MantraPushpam

Yopaampuspamvedaa.Puspavaanprajaavaanpasumaanbhavati
Candramaavaaapaampuspaam.Puspavaanprajaavaanpasumaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.

Agnirvaaapaamaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yoagneraayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaaagneraayatanam.Aayatanvaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavanbhavati.

Vaayurvaaapaamaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yovaayoraayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaivaayoraayatanam.Aayatanavanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.

Asauvaitapannapaamaayatanam,Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yomusyatapataaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaaamusyatapataaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.

Candramaavaapaamaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yascandramasaaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaicandramasaaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Ayatanavaanbhavati.

Naksatraanivaapaamaayataanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yonaksatranaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovainaksatraanaamaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.

Parjanyovaaapaamaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yahparjanyasyaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaiparjanyasyaayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopaamaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.

Samvatsarovaaapaamayatanam.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Yassamvatsarasyaayatanamveda.Aayatanavaanbhavati.
Aapovaisamvatsarayaayatanam.Aayatanavanbhavati.
Yaevamveda.Yopsunaavampratisthitaamveda.
Pratyevatisthati.

Raajaadhiraajaayaprasahyasahine
Namovayamvaishravanayakurmahe.
Samekaamaankamakamaayamahyaam
Kaameshvarovaishravanodadatu
Kuberayavaishravanaaya
MahaarajaayaNamah.

Meaning:


MantraPushpam

Thesetofsevencantos(78to84)containedinthefirstchapteroftheTaittiriyaAranyaka,ispopularly
knownasMantraPushpam.Arunaprasnacontainsatotalof130cantosclassifiedinto32sectionsand
MantaPushpamisthe22ndsection.Oneofthemostcommonoccasionswherethisischantedisduringa
PoojawhereitisofferedasoneoftheupacaraastotheLordagarlandofmantrasandsoisgiventhis
commonnameofMantraPushpam.

MantraPushpam,conveystousthehighestspiritualsignificanceofwaterasthesupportforallandasthe
personificationofallDivinities.Ifoneunderstandsandworshipswaterfromthisperspective,theperson
attainsallgoodinthisbirthandbeyond.Forsuchvisionarieswaterdoesnotappearasamereentityto
cleansethephysicalbodyandtoquenchthethirstbutasDivinity.

Thesectionstartswiththebenevolentstatementthat,onewho(ya)isknowledgeable(veda)aboutthe
pushamofwater(apaam),becomesendowedwiththeflowersoflife(pushpavaanbhavati),goodchildren
(prajaavaanbhavati),cattleandotherdomesticanimals(pashumaanbhavati).Thenananalysispertaining
totherelationshipofWaterwithotheraspectsofnatureanduniverseisgivenForexample,inthecaseof
Chandra(moon),itisbelievedthatwhenthedevaschurnedtheoceanofmilk,outcameChandraasa
flower(pushpam).LordShivaplacedthisfloweronHisHeadandsobecameChandraSekara!Because
Chandrawasbornfromwater,wateristheabode(aayatanaam)forChandra(chandramaavaapaam
aayatanam);also,thewatersaregeneratedbythecoolness(sheetalam)ofthemoonandinthisway,the
moonbecomestheabodeofwater(aapovaichadramasaayatanam).Similarlythiskindofdual
relationshipexistsbetweenwaterandfire(agni),wind(vaayu),sun(surya:),stars(nakshatra:),clouds
(parjanya:),and(samavatsara:).Itisthenconcludedthat,fortheonewhomeditatesuponthisDivine
Water,thisentireUniverseappearsasahugeshipfloatinginWaterandonewhohasthisknowledge
becomesestablishedasastiraprajna!(yoopsunaavampratishtitaamvedapratyeevatisthtati)andishailed
byall.

NaKarmana(Avedicprayertoallsanyasis)

Nakarmanaanahprajayaadhanenatyaagenykeamrtatvamaanasuh
Parenanaakamnihitamguhaayaamvibhrajateyadyatayovisanti.
Vedaantavijnaanasunischitaardhaah
Sanyaasayogadyatayassuddhasatvah
Tebrahmaloketuparaantakaale
Paraamrtaatparimuchyantisarve.
Dahramvipaapamparamesmabhutam
Yatpundarikampuramadhyasaggustham.
Tatraapidahramgaganamvisokastasminyadantastadupasitavyam.
Yovedaadousvarahprokto
Vedantecapratistitah
Tasyaprakrtilinasya
Yahparassamahesvarah.

SalutationstoallSanyasis,whoarenotattachedtothematerialworld,whoarenotattachedtodesire,
angerorotherqualities;whoalwayskeeptheirconcentrationintheSahasraaraChara;whosearchfor
TruthofthePrabrahma;who,afterthislifegototheLotusfeetoftheGod;whoarewellversedin
Vedanticphilosophy;whoburnthesinsoftheirpastlivesandpresentlifeintheinnerAgnioftheSelf;
whoknowthechantingoftheHolyScriptures,andwhoplaywithGodintheirAtmaalways.

SalutationstoLordSivawhoinstallsallSanyasinsandwhocreatedtheSwaaras(themeters)oftheVedas,

andwhoisonewithNature(Prakriti)andtheSupremeLord.

NaTatraSuryodhati
Natatrasooryobhati,NaChandraTarakam
NemaVidhyutoBhanti,Kutoyamagnihi
TamevaBhantamanubhatiSarvam
TasyaBhasaSarvamidamVibhati

ShantiMantram
OmasatoMaaSadGamaya
TamasoMaaJyotirGamaya
MrtyorMaAmritamGamaya
OmSaantih,Saantih,Saantih

FromtheunrealleadmetotheReal.FromDarknessleadmetotheWisdomLight.Fromdeathleadmeto
Immortality.OmPeace,Peace,Peace.

OmSarveBhavantuSukhinah
SarveSantuNiraamaayaah
SarveBhadraaniPasyantu
MaaKascidDuhkhahBhaagBhavet.
OmSaantih,Saantih,Saantih.

Mayallpossesshappiness;Mayallbediseaseless,Mayallseebeauty;Maytherebegoodfortuneandno
miseryanywhere.