versions of Annapurna Ashtaka and Vamadeva mantra of Pancha Brahma Mantras

[Guest guest]

Dear devotees,

 

There are different variations in the Annapurna Ashtaka, Mahishasuramardini

Stotra.

Though, people are chanting it in different ways, but going by vyakarana and

chandas, some words

does not fit properly. For instance, Annapurna Ashtaka:

 

The 1st stanza runs as:

 

 

nityAnandakarI varAbhayakarI saundaryaratnAkarI

nirdhUtAkhilaghorapAvanakarI pratyakShamAheshvarI |

prAleyAcalavaMshapAvanakarI kAshIpurAdhIshvarI

bhikShAM dehik.rpAvalambanakarI mAtA.annapUrNeshvarI || 1

 

O Mother Annapurna ! Ever bestowing Happiness , granting boons, and

dispelling fear ! Ocean of beauty who bestows Purity on devotees by

destroying all terrible sins ! Thou art the great Goddess who

purified the dynasty of Himalayas ! Presiding Deity Of Kashi , O !

Renderer of support and compassion, Grant me Alms !

 

In the 2nd line, " nirdhUtAkhilaghorapAvanakarI " , ghora-pAvanakari gives

incomplete

meaning. It should have been " ghora-pApanikari " . The corresponding english

translation runs as

" destroying all terrible sins " which is a mismatch.

 

So, the correct pATha is:

 

nityAnandakarI varAbhayakarI saundaryaratnAkarI

nirdhUtAkhilaghorapApanikari pratyakShamAheshvarI |

prAleyAcalavaMshapAvanakarI kAshIpurAdhIshvarI

bhikShAM dehik.rpAvalambanakarI mAtA.annapUrNeshvarI

 

Also, the mUla pATha for vAmadeva mantra of Panchabrahma mantras is different.

 

The general pATha which the people are aware of is:

 

// vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namah shrEShThAya

namo rudraya namah kAlAya namah

kalavikaraNAya namo balAya namo

balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

 

 

Whereas, the lupthAgma sangraha, the mUla pATha of Shri VidyAraNya bhAShya,

bodhAyana-prokta MahAnyAsa Kalpa does not have

the two names " shrEShThAya " and " balAya " .

 

vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namo rudraya

namah kAlAya namah kalavikaraNAya namo

balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

 

This mantra also conforms with the nava(9)vyUhAtmaka Siva with corresponding

shaktis:

vAma, jyEShThA, raudrI, kAli, kalavikaraNi, balavikaraNi, balapramathani,

sarvabhUtadamani and manonmani respectively.

 

Interested people can refer bodhAyana Mahanyasa kalpa, vidyAraNya bhAShya.

 

with regards,

sriram

[Guest guest]

, " sriram " <sriram_sapthasathi

> vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namo rudraya

> namah kAlAya namah kalavikaraNAya namo

> balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

> sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

 

I was shown that this above version is the form in which it occurs in the

Vaishnava Pancharatra Tantra. One example of such as Tantra is the Sanatkumara

which gives slight variants for some Panchabrahma mantras. Some people say it

came from some other Yajurveda Shaka like Katha or Kapishthala that used to be

followed in our area.

RR

[Guest guest]

Dear rajitha,

 

Long back i had posted a mail on the " significance of number 81 " .

 

There i have mentioned about pancha brahma mantras where the vamadeva mantra

does not have the two names sreShTha and balA.

 

The same is being copied here.

 

Pancha Brahma Mantras:

 

There is also a siva yantra based on Pancha-Brahma Mantras having 81 squares

where the names " sreshta " and " balA " does not appear.

 

The count of padAs in pancha brahma mantras of Siva (Isana, Tatpurusha, Aghora,

Vamadeva,Sadyojata) is interestingly found to be 81.

 

ISHANA:

 

Isana sarva vidyanam iswara sarva bhutanam brahma adhipitih brahmanah

adhipatih brahma siva me astu sada sivah om ..(17 padAs)

 

TATPURUSHA:

 

Tatpurushaya vidmahe maha devaya dhimahi tat nah rudrah prachodayat (9 padAs)

 

AGHORA:

 

Aghorebhyah atha ghorebhyah ghora ghorararebhyah sarvatah sarva sarvebhyo namah

te astu rudra rupebhyah (13 padAs)

 

VAMADEVA:

 

Vama devaya namah jyestaya namah rudraya namah kalaya namah kala vikaranaya

namah bala vikaranaya namah balah pramathanaya namah sarva bhuta damanaya namah

manah unmanaya namah (25 padAs)

 

SADYOJATA

 

Sadyah jatam prapadyami sadya jataya vain amah namah bhave abhave na atibhave

bhavasva maam bhava udbhavaya namah (17 padAs)

 

So, 17+9+13+25+17 = 81 words

 

Also in BodhAyana prokta MahAnyAsa Kalpa, the shadanga nyasas including Siva

sankalpa, uttaranarayana mantra becomes 81 mantras.

 

with regards,

sriram

 

 

, " rajita_rajvasishth " <rajita_rajvasishth

wrote:

>

> , " sriram " <sriram_sapthasathi@>

> > vAmadevAya namo jyeShThAya namo rudraya

> > namah kAlAya namah kalavikaraNAya namo

> > balavikaraNAya namo balapramathanAya namah

> > sarvabhUtadamanAya namo manonmanAya namah //

>

> I was shown that this above version is the form in which it occurs in the

Vaishnava Pancharatra Tantra. One example of such as Tantra is the Sanatkumara

which gives slight variants for some Panchabrahma mantras. Some people say it

came from some other Yajurveda Shaka like Katha or Kapishthala that used to be

followed in our area.

> RR

>