108 names of Shani

Shanya-astottara-shata-nama-vali

The 108 names of Shani

• Om shanaescaraya namah

• Om shantaya namah

• Om sarvabhistapradayine namah

• Om sharanyaya namah

• Om vagenyaya namah

• Om sarveshaya namah

• Om saumyaya namah

• Om suramvandhaya namah

• Om suralokaviharine namah

• Om sukhasonapavishtaya namah

• Om sundaraya namah

• Om ghanaya namah

• Om ghanarupaya namah

• Om ghanabharanadharine namah

• Om ghanasaravilepaya namah

• Om khadyotaya namah

• Om mandaya namah

• Om mandaceshtaya namah

• Om maha-niyaguna-atmane namah

• Om martyapavanapadaya namah

• Om maheshaya namah

• Om dhayaputraya namah

• Om sharvaya namah

• Om shatatuniradharine namah

• Om carasthirasvabhavaya namah

• Om acamcalaya namah

• Om nilavarnaya namah

• Om nityaya namah

• Om nilanjana-nibhaya namah

• Om nilambara-vibhushaya namah

• Om nishcalaya namah

• Om vedyaya namah

• Om vidhi-rupaya namah

• Om virodha-dhara-bhumaye namah

• Om bhedaspadasvabhavaya namah

• Om vajradehaya namah

• Om vairagyadaya namah

• Om viraya namah

• Om vitarogabhayaya namah

• Om vipatparampareshaya namah

• Om vishva-vandyaya namah

• Om gridhnavahaya namah

• Om gudhaya namah

• Om kurmangaya namah

• Om kurupine namah

• Om kutsitaya namah

• Om gunadhyaya namah

• Om gocaraya namah

• Om avidhya-mula-nashaya namah

• Om vidhya-avidhya-svarupine namah

• Om ayushyakaranaya namah

• Om apaduddhartre namah

• Om vishnu-bhaktaya namah

• Om vishine namah

• Om vividhagamavedine namah

• Om vidhistutyaya namah

• Om vandhyaya namah

• Om virupa-akshaya namah

• Om varishthaya namah

• Om garishthaya namah

• Om vajram-kushagharaya namah

• Om varada bhayahastaya namah

• Om vamanaya namah

• Om jyeshthapatni-sametaya namah

• Om shreshthaya namah

• Om mitabhashine namah

• Om kashtaughanashakartre namah

• Om pushtidaya namah

• Om stutyaya namah

• Om stotra-gamyaya namah

• Om bhakti-vashyaya namah

• Om bhanave namah

• Om bhanuputraya namah

• Om bhavyaya namah

• Om pavanaya namah

• Om dhanur-mandala-samsthaya namah

• Om dhanadaya namah

• Om dhanushmate namah

• Om tanu-prakasha-dehaya namah

• Om tamasaya namah

• Om asheshajanavandyaya namah

• Om visheshaphaladayine namah

• Om vashikritajaneshaya namah

• Om pashunam pataye namah

• Om khecaraya namah

• Om khageshaya namah

• Om ghana-nilambaraya namah

• Om kathinyamanasaya namah

• Om aryaganastutyaya namah

• Om nilacchatraya namah

• Om nityaya namah

• Om nirgunaya namah

• Om gunatmane namah

• Om niramayaya namah

• Om nandyaya namah

• Om vandaniyaya namah

• Om dhiraya namah

• Om divya-dehaya namah

• Om dinartiharanaya namah

• Om dainyanashakaraya namah

• Om aryajanaganyaya namah

• Om kruraya namah

• Om kruraceshtaya namah

• Om kama-krodha-karaya namah

• Om kalatraputrashatrutvakaranaya pariposhita-bhaktaya namah

• Om parabhitiharaya namah

• Om bhakta-sangha-manobhishta-phaladaya namah

• Shani seed mantra: Om pram prim praum sah shanaisharaya namah.

RESULT: The planetary deity Shani is pleased insuring victory in quarrels, over coming chronic pain, and bringing success to those engaged in the iron or steel trade.

Source: Shanya-astottara-shata-nama-vali (transliterated by Richard S. Brown in 1993)

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Brahma Kamal Plant

Brahma Kamal Plant


BRAHMA KAMAL is not a creeper. you can plant it in a
flowerpot also (as i have done). you just have to put
the leaf in soil & it starts growing in 2 weeks time
(depends upon the climate). the leaves can grow up to 1
feet long.

the flower starts emmiting the divine scent when the
blooming process starts (around 8 p.m. in night) & it
blooms fully at 11.45 p.m. to 12.00 a.m. At that moment
you can smell the divine scent in 20-25 feet radius.

my grand mother has told me that one should always
offer the flower on the shivlinga after it blooms at
midnight. but if it's not possible for you to go to mandir
in night then you can offer it to any god on the altar.
but the shivlinga looks very beautiful when i put brahma
kamal on it.

Posted by Vaibhav at RBSC on 21 April 2008
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Blessings Method for Power Malas

Blessings Method for Power Malas

Blessings of Power Malas

By Rudra Centre India

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Choose an auspicious day and time for blessings .

Blessings may be done by the wearer, his Guru or a priest.

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After bath, with a pure mind and body arrange the items for
blessings.

Punchgavya – Mix of Cow’s dung, urine , milk , ghee and curd . In
absence use Punchamrit which is mix of unboiled milk , honey , sugar,
ghee and curd .
Water mixed with Ganges water in a achamani pot with Kusha grass for
sprinkling and a spoon .
9 leaves of peepal tree arranged on a plate .
Plate for offerings to be placed during Puja .
Dhoop , Incense sticks
Camphor and lamp
Sandal paste , Aromatic oil .
Rice grains mixed with asthagandha .
Ghee lamp (one wick)
Offerings – Cloth, Flower, Fruit, Betel nut – Paan , Coconut

Sit on an Asan facing east .

Wash Rudraksha with Punchagavya or Punchamrit .

Then wash with water mixed with Ganges water.

Place Rudraksha in a plate with 9 leaves of Peepal tree . Place an
empty plate in front of this plate for offerings .

Chant 3 times

“Om Namah Shivaya “

Sprinkle water over yourself and all items of Puja

“Om Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarva Vastan Gatopi Va

Yah Smaret Pundari Kaksham Sa Bahya Bhyantarah Shuchih”
Translation

May all things unholy become holy,

may all lower tendencies depart,

just as soon as we transcend

may within and without be purified!)

“Om Gurubhyo Namaha

Om Ganeshaya Namaha

Om Kula Devatabhyo Namaha

Om Ishta Devatabhyo Namaha

Om Mata Pitribhyam Namaha
Translation

I bow to guru

I bow to Ganesha

I bow to the family deity

I bow to my personal deity

I bow to my parents

Place water on right hand with spoon of Achamani and sip after each
of these 3 mantras
“Om Keshavaya Namaha

Om Narayana Namaha

Om Madhavaya Namaha”

Place water on right hand and pour on ground:

“Om Govindaya Namaha”
Do three short rounds of pranayama breaths.

“Om Pranavasya Parabrahma Rishihi Paramatma Devata

Daivi Gayatri Chandaha

Pranayamae Viniyogaha”

Sprinkle water on Rudraksha with Kusha grass from Achamani

Om Sadyojaatam Prapadyaami Sadyojataajava Namo Namaha

Bhave Bhavenaati Bhave Bhavasvamaam Bhavodbhavay Namaha

Take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and aromatic oils and touch on
the beads
Om Vamdevaya Namah, Jyeshthaay Namah , Shreshthay Namah , Rudraay
Namah , Kaalay Namah ,Kala Vikarannaay Namah, Bal Vikaranaay Namah,
Balaay Namah Bala Pramathanaay Namah, Sarva Bhoot Damanaay Namah,
Manomanaay Namah.
Offer Dhoop to the rudraksha beads

“Om Aghorebhyo Ghorebhyo Ghor Ghor Tarebhayaha

Sarvebhya Sarva Sharvvebhyo Namaste Astu Rudra Roopebhyaha”

Again take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and touch on beads

“Om Tatpurushaaya Vidmahe Mahadevaay Dheemahi

Tanno Rudraha Prachodayaat”

Chant Eeeshan mantra

Om Eeshaanah Sarvavidyaanam Eeshwar Sarvabhootaanaam
Brahmaadipati Brahmanaadhipati Brahma Shivome Astu Sadaa Shivom

Chant Pranpratishtha mantra (Life giving mantra ) . Offer rice to
plate before rudraksha while chanting this .

Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya
malaya prana eha prana .

Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya
malaya jeeva eha sthitha

Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya
malaya sarveindrayani vagmansyachakshu shodragranapadani ihevagatya
sukham chiram thithantu swaha.

Chant these next mantras and give the offerings or give rice to the
plate in front of Rudrakshas:

(Offering ____ to the lotus feet of Shiva Maha Devaya, I bow)

(Invocation) Avahanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Seat) Asanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo
Namaha

(Cloth) Vastram Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo
Namaha

(Sandalwood or scent) Chandanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya
Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Rice) Akshatan Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo
Namaha

(Flower) Pushpam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo
Namaha

(Dhoop) Dhupam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo
Namaha

(Ghee lamp) Deepam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Water drink) Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Fruit) Naivedyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Water Drink) Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Betel nut – Paan) Tambulam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

(Coconut) Shri Phalam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana
Kamalebhyo Namaha

Burn Camphor and circle it clockwise 3x in front of plate and chant:

Karpura Shivam Karuna Vataram Samsara Saram Bhujagendraharam

Sada Vasantam Hridaya Ravinde Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami

Translation

White as camphor and kindness incarnate, the very form of Brahman
consciousness, you Shiva ever dwell in my heart. I bow to you

Chant Gayatri mantra 3 times
Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha

Om Tat Savitur Varenyum Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonaha
Prachodayat

Chant Surya mantra 3 times

Om Bhu Om Bhuvaha Om Swaha Om Maha Om Janaha Om Tapaha Om Satyam

Repeat and touch each after each mantra, right eye, left eye,
forehead

Om Apo Jyothi

Raso Amtritam
Brahma Bhu Bhuvaha Swarom

Chant Mahamrityunjaya mantra 5 times and offer rice to a plate before
rudraksha after each round

Om Haum Joom Sah

Om Bhur Bhuvaha Swaha

Om Triambakam Yajamahey

Sungandhim Pushti Vardanam

Urvar Ukamiva Bandhanan

Mrityor Muksheeya Mamritat

Om Swaha Bhuvaha Bhu Om Sah Joom Haum Om

Chant Beeja mantra 9 times each

Om Namah Shivaya

Om Hreem Namah

Om Namah

Om Kleem Namah
Om Hreem Namah

Om Hreem Hum Namah

Om Hum Namah

Om Krom Srom Rom Namah

Bow or supplicate, then chant this last prayer :

Om Purnamada purnamidam purnath purnamudyachite
Purnasya purnamadaya purna mevaya shishyate

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

From:  http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/articledt.php?art_id=99&cat_id=8

Names of the 12 Adityas

Names of the 12 Adityas

The Adityas are children of Aditi, the Mother of Gods. They are solar
deities who reside in heavenly regions and personify various natural
phenomena.

The Adityas represent light, of whom Surya (Sun) is the most
prominent.

Names of the 12 Adityas are :

Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Daksha, Bhaga, Amsa, Tvastr, Savitr, Pusan,
Sakra, Vivasvat and Visnu.

Abhishek for ShivLing

Abhishek for ShivLing

Place the Shivaling along with three Rudrakshas under the
Abhishek Pot. Take flowers in both hands and offer them on
the Shivaling chanting thus- 

Hastaabhyaam Kalashadwayaamrit Rasei-raaplaavayantam Shiro,
Dwaabhyaam Tou Dadhatam Mrigaashavalaye Dwaabhyaam Vahantam
Param. Ankanyast-kar-dwayaamritghatam Kailaash-kaantam Shivam,
Swachhaambhojagatam. Navendumukutam Devam Trinetram Bhaje. 

i.e. I pray to Lord Mahamrityunjaya Shiva who holds two pots
of divine elixir in his two hands, who sits on the Kailash
mountain on a lotus flower and who has a moon ornamenting
his forehead. 

Take water in the right palm and chant thus - 

Asya Shree Trayambak Mantrasya Vashishtth Rishih Anushtup
Chhandah Trayambak Paarvati Patirdevataa Tram Beejam, Bam
Shakti, Kam Keelakam, Mam Sarva Rog Nivritaye Sarva Kaarya
Siddhaye Akaal Mrityu Nivritaye Mahaamrityunjaya Trayambak
Mantra Jape Viniyogah. 

Then let the water flow on to the ground.

Source : http://www.rudraksha-ratna.com/shivling.html 

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What is Abhishekam

Abhishekam

What is Abhishekam

An abhisheka is a religious bathing ceremony. The word
abhisheka means a sprinkling. It is derived from the root
sic, to wet, and with the prefix abhi, "around," abhisheka
is literally, "wetting around." An abhisheka is the bathing
part of a puja that usually is done with sacred water. 

In puja, a Deity is called, seated, greeted, bathed, dressed,
fed and praised. The bathing of the Deity is the ABHISHEKA
part of the puja. In some cases, the main focus of the puja
is the bathing ceremony itself. This is especially the case
with the worship of the Shiva Linga. 

During an elaborate bathing ceremony a Deity is bathed not
only in water, but also with milk, yogurt, butter milk, honey,
clarified butter, sugar, and all kinds of fruit juices. After
this bathing, the sacred image is dressed, ornamented, fed and
praised with hymns accompanied with bells, drums and other
instruments.

Specially the 'Linga-form' Siva is worshiped by doing the
Abhishekam that pleases Him. Even by pouring a drop of water
on the SivaLingam it is believed that one will be relieved of
all the difficulties, sorrows and will be blessed with joy
and happiness ever after.

Damanaka plant (Mugwort)

 

 

Damanaka plant

Posted by JK at RBSC on Nov 7, 2008

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I got some more information in web. Please visit

http://iu.ff.cuni.cz/pandanus/database/details.php?id=195&enc=&sort=&display=&lat=&skt=&pkt=&hin=&ben=&tam=&mal=&eng=&start=  English name is Mugwort. You can see photograph of the plant at 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugwort

 

Regards

 

JK

 

 

—–Original Message—–
From: rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of narasimhaye
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 9:51 AM
To: rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RBSC : Damanaka plant

Namaste JK,

I did a search and it says :

“Damanaka is a particular type of flowering tree, Artemisia indica.
In modern Oriya it is called da-aNA. It is one of the two favorite
flowers of Lord Jagannath, the other being campaka. It is said that
Lord Jagannath comes to the Jagannath Vallabh garden in Puri to steal
these flowers. Aropana means to plant. On this dvAdazI there is a
ritual planting of the da-aNA tree.” (Bhaktarupa dasa – X-Com-Textno:
PAMHO6773934)” http://www.hknet.org.nz/parishad139.html

Maybe you can try a search using the key words “Artemisia indica or
Indian sagebrush. Perhaps start from here:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-yie7&p=Artemisia%

20indica

Om Bholenath

— In rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub@yahoogroups.com, “jk.dasgupta”
<jk.dasgupta@…> wrote:
>
> Does anybody know about Damanaka creeper plant? What is the local
name &
> where it is available? I understand this plant has exceptional
medicinal
> properties.
>
> Something I know about this plant is as follows,
> =====================
> “Damanaka” is a creeper that originated from the tears of the two
wives Rati
> and Preeti of Kama Deva. The Lord Manmatha was reduced to ashes for
> disturbing the penance of Lord Siva, both the wives wept. And from
the tears
> of these two wives, has originated the Damanaka creeper
> =====================
>
> Regards,
>
> JK

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Source: Posted by Vikrant on Nov 8, 2008

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