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The Mantric Approach of the Vedas

 

By Dr. David Frawley

 

The Vedas are mantric teachings. They consist of

various mantric chants or hymns cognized by different

seers or Rishis from the Cosmic Mind. They set forth

Dharma or natural law, which is mantra in

manifestation. As such the Vedas are impersonal and

eternal, just as cosmic law cannot vary. This same

mantric knowledge gives rise to different sciences

(vidyas) according to the angle of vision with which

we approach it. Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, Yoga, and

Vedanta all arise from it and represent different ways

of looking through it.

 

The Vedic language is based upon an earlier more

primordial language of seed (beej) mantras. These are

single syllable sounds or roots like OM that have

multiple meanings and indications depending upon their

intonation and the intention with which they are used.

Out of the beej or root language arises the language

of the Vedic texts, which is already differentiated,

though not fully, into nouns and verbs. These bijas

are explained more in Tantra, which in its true sense

(apart from current popular distortions) is also a

science of the Divine Word.

 

To introduce the reader to the Vedic mantric approach

we will introduce a few important beej mantras and

then the main Vedic chant, the Gayatri mantra, of

twenty four syllables. This will also help the reader

understand the vision behind the American Institute of

Vedic Studies, why it takes the name Vedic studies,

and why it combines various Vedic disciplines. It is

all a manifestation of the mantra. It is that mantric

knowledge that we are directing our students toward,

not to any mere book learning, nor reliance on the

word of another. That inner mantra of the heart which

comprehends all is the goal of our work.

 

Five Main Beej Mantras

 

OM

 

OM is the most important of all mantras. All mantras

generally begin and often also end with OM. However,

there is much confusion about OM. OM is the mantra of

assent. It means yes and affirms and energizes

whatever we say after it. That is why all mantras

begin with OM. OM is also the mantra of ascent and

causes our energy to rise upward into the infinite. OM

is expansive and increases the fire, air and ether

elements, particularly ether. It also gives strength,

protection and grace. It connects us with the guidance

power of the inner Guru.

 

The Four Great Goddess Mantras

 

There are four great Goddess mantras that govern the

prime forms of energy as magnetic force, electrical

force, heat, and delight. This is a Tantric teaching

that reflects the Vedic Word and the four main Vedic

deities.

 

HRIM

 

HRIM (pronounced Hreem) is the prime mantra of the

Great Goddess and ruler of the worlds and holds all

her creative and healing powers. HRIM governs over the

cosmic magnetic energy and the power of the soul and

causal body. It awakens us at a soul or heart level,

connecting us to Divine forces of love and attraction.

HRIM is the mantra of the Divine Maya that destroys

the worldly maya. It has a solar quality to it but

more of a dawn-like effect. It is charming and

alluring, yet purifying . Through it we can control

the illusion power of our own minds.

 

In Vedic terms HRIM is a mantra of the Sun,

particularly in terms of illumination. It increases

our aspiration and receptivity to Divine light, wisdom

and truth. It opens the lotus of the heart to the

inner Sun of consciousness. It is a mantra of the

region of heaven or the consciousness space in which

all the worlds exist.

 

KRIM

 

KRIM (pronounced Kreem) is the great mantra of Kali,

the Goddess of energy and transformation. It governs

over prana as lightning or electrical energy. KRIM

grants all spiritual faculties and powers †" from the

arousing of kundalini to opening the third eye. It has

a special power relative to the lower chakras, which

it can both stimulate and transform. It helps awaken

and purify the subtle body. As a mantra of work and

transformation KRIM is the mantra of Kriya Yoga, the

Yoga of practice. It is the main mantra of the Yoga

Shakti. As it is a strong mantra it should be used

with care.

 

KRIM is a mantra of Indra, the supreme deity of the

Vedas, the Divine as the cosmic lord and enlightenment

force. KRIM is the thunderbolt or vajra that destroys

the serpent of the ignorance and releases the light of

absolute truth. It represents the force of the

atmosphere (Atmic sphere) and carries the supreme life

force.

 

HUM

 

HUM (pronounced Hoom) is a mantra of the inner fire or

thermogenic force. It both calls the divine down into

us and offers our soul upward to the Divine for

transformation in the sacred fire of awareness. It is

a Shiva mantra but also a mantra of Chandi, the fierce

form of Kali. It is used to destroy negativity and

creates great passion and vitality. As a powerful

mantra it should also be used carefully. Yet it can be

used in a more gentle manner to invoke divine grace

and protection. Through it we can offer ourselves or

our afflictions into the Divine for purification and

transformation.

 

HUM is a Vedic mantra of Agni or fire. It is the

mantra used to make offerings into the sacred fire. It

also is used to call or invoke the fire and to make it

flame up more brilliantly. It represents the soul

hidden the body, the Divine immanent in the world. It

governs the earth and the material sphere in general.

 

SHRIM

 

SHRIM (pronounced Shreem) is a mantra of love,

devotion and beauty, relating to Lakshmi, the Goddess

of Beauty and divine grace. Yet SHRIM works at a

deeper level than merely to give us the good things of

life, including health. It takes us to the heart and

gives faith and steadiness to our emotional nature.

SHRIM allows us to surrender to, take refuge in, or be

immersed in whatever we offer the mantra to. It is the

mantra of beauty and delight and has a pleasing lunar

quality. It also relates to the head and can be used

to flood the senses with divine beauty and delight. It

promotes health and aids in fertility and

rejuvenation.

 

In Vedic terms SHRIM is a Soma mantra. It gives love,

joy, bliss, beauty and delight. It has the light of

the Moon and governs the mind and the realm between

the atmosphere and heaven. It purifies and integrates

the various aspects of our nature and renders them

into ambrosia.

 

These four mantras can be used together with OM:

 

OM HRIM KRIM HUM SHRIM!

 

This brings about an integral development of body,

mind and soul in harmony with the Divine or inner

Self.

 

The Gayatri Mantra, the Essence of the Vedas

 

This great mantra consists of three parts. The first

is the chants to the seven worlds. The second is the

mantra proper of twenty-four syllables. The third is a

summary of the mantra's energies. The following is a

brief explanation of the mantra as presented in the

Mahanarayana Upanishad.

 

The Head of the Gayatri

 

OM Bhuh! - the physical realm or earth, realm of being

or food

 

OM Bhuvah! - the vital plane or atmosphere, realm of

becoming or breath

 

OM Suvah! - the mental plane, space or heaven, realm

of illumination

 

OM Mahah! - the sphere of cosmic mind, realm of Dharma

 

OM Janah! - the realm of creation or bliss

 

OM Tapah! - the realm of consciousness-force

 

OM Satyam! - the realm of absolute truth

 

The Body of the Mantra

 

OM

 

Tat - That

 

Savitur - Of Savitar, the solar Creator

 

Varenyam - Supreme

 

Bhargo - Effulgence

 

Devasya - Of the God

 

Dhimahi - We meditate

 

Dhiyo - Intelligences, minds

 

Yo - Who

 

Nah - Our

 

Prachodayat - May direct

 

" We meditate upon the supreme effulgence of the Divine

Solar Creator that he may direct our minds. "

 

The Tail of the Gayatri

 

OM

 

Apo - the Cosmic Waters

 

Jyoti - the Cosmic Light

 

Rasomritam - the Immortal Essence

 

Brahma - the Absolute

 

Bhur - the physical

 

Bhuvas - the atmospheric

 

Suvar - the realm of space

 

OM - the four higher realms

 

" OM, the waters, the light, the immortal essence,

Brahman, earth, atmosphere, heaven, OM. "

 

The Gayatri mantra (Rig Veda III.62.10) is perhaps the

greatest Vedic mantric chant. It was first cognized by

the Rishi Vishwamitra, who himself is a form of the

Sun that is the friend (Mitra) of all (Vishwa). Rishi

Vishwamitra is the embodiment of tapas or ascetic

force and his mantra carries that power of light,

energy and transformation. Through it one can be born

again (dwija) or twice born in truth, in the heavenly

stream of Divine wisdom.

 

The mantra is chanted at sunrise, noon and sunset. At

dawn it is called Gayatri, the youthful form of the

Goddess, consort of Lord Brahma, the creator. It is

called Savitri, the mature form, at noon, the consort

of Lord Shiva. It is called Sarasvati, the elderly

form, at sunset, the consort of Lord Vishnu.

 

The Supreme Self, Paramatman, or Savitar, is the

conscious being within the cosmic sun or Light of

lights. The mantra is his creative force, the Divine

Word. Savitar is the master of all transformations and

the director of all higher evolution. He is the Self

of Brahman, the pure being of the Absolute.

 

Harnessing the Power of the Inner Sun

 

This mantra releases the supreme solar power, the

power of the inner sun of Self-realization and cosmic

creation. Those wishing to bring about a new creation

or new dawn for humanity of this dark age, should

chant this mantra. Those wishing to transcend this

world of Samsara can also use the mantra as a stairway

to the infinite. This mantra also grants intelligence,

creative vision and healing powers.

 

Used with the chants to the seven worlds it unfolds

all the secrets of the universe outwardly and

inwardly.

 

The Gayatri mantra is central to Yoga, Vedanta,

Ayurveda and Vedic astrology. For Yoga it sets in

motion the Divine will toward transformation,

stimulating the Kundalini force. For Vedanta it grants

Self-knowledge, knowledge of the solar Self. For

Ayurveda it gives the power of the cosmic prana that

is born of the sun. For Jyotish it gives knowledge of

the movements of the heavenly bodies ruled by the

cosmic sun.

 

Note: the exact pronunciation and intonation of the

mantra requires personal instruction. This mantra is

not something to be merely toyed with but requires

entering into the stream of transmission of Vedic

knowledge.

 

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Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi

Om Shanti

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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