Mantra Pushpam

Mantra Pushpam is a sacred collection of Vedic mantras traditionally recited during Hindu worship and devotional rituals. It contains prayers for auspiciousness and peace, along with profound teachings concerning water, fire, air, the Sun, Moon, stars, rain, time, and the cosmic order.

The later portions contemplate the Supreme Brahman, the indwelling divine presence within all beings, Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Narayana, and Kubera. The mantras express prayers for spiritual awareness, prosperity, divine grace, and universal peace.

Mantra Pushpam is commonly recited toward the conclusion of worship and other traditional devotional ceremonies.

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No separate Dhyana Sloka is specified in the supplied text. Before beginning the recitation, one may meditate upon the Supreme Divine or one's chosen deity with devotion and concentration.

Bhadraṃ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ |

Bhadraṃ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ |

Sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāṃsastanūbhiḥ |

Vyaśema devahitaṃ yadāyuḥ ||

Svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ |

Svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ |

Svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ |

Svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ||

Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

First Āyatana Mantra

Yo'pāṃ puṣpaṃ veda |

Puṣpavān prajāvān paśumān bhavati |

Candramā vā apāṃ puṣpam |

Puṣpavān prajāvān paśumān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Second Āyatana Mantra

Agnirvā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yo'gner āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vā agner āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Third Āyatana Mantra

Vāyurvā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yo vāyor āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vai vāyor āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Fourth Āyatana Mantra

Asau vai tapann apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yo'muṣya tapata āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vā amuṣya tapata āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Fifth Āyatana Mantra

Candramā vā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yaś candramasa āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vai candramasa āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Sixth Āyatana Mantra

Nakṣatrāṇi vā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yo nakṣatrāṇām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vai nakṣatrāṇām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Seventh Āyatana Mantra

Parjanyo vā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yaḥ parjanyasyāyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vai parjanyasyāyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'pām āyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati ||

Eighth Āyatana Mantra

Saṃvatsaro vā apām āyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Yaḥ saṃvatsarasyāyatanaṃ veda |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Āpo vai saṃvatsarasyāyatanam |

Āyatanavān bhavati |

Ya evaṃ veda |

Yo'psu nāvaṃ pratiṣṭhitāṃ veda |

Praty eva tiṣṭhati ||

Kiṃ tad viṣṇor balam āhuḥ kā dīptiḥ kiṃ parāyaṇam |

Eko yad dhārayad devo rejatī rodasī ubhe ||

Vātād viṣṇor balam āhuḥ akṣarād dīptir ucyate |

Tripadād dhārayad devo yad viṣṇor ekam uttamam ||

Oṃ rājādhirājāya prasahyasāhine |

Namo vayaṃ vaiśravaṇāya kurmahe |

Sa me kāmān kāmakāmāya mahyam |

Kāmeśvaro vaiśravaṇo dadātu |

Kuberāya vaiśravaṇāya |

Mahārājāya namaḥ ||

Oṃ tad brahma |

Oṃ tad vāyuḥ |

Oṃ tad ātmā |

Oṃ tat satyam |

Oṃ tat sarvam |

Oṃ tat puroḥ namaḥ ||

Antaścarati bhūteṣu guhāyāṃ viśvamūrtiṣu |

Tvaṃ yajñas tvaṃ vaṣaṭkāras tvam indr as tvaṃ rudras tvaṃ viṣṇus tvaṃ brahma tvaṃ prajāpatiḥ |

Tvaṃ tad āpa āpo jyotī raso'mṛtaṃ brahma bhūr bhuvaḥ suvar om ||

Īśānaḥ sarvavidyānām īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānām |

Brahmādhipatir brahmaṇo'dhipatir brahmā śivo me astu sadāśivom ||

Tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padaṃ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ |

Divīva cakṣur ātatam ||

Tad viprāso vipanyavo jāgṛvāṃsaḥ samindhate |

Viṣṇor yat paramaṃ padam ||

Oṃ nārāyaṇāya vidmahe |

Vāsudevāya dhīmahi |

Tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt ||

Mahādevyai ca vidmahe |

Viṣṇupatnī ca dhīmahi |

Tanno lakṣmīḥ pracodayāt ||

Ākāśāt patitaṃ toyaṃ yathā gacchati sāgaram |

Sarvadevanamaskāraḥ keśavaṃ pratigacchati ||

Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ ॥

May there be peace in the individual, peace in the surroundings, and peace in the entire universe.

The opening section is a prayer to the divine powers for auspiciousness. The devotee asks to hear what is good, see what is auspicious, remain physically strong, and live out the allotted span of life in harmony with divine purpose.

The Apām Puṣpam section contemplates water as a fundamental support of existence. It connects water with the Moon, Fire, Air, the Sun, stars, rain, and the year, presenting these elements and cosmic forces as interconnected aspects of creation.

The repeated expression "Yo'pām Āyatanam Veda" conveys the idea of knowing the support or foundation of the waters. Such knowledge is described as bringing stability and fullness.

The Kubera section invokes Vaiśravaṇa, Kubera, the great king, seeking the fulfillment of righteous desires and divine prosperity.

The following mantras turn toward the Supreme Reality:

• Brahman is identified as the ultimate reality.
• The Divine is contemplated as Vāyu, Ātman, and Satya.
• The Supreme presence is described as dwelling within all beings.
• The Divine is praised through the forms of Yajña, Indra, Rudra, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Prajāpati.
• Śiva is invoked as the Lord of all knowledge and all beings.
• Viṣṇu's supreme abode is contemplated as the eternal spiritual goal seen by the enlightened.
• The final section invokes Lord Nārāyaṇa through the Nārāyaṇa Gāyatrī, praying for divine guidance and illumination.

The entire recitation concludes with the sacred invocation of peace: Oṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ.

• Take a bath and maintain personal cleanliness before chanting.
• Recite the mantras in a clean and peaceful place.
• Mantra Pushpam is traditionally recited toward the conclusion of worship.
• It may be recited after offering worship, naivedya, or ārati.
• Vedic mantras should ideally be learned from a qualified teacher to preserve proper pronunciation and recitation.
• Morning or evening worship are suitable times for devotional recitation.
• Maintain concentration and devotion while chanting.
• Avoid casually altering the traditional wording or pronunciation of Vedic mantras.

The supplied text does not contain a separate section explicitly titled as a Phalasruti describing specific benefits. However, the mantras themselves contain prayers for auspiciousness, well-being, stability, prosperity, divine knowledge, spiritual awareness, and peace.

The opening prayer seeks auspicious hearing, auspicious vision, strength, and a life lived in harmony with divine purpose. The concluding Śānti Mantra invokes peace at the end of the recitation.

The supplied text does not specify a particular author for Mantra Pushpam. Therefore, no individual author is attributed here.