Narayana Kavaca

|| Om Gurave Namah ||
Dear Jyotishas,
When the Graha Gocara (Transits) are afflicting the natal chart then Narayana Kavaca (Narayana Shield) is one of the best remedies. This Kavacam can be recited in morning just after bath. Select a clean spot in your house and seat yourself comfortably preferably in Sukha Asana or Padma Asana. Recite the mantra mentioned while doing the ritual mentioned in brackets below in ITRANS and Devanagari.

Warm Regards
Sanjay P


Narayana Kavacham

(Acamyam)
[holding water in right palm]
om apavitrah pavitro va sarvavastham gato 'pi va |
yah smaret pundarikaksam sa bahyabhyantarah sucih ||

sri-visnu sri-visnu sri-visnu.[Sipping water thrice]

(Asana)
[Take seat]

(Srishti Nyasa)
(utpatti-nyasa)
1 [touching feet] "Om AUM Padayoh Namah".
2 [touching knees]"Om Nam Janunoh Namah";
3 [touching thighs]�Om Mam Urvoh Namah�;
4 [touching abdomen]�Om Nam Udare Namah�;
5 [touching heart]�Om Ram Hridayayai Namah�;
6 [touching chest]�Om Yam Urase Namah�;
7 [touching mouth]�Om Nam Mukhaye Namah� and,
8 [touching head] �Om Yam Sirase Namah�.
(samhara-nyasa)
1 [touching head]�Om Yam Sirase Namah�.
2 [touching mouth]�Om Nam Mukhaye Namah�
3 [touching chest]�Om Yam Urase Namah�;
4 [touching heart]�Om Ram Hridayayai Namah�;
5 [touching abdomen]�Om Nam Udare Namah�;
6 [touching thighs]�Om Mam Urvoh Namah�;
7 [touching knees]�Om Nam Janunoh Namah�, and
8 [touching feet]�Om AUM Padayoh Namah�.

(Kara Nyasa)
1 [touching rt thumb finger] �Om AUM Angustha -bhyam Namah�.
2 [touching rt index finger]�Om Nam Tarjani -bhyam Namah�.
3 [touching rt middle finger] �Om Mam Madhyama-bhyam Namah�.
4 [touching rt ring finger] �Om Bham Anamika-bhyam Namah�.
5 [touching rt little finger] �Om Gam Kanishtika bhyam Namah�.
6 [touching rt palm] �Om Vam Kara-tala-kara-prishta-bhyam Namah�.

7 [touching lt palm ]�Om Tem Kara-tala-kara-prishta-bhyam Namah�.
8 [touching lt little finger] �Om Vam Kanishtika bhyam Namah�.
9 [touching lt ring finger] �Om Sum Anamika-bhyam Namah�.
10 [touching lt middle finger] �Om Dem Madhyama-bhyam Namah�.
11 [touching lt index finger]�Om Vam Tarjani-bhyam Namah�.
12 [touching lt thumb finger] �Om Yam Angustha -bhyam Namah�.


(Anga Nyasa)
[touch the body part in bracket]
1 [heart] �Om Hridayayai Namah�;
2 [top of the head] �Vim Sirase Swaha�;
3 [center of eyebrows]�Sam Bhru-madhyaye Swaha�;
4 [whorl of the head]�Nam Sikhayayai Vasat�;
5 [third eye]�Vem Netratrayaya Vaushat�;
6 [Concentrate on all joints]�Nam Kavachaya Hum�;
7 [mind in all directions] �Mah astraya Phat� [North and in the clockwise direction i.e. NE etc ]

(Japa & Meditation)
OM VISHNAVE NAMAH

{.. naaraayaNa kavachaM .. from para 12)

OM harirvidadhyaanmama sarvarakshhaaM nyastaaN^ghripadmaH patagendrapR^ishhThe .
daraaricharmaasigadeshhuchaapa paashaandadhaano.ashhTaguNo.ashhTabaahuH .. 12..

jaleshhu maaM rakshhatu matsyamuurtiryaadogaNebhyo varuNasya paashaat.h .
sthaleshhu maayaavaTuvaamano.avyaat trivikramaH khe.avatu vishvaruupaH .. 13..

durgeshhvaTavyaajimukhaadishhu prabhuH paayaannR^isi.nho.asurayuuthapaariH .
vimuJNchato yasya mahaaTTahaasaM disho vinedurnyapataMshcha garbhaaH .. 14..

rakshhatvasau maadhvani yaGYakalpaH svadaMshhTrayonniitadharo varaahaH .
raamo.adrikuuTeshhvatha vipravaase salakshhmaNo.avyaadbharataagrajo.asmaan .. 15..

maamugradharmaadakhilaatpramaadaannaaraayaNaH paatu narashcha haasaat.h .
dattastvayogaadatha yoganaathaH paayaadguNeshaH kapilaH karmabandhaat.h .. 16..

sanatkumaaro.avatu kaamadevaaddhayashiirshhaa maaM pathi devahelanaat.h .
devarshhivaryaH purushhaarchanaantaraat kuurmo harirmaaM nirayaadasheshhaat .. 17..

dhanvantarirbhagavaanpaatvapathyaaddvandvaadbhayaadR^ishhabho nirjitaatmaa .
yaGYashcha lokaadavataaJNjanaantaadbalo gaNaatkrodhavashaadahiindraH .. 18..

dvaipaayano bhagavaanaprabodhaadbuddhastu paakhaNDagaNapramaadaat.h .
kalkiH kaleH kaalamalaatprapaatu dharmaavanaayorukR^itaavataaraH .. 19..

maaM keshavo gadayaa praataravyaadgovinda aasaN^gavamaattaveNuH .
naaraayaNaH praahNa udaattashaktirmadhyandine vishhNurariindrapaaNiH .. 20..

devo.aparaahNe madhuhogradhanvaa saayaM tridhaamaavatu maadhavo maam.h .
doshhe hR^ishhiikesha utaardharaatre nishiitha eko.avatu padmanaabhaH .. 21..

shriivatsadhaamaapararaatra iishaH pratyushha iisho.asidharo janaardanaH .
daamodaro.avyaadanusandhyaM prabhaate vishveshvaro bhagavaan kaalamuurtiH .. 22..

chakra.n yugaantaanalatigmanemi bhramatsamantaadbhagavatprayuktam.h .
dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamaashu kakshhaM yathaa vaatasakho hutaashaH .. 23..

gade.ashanisparshanavisphuliN^ge nishhpiNDhi nishhpiNDhyajitapriyaasi .
kuushhmaaNDavainaayakayakshharakshhobhuutagrahaa.nshchuurNaya chuurNayaariin.h .. 24..

tvaM yaatudhaanapramathapretamaatR^ipishaachavipragrahaghoradR^ishhTiin.h .
darendra vidraavaya kR^ishhNapuurito bhiimasvano.arehR^i.rdayaani kampayan.h .. 25..

tvaM tigmadhaaraasivaraarisainyamiishaprayukto mama chhindhi chhindhi .
chakshhuu.nshhi charmaJNchhatachandra chhaadaya dvishhaamaghonaa.n hara paapachakshhushhaam.h .. 26..

yanno bhaya.n grahebhyo.abhuutketubhyo nR^ibhya eva cha .
sariisR^ipebhyo daMshhTribhyo bhuutebhyoM.ahobhya vaa .. 27 ..

sarvaaNyetaani bhagavannaamaruupaastrakiirtanaat.h .
prayaantu sa.nkshhaya.n sadyo ye naH shreyaHpratiipakaaH .. 28..

garuDo bhagavaan stotrastobhashchhandomayaH prabhuH .
rakshhatvasheshhakR^ichchhrebhyo vishhvaksenaH svanaamabhiH .. 29 ..

sarvaapadbhyo harernaamaruupayaanaayudhaani naH .
buddhiindriyamanaHpraaNaanpaantu paarshhadabhuushhaNaaH .. 30..

yathaa hi bhagavaaneva vastutaH sadasachcha yat.h .
satyenaanena naH sarve yaantu naashamupadravaaH .. 31..

yathaikaatmyaanubhaavaanaaM vikalparahitaH svayam.h .
bhuushhaNaayudhaliN^gaakhyaa dhatte shaktiiH svamaayayaa .. 32..

tenaiva satyamaanena sarvaGYo bhagavaan.h hariH .
paatu sarvaiH svaruupairnaH sadaa sarvatra sarvagaH .. 33..

vidikshhu dikshhuurdhvamadhaH samantaadantarbahirbhagavaannaarasi.nhaH .
prahaapaya.n.clokabhayaM svanena svatejasaa grastasamastatejaaH .. 34..

maghavannidamaakhyaata.n varma naaraayaNaatmakam.h .
vijeshhyasyaJNjasaa yena daMshito.asurayuuthapaan.h .. 35..

etaddhaarayamaaNastu yaM yaM pashyati chakshhushhaa .
padaa vaa saMspR^ishetsadyaH saadhvasaatsa vimuchyate .. 36..

na kutashchidbhaya.n tasya vidyaa.n dhaarayato bhavet.h .
raajadasyugrahaadibhyo vyaaghraadibhyashcha karhichit.h .. 37..

imaa.n vidyaaM puraa kashchitkaushiko dhaarayan dvijaH .
yogadhaaraNayaa svaaN^ga.n jahau sa marudhanvani .. 38..

tasyopari vimaanena gandharvapatirekadaa .
yayau chitrarathaH striibhirvR^ito yatra dvijakshhayaH || 39 ||

gaganaannyapatatsadyaH savimaano hyavaakshiraaH .
sa vaalakhilyavachanaadasthiinyaadaaya vismitaH .
praasya praachiisarasvatyaa.n snaatvaa dhaama svamanvagaat.h .. 40..

shriishuka uvaacha .
ya idaM shR^iNuyaatkaale yo dhaarayati chaadR^itaH .
ta.n namasyanti bhuutaani muchyate sarvato bhayaat.h .. 41..

etaa.n vidyaamadhigato vishvaruupaachchhatakratuH .
trailokyalakshhmiiM bubhuje vinirjitya mR^idhe.asuraan .. 42..

.. iti shriimadbhaagavatamahaapuraaNe paaramaha.nsyaa.n sa.nhitaayaa.n
shhashhThaskandhe naaraayaNavarmakathana.n naamaashhTamo.adhyaayaH ..

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|| nārāyaṇa kavacaṁ || from para 12)

om harirvidadhyānmama sarvarakṣāṁ nyastāṅghripadmaḥ patagendrapṛṣṭhe |
darāricarmāsigadeṣucāpa pāśāndadhāno'ṣṭaguṇo'ṣṭabāhuḥ || 12||

jaleṣu māṁ rakṣatu matsyamūrtiryādogaṇebhyo varuṇasya pāśāt |
sthaleṣu māyāvaṭuvāmano'vyāt trivikramaḥ khe'vatu viśvarūpaḥ || 13||

durgeṣvaṭavyājimukhādiṣu prabhuḥ pāyānnṛsiṁho'surayūthapāriḥ |
vimuñcato yasya mahāṭṭahāsaṁ diśo vinedurnyapataṁśca garbhāḥ || 14||

rakṣatvasau mādhvani yajñakalpaḥ svadaṁṣṭrayonnītadharo varāhaḥ |
rāmo'drikūṭeṣvatha vipravāse salakṣmaṇo'vyādbharatāgrajo'smān || 15||

māmugradharmādakhilātpramādānnārāyaṇaḥ pātu naraśca hāsāt |
dattastvayogādatha yoganāthaḥ pāyādguṇeśaḥ kapilaḥ karmabandhāt || 16||

sanatkumāro'vatu kāmadevāddhayaśīrṣā māṁ pathi devahelanāt |
devarṣivaryaḥ puruṣārcanāntarāt kūrmo harirmāṁ nirayādaśeṣāt || 17||

dhanvantarirbhagavānpātvapathyāddvandvādbhayādṛṣabho nirjitātmā |
yajñaśca lokādavatāñjanāntādbalo gaṇātkrodhavaśādahīndraḥ || 18||

dvaipāyano bhagavānaprabodhādbuddhastu pākhaṇḍagaṇapramādāt |
kalkiḥ kaleḥ kālamalātprapātu dharmāvanāyorukṛtāvatāraḥ || 19||

māṁ keśavo gadayā prātaravyādgovinda āsaṅgavamāttaveṇuḥ |
nārāyaṇaḥ prāhṇa udāttaśaktirmadhyandine viṣṇurarīndrapāṇiḥ || 20||

devo'parāhṇe madhuhogradhanvā sāyaṁ tridhāmāvatu mādhavo mām |
doṣe hṛṣīkeśa utārdharātre niśītha eko'vatu padmanābhaḥ || 21||

śrīvatsadhāmāpararātra īśaḥ pratyuṣa īśo'sidharo janārdanaḥ |
dāmodaro'vyādanusandhyaṁ prabhāte viśveśvaro bhagavān kālamūrtiḥ || 22||

cakraṁ yugāntānalatigmanemi bhramatsamantādbhagavatprayuktam |
dandagdhi dandagdhyarisainyamāśu kakṣaṁ yathā vātasakho hutāśaḥ || 23||

gade'śanisparśanavisphuliṅge niṣpiṇḍhi niṣpiṇḍhyajitapriyāsi |
kūṣmāṇḍavaināyakayakṣarakṣobhūtagrahāṁścūrṇaya cūrṇayārīn || 24||

tvaṁ yātudhānapramathapretamātṛpiśācavipragrahaghoradṛṣṭīn |
darendra vidrāvaya kṛṣṇapūrito bhīmasvano'rehṛ|rdayāni kampayan || 25||

tvaṁ tigmadhārāsivarārisainyamīśaprayukto mama chindhi chindhi |
cakṣūṁṣi carmañchatacandra chādaya dviṣāmaghonāṁ hara pāpacakṣuṣām || 26||

yanno bhayaṁ grahebhyo'bhūtketubhyo nṛbhya eva ca |
sarīsṛpebhyo daṁṣṭribhyo bhūtebhyoṁ'hobhya vā || 27 ||

sarvāṇyetāni bhagavannāmarūpāstrakīrtanāt |
prayāntu saṁkṣayaṁ sadyo ye naḥ śreyaḥpratīpakāḥ || 28||

garuḍo bhagavān stotrastobhaśchandomayaḥ prabhuḥ |
rakṣatvaśeṣakṛcchrebhyo viṣvaksenaḥ svanāmabhiḥ || 29 ||

sarvāpadbhyo harernāmarūpayānāyudhāni naḥ |
buddhīndriyamanaḥprāṇānpāntu pārṣadabhūṣaṇāḥ || 30||

yathā hi bhagavāneva vastutaḥ sadasacca yat |
satyenānena naḥ sarve yāntu nāśamupadravāḥ || 31||

yathaikātmyānubhāvānāṁ vikalparahitaḥ svayam |
bhūṣaṇāyudhaliṅgākhyā dhatte śaktīḥ svamāyayā || 32||

tenaiva satyamānena sarvajño bhagavān hariḥ |
pātu sarvaiḥ svarūpairnaḥ sadā sarvatra sarvagaḥ || 33||

vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvamadhaḥ samantādantarbahirbhagavānnārasiṁhaḥ |
prahāpayaṁlokabhayaṁ svanena svatejasā grastasamastatejāḥ || 34||

maghavannidamākhyātaṁ varma nārāyaṇātmakam |
vijeṣyasyañjasā yena daṁśito'surayūthapān || 35||

etaddhārayamāṇastu yaṁ yaṁ paśyati cakṣuṣā |
padā vā saṁspṛśetsadyaḥ sādhvasātsa vimucyate || 36||

na kutaścidbhayaṁ tasya vidyāṁ dhārayato bhavet |
rājadasyugrahādibhyo vyāghrādibhyaśca karhicit || 37||

imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścitkauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ |
yogadhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ jahau sa marudhanvani || 38||

tasyopari vimānena gandharvapatirekadā |
yayau citrarathaḥ strībhirvṛto yatra dvijakṣayaḥ || 39 ||

gaganānnyapatatsadyaḥ savimāno hyavākśirāḥ |
sa vālakhilyavacanādasthīnyādāya vismitaḥ |
prāsya prācīsarasvatyāṁ snātvā dhāma svamanvagāt || 40||

śrīśuka uvāca |
ya idaṁ śṛṇuyātkāle yo dhārayati cādṛtaḥ |
taṁ namasyanti bhūtāni mucyate sarvato bhayāt || 41||

etāṁ vidyāmadhigato viśvarūpācchatakratuḥ |
trailokyalakṣmīṁ bubhuje vinirjitya mṛdhe'surān || 42||

|| iti śrīmadbhāgavatamahāpurāṇe pāramahaṁsyāṁ saṁhitāyāṁ
ṣaṣṭhaskandhe nārāyaṇavarmakathanaṁ nāmāṣṭamo'dhyāyaḥ ||


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{.. नारायण कवचं .. from para 12)
ॐ हरिर्विदध्यान्मम सर्वरक्षां न्यस्ताङ्घ्रिपद्मः पतगॆन्द्रपृष्ठॆ .
दरारिचर्मासिगदॆषुचाप पाशान्दधानॊऽष्टगुणॊऽष्टबाहुः .. १२..

जलॆषु मां रक्षतु मत्स्यमूर्तिर्यादॊगणॆभ्यॊ वरुणस्य पाशात्‌ .
स्थलॆषु मायावटुवामनॊऽव्यात् त्रिविक्रमः खॆऽवतु विश्वरूपः .. १३..

दुर्गॆष्वटव्याजिमुखादिषु प्रभुः पायान्नृसिंहॊऽसुरयूथपारिः .
विमुञ्चतॊ यस्य महाट्टहासं दिशॊ विनॆदुर्न्यपतंश्च गर्भाः .. १४..

रक्षत्वसौ माध्वनि यज्ञकल्पः स्वदंष्ट्रयॊन्नीतधरॊ वराहः .
रामॊऽद्रिकूटॆष्वथ विप्रवासॆ सलक्ष्मणॊऽव्याद्भरताग्रजॊऽस्मान् .. १५..

मामुग्रधर्मादखिलात्प्रमादान्नारायणः पातु नरश्च हासात्‌ .
दत्तस्त्वयॊगादथ यॊगनाथः पायाद्गुणॆशः कपिलः कर्मबन्धात्‌ .. १६..

सनत्कुमारॊऽवतु कामदॆवाद्धयशीर्षा मां पथि दॆवहॆलनात्‌ .
दॆवर्षिवर्यः पुरुषार्चनान्तरात् कूर्मॊ हरिर्मां निरयादशॆषात् .. १७..

धन्वन्तरिर्भगवान्पात्वपथ्याद्द्वन्द्वाद्भयादृषभॊ निर्जितात्मा .
यज्ञश्च लॊकादवताञ्जनान्ताद्बलॊ गणात्क्रॊधवशादहीन्द्रः .. १८..

द्वैपायनॊ भगवानप्रबॊधाद्बुद्धस्तु पाखण्डगणप्रमादात्‌ .
कल्किः कलॆः कालमलात्प्रपातु धर्मावनायॊरुकृतावतारः .. १९..

मां कॆशवॊ गदया प्रातरव्याद्गॊविन्द आसङ्गवमात्तवॆणुः .
नारायणः प्राह्ण उदात्तशक्तिर्मध्यन्दिनॆ विष्णुररीन्द्रपाणिः .. २०..

दॆवॊऽपराह्णॆ मधुहॊग्रधन्वा सायं त्रिधामावतु माधवॊ माम्‌ .
दॊषॆ हृषीकॆश उतार्धरात्रॆ निशीथ ऎकॊऽवतु पद्मनाभः .. २१..

श्रीवत्सधामापररात्र ईशः प्रत्युष ईशॊऽसिधरॊ जनार्दनः .
दामॊदरॊऽव्यादनुसन्ध्यं प्रभातॆ विश्वॆश्वरॊ भगवान् कालमूर्तिः .. २२..

चक्रं युगान्तानलतिग्मनॆमि भ्रमत्समन्ताद्भगवत्प्रयुक्तम्‌ .
दन्दग्धि दन्दग्ध्यरिसैन्यमाशु कक्षं यथा वातसखॊ हुताशः .. २३..

गदॆऽशनिस्पर्शनविस्फुलिङ्गॆ निष्पिण्ढि निष्पिण्ढ्यजितप्रियासि .
कूष्माण्डवैनायकयक्षरक्षॊभूतग्रहांश्चूर्णय चूर्णयारीन्‌ .. २४..

त्वं यातुधानप्रमथप्रॆतमातृपिशाचविप्रग्रहघॊरदृष्टीन्‌ .
दरॆन्द्र विद्रावय कृष्णपूरितॊ भीमस्वनॊऽरॆहृ.र्दयानि कम्पयन्‌ .. २५..

त्वं तिग्मधारासिवरारिसैन्यमीशप्रयुक्तॊ मम छिन्धि छिन्धि .
चक्षूंषि चर्मञ्छतचन्द्र छादय द्विषामघॊनां हर पापचक्षुषाम्‌ .. २६..

यन्नॊ भयं ग्रहॆभ्यॊऽभूत्कॆतुभ्यॊ नृभ्य ऎव च .
सरीसृपॆभ्यॊ दंष्ट्रिभ्यॊ भूतॆभ्यॊंऽहॊभ्य वा .. २७ ..

सर्वाण्यॆतानि भगवन्नामरूपास्त्रकीर्तनात्‌ .
प्रयान्तु संक्षयं सद्यॊ यॆ नः श्रॆयःप्रतीपकाः .. २८..

गरुडॊ भगवान् स्तॊत्रस्तॊभश्छन्दॊमयः प्रभुः .
रक्षत्वशॆषकृच्छ्रॆभ्यॊ विष्वक्सॆनः स्वनामभिः .. २९ ..

सर्वापद्भ्यॊ हरॆर्नामरूपयानायुधानि नः .
बुद्धीन्द्रियमनःप्राणान्पान्तु पार्षदभूषणाः .. ३०..

यथा हि भगवानॆव वस्तुतः सदसच्च यत्‌ .
सत्यॆनानॆन नः सर्वॆ यान्तु नाशमुपद्रवाः .. ३१..

यथैकात्म्यानुभावानां विकल्परहितः स्वयम्‌ .
भूषणायुधलिङ्गाख्या धत्तॆ शक्तीः स्वमायया .. ३२..

तॆनैव सत्यमानॆन सर्वज्ञॊ भगवान्‌ हरिः .
पातु सर्वैः स्वरूपैर्नः सदा सर्वत्र सर्वगः .. ३३..

विदिक्षु दिक्षूर्ध्वमधः समन्तादन्तर्बहिर्भगवान्नारसिंहः .
प्रहापयंॅलॊकभयं स्वनॆन स्वतॆजसा ग्रस्तसमस्ततॆजाः .. ३४..

मघवन्निदमाख्यातं वर्म नारायणात्मकम्‌ .
विजॆष्यस्यञ्जसा यॆन दंशितॊऽसुरयूथपान्‌ .. ३५..

ऎतद्धारयमाणस्तु यं यं पश्यति चक्षुषा .
पदा वा संस्पृशॆत्सद्यः साध्वसात्स विमुच्यतॆ .. ३६..

न कुतश्चिद्भयं तस्य विद्यां धारयतॊ भवॆत्‌ .
राजदस्युग्रहादिभ्यॊ व्याघ्रादिभ्यश्च कर्हिचित्‌ .. ३७..

इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिकॊ धारयन् द्विजः .
यॊगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि .. ३८..

तस्यॊपरि विमानॆन गन्धर्वपतिरॆकदा .
ययौ चित्ररथः स्त्रीभिर्वृतॊ यत्र द्विजक्षयः || ३९ ||

गगनान्न्यपतत्सद्यः सविमानॊ ह्यवाक्शिराः .
स वालखिल्यवचनादस्थीन्यादाय विस्मितः .
प्रास्य प्राचीसरस्वत्यां स्नात्वा धाम स्वमन्वगात्‌ .. ४०..

श्रीशुक उवाच .
य इदं शृणुयात्कालॆ यॊ धारयति चादृतः .
तं नमस्यन्ति भूतानि मुच्यतॆ सर्वतॊ भयात्‌ .. ४१..

ऎतां विद्यामधिगतॊ विश्वरूपाच्छतक्रतुः .
त्रैलॊक्यलक्ष्मीं बुभुजॆ विनिर्जित्य मृधॆऽसुरान् .. ४२..

.. इति श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणॆ पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
षष्ठस्कन्धॆ नारायणवर्मकथनं नामाष्टमॊऽध्यायः ..

Indian Tithi Pravesha for Sino-Indian_War

|| Om Gurave Namah ||
Dear Jyotishas,
I was just trying to analyze the Tithi pravesha for Sino-Indian war Oct 10 to Nov 21 of 1962. In this war India was defeated by China.
The Tithi pravesha charts is pasted below. The hora lord for the year is Moon.
Note the following, which clearly indicates a bad period for India.
1) Moon is 8th lord in exchange with 8th house and 7th house.
2) Moon is the only Graha in Kendra to Sagittarius Lagna.
3) Moon in Papakartari between Mars and Sun-Rahu combination.
4) The 2nd and 8th house from Moon and Lagna have malefics, forming Kemdruma Yoga. (Note the Navamsa 2nd and 8th house also has malefics)
5) All Kendra lords in Dustana. (Jupiter in 3rd in marakaaraka staana and mercury in 8th)
6) All Trikona lords in afflicted.

There is basically every possible affliction to the chart.

The whole war happened in Venus dasa, Venus is the 6th lord and on A6 and the Enemy was totally victorious by Sun dasa.
Sun is A6 lord and also dispositing the 6th lord (Assume A6 to be enemies lagna) The dasa of Lagna gives victory over enemies (Here for A6).

Additionally for those interested in Rudramsa, Venus is in debility in D11, in Maraka. See The parivartana between mercury and Venus.

Warm Regards,
Sanjay P

Dwadasa(Twelve) forms of Ganesha

|| Om Gurave Namah ||

Dear Jyotishas,

The 12 forms of Ganesha are prescribed for good education and removal of all obstacles. The 12 forms are each for 12 rashis of zodiacs. These 12 Ganesha names are given by Narada Muni. You can read about it further from Pt. Sanjay Rath's websites at,
http://srath.com/index.php?blog=5&title=sri_ganesha_yantra&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

I was further reading about Mudgala Purana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudgala_Purana), Mudgala Purana mentions about eight forms of Ganesha

1. Vakratunda (Vakratuṇḍa) ("twisting trunk"), first in the series, represents the absolute as the aggregate of all bodies, an embodiment of the form of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Matsaryāsura (envy, jealousy). His mount (vāhana) is a lion.
2. Ekadanta ("single tusk") represents the aggregate of all individual souls, an embodiment of the essential nature of Brahman. the purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Madāsura (arrogance, conceit). His mount is a mouse.
3. Mahodara ("big belly") is a synthesis of both Vakratuṇḍa and Ekadanta. It is the absolute as it enters into the creative process. It is an embodiment of the wisdom of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Mohāsura (delusion, confusion). His mount is a mouse.
4. Gajavaktra (or Gajānana) ("elephant face") is a counterpart to Mahodara. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Lobhāsura (greed). His mount is a mouse.
5. Lambodara ("pendulous belly") is the first of four incarnations that correspond to the stage where the Purāṇic gods are created. Lambodara corresponds to Śakti, the pure power of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Krodhāsura (anger). His mount is a mouse.
6. Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen") corresponds to Sūrya. He is an embodiment of the illuminating nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Kāmāsura (lust). His mount is a peacock.
7. Vighnaraja (Vighnarāja) ("king of obstacles"), corresponds to Viṣṇu. He is an embodiment of the preserving nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Mamāsura (possessiveness). His mount is the celestial serpent Śeṣa.
8. Dhumravarna (Dhūmravarṇa) ("grey color") corresponds to Śiva. He is an embodiment of the destructive nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Abhimanāsura (pride, attachment). His mount is a horse.

Ganesha Purana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha_Purana further mentions about four more forms,

These four are not the same as the eight incarnations of Ganesha that are described in the Mudgala Purana.

• Mahotkata Vinayaka (Mahotkaţa Vināyaka), who has ten arms and a red complexion. Different sources list his mount (vāhana) as either an elephant or lion. He was born to Kashyapa (Kaśyapa) and Aditi in the Krita yuga. The name Kāśyapaḥ (descendant of Kaśyapa) for Ganesha refers to this incarnation.^[13] This incarnation killed the demon brothers Narantaka (Narāntaka) and Devantaka (Devāntaka), as well as the demon Dhumraksha (Dhūṃrākşa).
• Mayuresvara (Mayūreśvara), who has six arms and a white complexion. His mount is a peacock. He was born to Shiva and Parvati in the Treta yuga. He incarnates for the purpose of killing the demon Sindhu. At the end of this incarnation he gives his peacock mount to his younger brother Skanda, with whom the peacock mount is generally associated.
• Gajanana (Gajānana), who has four arms and was born with a red complexion. He has a mouse as his mount. He is born to Shiva and Parvati in the Dvapara yuga. He incarnates for the purpose of killing the demon Sindura (Sindūra), who was so-named due to his reddish-pink complexion (see: Sindoor). It is during this incarnation that Ganesha gives the discourse known as the Ganesha Gita to King Varenya.
• Dhumraketu (Dhūmraketu) is grey in colour, like ash or smoke (dhūmra). He has either two or four arms.^[14] He has a blue horse as his mount. He will come to end the decline of the Kali yuga. During this incarnation he kills numerous demons. Grimes notes that there is a parallel between this incarnation of Ganesha and the tenth and final incarnation of Vishnu, where he will ride upon the white horse Kalki.^[15]

This made me to map the above 8+4 names to the 12 forms given by Narada Muni,

Vakratunda	MP1	Vakratunda (Vakratuṇḍa) ("twisting trunk"), first in the series, represents the absolute as the aggregate of all bodies, an embodiment of the form of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Matsaryāsura (envy, jealousy). His mount (vāhana) is a lion.
Ekdanta	MP2	Ekadanta ("single tusk") represents the aggregate of all individual souls, an embodiment of the essential nature of Brahman. the purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Madāsura (arrogance, conceit). His mount is a mouse.
KrishnaPingaksha	GP*	Mahotkata Vinayaka (Mahotkaţa Vināyaka), who has ten arms and a red complexion. Different sources list his mount (vāhana) as either an elephant or lion. He was born to Kashyapa (Kaśyapa) and Aditi in the Krita yuga. The name Kāśyapaḥ (descendant of Kaśyapa) for Ganesha refers to this incarnation.[13] This incarnation killed the demon brothers Narantaka (Narāntaka) and Devantaka (Devāntaka), as well as the demon Dhumraksha (Dhūṃrākşa).
Gajavakra	MP4	Gajavaktra (or Gajānana) ("elephant face") is a counterpart to Mahodara. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Lobhāsura (greed). His mount is a mouse.
lambodara	MP5	Lambodara ("pendulous belly") is the first of four incarnations that correspond to the stage where the Purāṇic gods are created. Lambodara corresponds to Śakti, the pure power of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Krodhāsura (anger). His mount is a mouse.
Vikata	MP6	Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen") corresponds to Sūrya. He is an embodiment of the illuminating nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Kāmāsura (lust). His mount is a peacock.
Vighnaraja	MP7	Vighnaraja (Vighnarāja) ("king of obstacles"), corresponds to Viṣṇu. He is an embodiment of the preserving nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Mamāsura (possessiveness). His mount is the celestial serpent Śeṣa.
dhumravarna	MP8	Dhumravarna (Dhūmravarṇa) ("grey color") corresponds to Śiva. He is an embodiment of the destructive nature of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Abhimanāsura (pride, attachment). His mount is a horse.
bala-chandra	GP	Mayuresvara (Mayūreśvara), who has six arms and a white complexion. His mount is a peacock. He was born to Shiva and Parvati in the Treta yuga. He incarnates for the purpose of killing the demon Sindhu. At the end of this incarnation he gives his peacock mount to his younger brother Skanda, with whom the peacock mount is generally associated.
vinayaka	GP*	Dhumraketu (Dhūmraketu) is grey in colour, like ash or smoke (dhūmra). He has either two or four arms.[14] He has a blue horse as his mount. He will come to end the decline of the Kali yuga. During this incarnation he kills numerous demons. Grimes notes that there is a parallel between this incarnation of Ganesha and the tenth and final incarnation of Vishnu, where he will ride upon the white horse Kalki.[15]
gajapati	MP2*	Mahodara ("big belly") is a synthesis of both Vakratuṇḍa and Ekadanta. It is the absolute as it enters into the creative process. It is an embodiment of the wisdom of Brahman. The purpose of this incarnation is to overcome the demon Mohāsura (delusion, confusion). His mount is a mouse.
gajanana	GP	Gajanana (Gajānana), who has four arms and was born with a red complexion. He has a mouse as his mount. He is born to Shiva and Parvati in the Dvapara yuga. He incarnates for the purpose of killing the demon Sindura (Sindūra), who was so-named due to his reddish-pink complexion (see: Sindoor). It is during this incarnation that Ganesha gives the discourse known as the Ganesha Gita to King Varenya.

Some of the mapping I am doubtful hence, I have put "*" make near the reference GP is Ganesha Purana and MP is Mudgala Purana.


Please feel free to give your opinions.

Warm Regards
Sanjay P

From : http://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_1_index.html

श्रीगणेशाय नमः।
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |

नारद उवाच।
nārada uvāca |

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं गौरीपुत्रं विनायकम्‌।
भक्‍तावासं स्मरेनित्यं आयुःकामार्थसिद्धये॥ १॥
praṇamya śirasā devaṁ gaurīputraṁ vināyakam |
bhaktāvāsaṁ smarenityaṁ āyuḥkāmārthasiddhaye || 1||

प्रथमं वक्रतुण्डं च एकदन्तं द्वितीयकम्‌।
तृतीयं कृष्णपिङ्गाक्शं गजवक्‍त्रं चतुर्थकम्‌॥ २॥
prathamaṁ vakratuṇḍaṁ ca ekadantaṁ dvitīyakam |
tṛtīyaṁ kṛṣṇapiṅgākśaṁ gajavaktraṁ caturthakam || 2||

लम्बोदरं पञ्‍चमं च षष्ठं विकटमेव च।
सप्‍तमं विघ्‍नराजेन्द्रं धूम्रवर्णं तथाष्टमम्‌॥ ३॥
lambodaraṁ pañcamaṁ ca ṣaṣṭhaṁ vikaṭameva ca |
saptamaṁ vighnarājendraṁ dhūmravarṇaṁ tathāṣṭamam || 3||

नवमं भालचन्द्रं च दशमं तु विनायकम्‌।
एकादशं गणपतिं द्वादशं तु गजाननम्‌॥ ४॥
navamaṁ bhālacandraṁ ca daśamaṁ tu vināyakam |
ekādaśaṁ gaṇapatiṁ dvādaśaṁ tu gajānanam || 4||

द्वादशैतानि नामानि त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः।
न च विघ्‍नभयं तस्य सर्वसिद्धिकरः प्रभुः॥ ५॥
dvādaśaitāni nāmāni trisaṁdhyaṁ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ |
na ca vighnabhayaṁ tasya sarvasiddhikaraḥ prabhuḥ || 5||

विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां धनार्थी लभते धनम्‌।
पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्मोक्शार्थी लभते गतिम्‌॥ ६॥
vidyārthī labhate vidyāṁ dhanārthī labhate dhanam |
putrārthī labhate putrānmokśārthī labhate gatim || 6||

जपेद्गणपतिस्तोत्रं षड्‌भिर्मासैः फलं लभेत्‌।
संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः॥ ७॥
japedgaṇapatistotraṁ ṣaḍbhirmāsaiḥ phalaṁ labhet |
saṁvatsareṇa siddhiṁ ca labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ || 7||

अष्टेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च लिखित्वा यः समर्पयेत्‌।
तस्य विद्या भवेत्सर्वा गणेशस्य प्रसादतः॥ ८॥
aṣṭebhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca likhitvā yaḥ samarpayet |
tasya vidyā bhavetsarvā gaṇeśasya prasādataḥ || 8||

इति श्रीनारदपुराणे संकटनाशनं गणेशस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम्‌॥

iti śrīnāradapurāṇe saṁkaṭanāśanaṁ gaṇeśastotraṁ saṁpūrṇam||



Salutations to Lord Ganesha.
said

him continuously worship in his mind the son of Gauri, Vinaayaka
the refuge of his devotees, for attainment of longevity, desires and wealth

as the one with the twisted trunk;as the one with the single tusk.as the one with dark brown eyes;as the one with the elephant's mouth.as the one with the belly like a pot; as the grotesque one.as the king of obstacles;as the smoke-colored one.as the moon-crested one;as the remover of obstacles.as the lord of all,as the elephant-faced one.

repeats these twelve names at dawn, noon and sunset,
there is no fear of failure, nay, constant fortune.
He who desires wisdom, obtains wisdom; he who desires wealth, obtains wealth.
He who desires sons, obtains sons; he who desires liberation attains liberation.
Whoever chants this hymn to ganapati reaches him in six months,
and in one year he reaches perfection, there is no doubt about this.
Whoever makes copies of this and distributes them to eight Brahmana,
he reaches wisdom immediately, due to the grace of Ganesha.

Vedanga Jyotisham

|| Om Gurave Namah ||

Dear Jyotishas,

I was just reading the Vedanga Jyotisham of Lagadha translated by Dr. Suresh Chandra Mishra. I would recommend this book to any one interested in Vedanga Jyotish.The basics of Panchaga comes from Vedanga Jyotish.

Somakara is the one of earliest known commentator of Vedanga Jyotish, In more recent time another well known commentator is Balgangadar Lokmanya Tilak.

For those who are interested in reading/Researching on Vedanga Jyotish (of Lagadha), below are some good links,

There are two Vedanga Jyotish text available in Veda's, One in Rig Veda and another in Yajur Veda. Both are from Lagadha.

"There are in all 36 Verses in RVJ (Rig, Rik or Arch Veda Jyotish) and 43 in YVJ (Yajur Veda JYotish) out of which 19 verses have the same meaning. We have 6 verses in RVJ which are not included in YVJ."

Warm Regards
Sanjay P


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Books:
1) Vedanga Jyotisham by Dr. Suresh Chandra Mishra.
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Vedanga+Jyotish+by+Dr.+Suresh+Chandra+Mishra

2) Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa of Lagadha in Its R̥k and Yajus Recensions By Lagadha,
T. S.Kuppanna Sastry, K.Venkateswara Sarma
Link : http://books.google.co.in/books?id=K84MAAAAIAAJ

3)Vedā̄ṅgajyotiṣam: Yajurvedināṃ paramparayā''gatam vistr̥tasaṃskr̥tabhūmikayā
On Vedic astrology and astronomy; critical edited text with Hindi and Sanskrit commentaries.
By Lagadha, Ācārya-Śivarāja Kauṇḍinnyāyana, SammodavardhanaKauṇḍinnyāyana, Somākara

http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SDmSGwAACAAJ

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Articles:
1) Title:The distinctive features of Rik-Jyotisha
Authors:Holay, P. V.
Publication:Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India, vol. 26, p.51 (BASI Homepage)
Publication Date:00/1998
Origin:ADS
Bibliographic Code:1998BASI...26...51H
Link : http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998BASI...26...51H
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1998BASI...26...51H&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf

2) Vedanga Jyotisha and Vedic Calendar
By Pramodavardhana Kaundinnyayana
Link: http://jyotishmagazine.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=70
Yajusha Vedanga Jyotisha consists of 44 stanzas. Eastern and western scholars suppose that the treatise was written some 3400 years ago. The treatise was in vogue in Vedic tradition until recently. But some astronomers are ill informed that Vedanga Jyotish is primitive and unscientific. But the fact is just the opposite. In Vedic tradition, Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha is the most ancient scripture for the determination of 'Kala' (time). A few commentaries are now available on it. One of them written by Somakara is known to be quite ancient. Shankar Balakrishna Dikshit said that Somakara's Bhasya was not mentioned in any other works in Sanskrit lierature4. But it was mentioned in Vishnubhatta's Purusharthachintamani. In the modern age different scholars have tried to analyse the Vedanga Jyotisha. A. Weber, G. Thibout, Janardan Balaji Modak, Shankar Balakrishna Dikshit, Chhotelal Barhaspatya, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, R. Shamashastri and others
presented their notes on Vedanga Jyotisha. Very recently H. M. Yajnik and T.S.K. Shastri are also known to have edited the Vedanga Jyotisha.

Panchanga Karana

|| Om Gurave Namah ||
Dear Readers,

Today, I tried to get my Land Title from the Tamilnadu Registration dept, I am running around to get my title for many weeks. This week they again said that it would take another week (since last one month) to get the papers. I tried to look up at the karana today, It was Vishti Karana !, No wonder my task failed (One more reason for them to :)).

Let me give you synopsis of 11 (7+4) karanas (Pasted Below). I usually try to do my land related activities on tuesdays (It's my 4th lord for simha lagna). But Today I had the tuesday fell on a bad karana and Also the Nakshatra was Rohini which is my Janma Nakshatra (I am Rohini born). Normally it's not advised to do auspicious activities on odd nakshatras from you birth nakshatra.

If your have a native born on Vishti (Bhadra) Karana look at the houses lorded by Saturn (Saturn is the ruler of this Karana). You may find that the house significance ruled by Aquarius and Capricorn would be delay or damaged, This can mostly happen due to profession also.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra gives remedies for natives born on Bhadra (Vishti) Karana. If the Vishti karana is damaging the longevity the do Mrityunjaya Japam. Since Mercury is the general kaaraka for all profession and work, It's best do Vishnu Japam, A simple "Om Vishnave Namah" can be recited 108 times regularly.

As with all yogas, This nitya yoga, also has some caveats. Depending on the moon position the Birth or muhurtha on Vishti (Bhadra) Karana can have some good results too. Bhadra's position is reckoned based on the position of the moon.
If moon is in,
Mesha/Aries, Vrishaba/Taurus, Karka/Cancer, Makar/Capricorn : Then Bhadra is in Heavens. Auspicious Results

In Mithuna/Gemini, Kanya/Virgo, Tula/Libra, Dhanush/Saggittarius : Then Bhadra is in Nether Worlds, Acquisition of Wealth.

In Simha/Leo, Vrishchik/Scorpio, Kumbha/Aquarius, Meena/Pisces : Then Bhadra is in on Earth. Results Utter Ruination

Names	Alternate Names	Yoni	Diety (Bharadhvaaja)	Diety (Varahamihira)	Nakshtra Correspondence	Work	Nature	Graha Ruler
Bava		Lion	Vishnu	Indra	Jyeshta	Brahmins		Sun
Baalava		Tiger	Prajapati	Brahma	Rohini			Moon
Kaulava		Boar	Moon	Mitra	Anuradha			Mars
Taitila		Donkey	Jupiter	Aryama	U. Phalguni	Politics/Courts/Ornaments		Mercury
Gara	Garaja	Elephant	Vasus	Bhu	Dhanishta?	Household/Agriculture		Jupiter
Vanik	Vanija	Cow	Manibhadra	Shri	Shravana	Trade/Commerce		Venus
Vishti	Bhadra	Dog	Yama	Yama	Bharani		Extremely Malefic Avoid it!	Saturn
Shakuni		Dog		Kali	Ashlesha			Lagna
Chatushpaat		Bull		Vrishna	Rohini	Cruel,Forcible,Hateful		4th lord
Naaga		Serpent		Phani	Ashlesha			7th Lord
Kimstughna		Cock		Maaruta	Swati			10th Lord
Reference:Fundamentals of Astrology By M. Ramakrishna Bhat