio cassette

rendered by Sri Srinivasa Ghanapthigal and one more vidwan, produced

in Tamil Nadu. I shall provide you with the exact details in my next

posting.

 

Namah ShivABhyAm.

 

 

 

, "priya_krish74" <priya_krish74>

wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

>

> At the recently concluded Maha Shivarathri celebrations at our

temple

> here at Bothell, WA, USA, Mahanyasa and Laghunyasa parayana was

held.

>

> I could not find the shlokas anywhere on the Internet. Could

anyone

> guide me as to where I may obtain the same?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Priya

[Guest guest]

> There are two versions of the Mahanyasa: "Ravanokta" - given to the

> mankind by Ravana (of the Ramayana epic) and "BauDhayana" given by

> the sage Baudhayana. The former is more popular and tantric in

> nature.

 

There is also,the now nearly extinct, Nyasa of Laugakshi. This form

of the Mahanyasa is similar to that used by the Baudhayanas but it

use the Katha shatarudriya which is somewhat different from the

Taittiriya Shatarudriya. Of course the Laugakshi school associated

with the Katha tradition appears to have affected the Baudhayana

school of the Taittiriyas- I noticed at our local temple that the

Taittiriyas used a mantra series beginning with HRdayam mayi/Aham

AmRte... I am told that this was originally found in the Brahmana of

the Kathas that was equivalent to the Tait.Brah. (LAter acquired by

the Taittiriyas). The Taittiriyas also originally did not have a

Shivasankalpam astu recitation in their Samhita. This also appears to

have come from either the Katha tradition or perhaps from the Shukla

Yajurvedins, in whose texts it is also found.

 

 

The Raudrenanikena section is also different in the Katha version of

the MN.

RR