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The Puja of Brahman (As described in the Mahanirvana Tantra)

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Introduction
Described below is the worship of Brahman (not to be confused with God Brahma) as discussed in the
Mahanirvana Tantra.

Mantra, Stotra and Kavacha

Brahman or para-brahma is the supreme all-pervading unmanifest Divine essence of the Universe.
Being one with Brahman is the ultimate aim of all philosophical schools like Yoga or Advaita Vedanta
or Kashmiri Trika.

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People generally worship a concrete Godly manifestation of Brahman like Vishnu, Shiva or Devi, as it
is exteremly difficult to visualize or conceptualize something that is abstract and beyond senses
(nirguNa brahmaNa).

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Puja Rules
There are no rules except that the devotees be of pure disposition of mind and heart. Additionally this
is a pa~NchaopachAra pUjA. A pa~NchaopachAra pUjA is one with five offerings (physical or mental)
gandha or scent, puShpa or flower, dhUpa or incense stick, dIpa or lamp, naivaidya and food offered
to God).
1.It may be done always and in all places.
2.It is of no account whether the worshipper has or has not bathed, or whether he be fasting or have
taken food.
3.There are no caste restrictions everybody is welcome to perform the Puja.
4.Food offered to God can be eaten by anybody of any caste and at any time.
Puja Steps
Kara Nyasa
Touch two thumbs with index ngers:

Touch index ngers with the thumbs:

Touch middle ngers with thumbs:


Ring ngers with thumbs:

Li le ngers with thumbs:

Touch two hands together both front & back:

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Anga Nyasa
Touch heart with right hand and say:
Touch head with right hand and say:

Touch tu with right hand and say:

Place le hand on right shoulder and vice versa:

Right eye with index & le with middle nger of right hand:

Strike le palm with index & middle nger; slight sound:

Pranayama
Close the le nostril with the middle of the fourth nger, and then inhale through the right nostril,
meanwhile making japa of the Mula-mantra
eight mes.
Then, closing the right nostril with the thumb and shu ng also the mouth, make japa of the Mantra

thirty-two mes.
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A er that gently exhale the breath through the right nostril, doing japa of the Mantra

the while sixteen mes.

Close the right nostril with the middle of the fourth nger, and then inhale through the le nostril,
meanwhile making japa of the Mula-mantra
eight mes.
Then, closing the le nostril with the thumb and shu ng also the mouth, make japa of the Mantra

thirty-two mes.
A er that gently exhale the breath through the le nostril, doing japa of the Mantra

the while sixteen mes.

Brahma Dhyana
Directions: Form a mental picture of Para Brahman as described below. If there is flower, it should be
held in hand in Kurma Mudra. Else take water in palm in place of flower and hold it in Kurma Mudra.

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In the lotus of my heart I contemplate the Divine Intelligence, the Brahman without distinctions and
difference, Knowable by Hari, Hara, and Vidhi, whom Yogis approach in meditation; He Who destroys
the fear of birth and death, Who is Existence, Intelligence, the Root of all the three worlds.
Directions: Then put flower on head, identifying oneself with Brahman.
Upachara Offering
Now make symbolic offerings with eyes closed. Or alternately physical offering of water to a spot on
the ground.
Oer essence of earth as scent:
Oer universal ether as ower:

Oer essence of air as incense s ck:

Oer the luster of the universe as lamp:

Oer waters of the world as naivedya:

Japa
The worshipper should with reverence offer to the Supreme whatever be at hand, such as perfumes,
flowers, clothes, jewels, food, and drink and purify them with the following mantra:

The vessel in which these offerings are placed is Brahman, and so, too, is the gheeoffered therein.
Brahman is both the sacrificial Fire and he who makes the sacrifice, and to Brahman he will attain
whose mind is fixed on the Brahman by the performance of the rites which lead to Brahman.
Perform Japa.

(3/10/108 mes)

Brahman Prayer The Pancha Ratna Stotram of Brahman

Then recite the following Stotra,

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I bow to Thee, the eternal Refuge of all: I bow to Thee, the pure Intelligence manifested in the
universe. I bow to Thee Who in His essence is One and Who grants liberation. I bow to Thee, the
great, all-pervading attributeless One (59). Thou art the only Refuge and Object of adoration. The
whole universe is the appearance of Thee Who art its Cause. Thou alone art Creator, Preserver,
Destroyer of the world. Thou art the sole immutable Supreme, Who art neither this nor that (6o);
Dread of the dreadful, Terror of the terrible. Refuge of all beings, Purificator of all purificators. Thou
alone rulest the high-placed ones, Supreme over the supreme, Protector of the Protectors (61). O
Supreme Lord in Whom all things are, yet Unmanifest in all, Imperceptible by the senses, yet the very
truth. Incomprehensible, Imperishable, All-pervading hidden Essence. Lord and Light of the Universe!
save us from harm (62). On that One alone we meditate, that One alone we in mind worship, To that
One alone the Witness of the Universe we bow. Refuge we seek with the One Who is our sole Eternal
Support, The Self-existent Lord, the Vessel of safety in the ocean of being (63).
This is the five-jewelled hymn to the Supreme Soul.
Brahman Kavacha
Recite the following Kavacham.

The Rishi of this world-beneficent amulet is Sada-shiva; the verse is anushtup, its presiding Devata is
the Supreme Brahman, and the object of its use is the attainment of Dharmma, Artha, Kama, and
Moksha
May the Supreme Soul protect the head, May the Supreme Lord protect the heart, May the Protector
of the world protect the throat, May the All-pervading, All-seeing Lord protect the face (67), May the
Soul of the Universe protect my hands, May He Who is Intelligence itself protect the feet, May the
Eternal and Supreme Brahman protect my body in all its parts always (68).
Salutation to the Supreme Brahman

I bow to the Supreme Brahman. I bow to the Supreme Soul. I bow to Him Who is above all qualities. I
bow to the Ever-existent again and again (74).
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