Lord Shiva

śrī mahānyāsam - 6.1. mano jyotiḥ

(Sri Mahanayasa - 6.1. Mano Jyotih in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Samhita

Mano Jyotih is an integral part of the Sri Mahanayasa, a sacred text essential for the elaborate worship of Lord Shiva. Derived from the Taittiriya Samhita of the Yajur Veda, these Vedic verses invoke the light of the mind and the divine energy of Agni. The recitation serves as a process of internal purification and deification, where the devotee identifies their physical limbs with divine cosmic energies. Chanting these mantras facilitates spiritual alignment, mental clarity, and the preparation of the practitioner's body as a sanctified vessel for the worship of the Supreme Lord.

mano॒ jyoti̭ rjuṣatā॒-mājyaṃ॒-vi~cchi̭nnaṃ-ya~॒jñagṃ sami॒ma-nda̭dhātu |
yā i॒ṣṭā u॒ṣaso̭ ni॒mruca̭śca॒ tāssanda̭dhāmi ha॒viṣā̭ ghṛ॒tena̭ |
(guhyāya namaḥ) | 1 (tai. saṃ. 1.5.10.2)
abo᳚ddhya॒gni-ssa॒midhā॒ janā̭nā॒-mprati̭dhe॒nu-mi̭vāya॒tī mu॒ṣāsa᳚m |
ya॒hvā i̭va॒ prava॒yā-mu॒jjihā̭nāḥ॒ prabhā॒navaḥ̭ sisrate॒ nāka॒maccha̭ |
(nābhyai namaḥ) | 2 (tai. saṃ. 4.4.4.2)
a॒gni rmū॒rdhā di॒vaḥ ka॒kutpatiḥ̭ pṛthi॒vyā a॒yam |
a॒pāgṃ retāgṃ̭si jinvati | (hṛdayāya namaḥ) | 3 (tai. saṃ. 1.5.5.1)
mū॒rdhāna̭-ndi॒vo a̭ra॒ti-mpṛ̭thi॒vyā vai᳚śvāna॒ra-mṛ॒tāya̭ jā॒tama॒gnim |
ka॒vigṃ sa॒mrāja॒-mati̭thi॒-ñjanā̭nā-mā॒sannā pātra̭-ñjanayanta de॒vāḥ | (kaṇṭhāya namaḥ) | 4 (tai. saṃ. 1.4.13.1)
marmā̭ṇi te॒ varma̭bhiśchā-dayāmi॒ soma̭stvā॒ rājā॒-'mṛ̭te nā॒bhiva̭stām |
u॒ro rvarī̭yo॒ vari̭vaste astu॒ ja̭yanta॒-ntvā manṷmadantu de॒vāḥ |
(mukhāya namaḥ) | 5 (tai. saṃ. 4.6.4.5)
jā॒tavḙdā॒ yadi̭ vā pāva॒ko-'si̭ | vai॒śvā॒na॒ro yadi̭ vā vaidyu॒to-'si̭ |
śa-mpra॒jābhyo॒ yaja̭mānāya lo॒kam | ūrja॒-mpuṣṭi॒-ndada̭ da॒bhyāva̭ vṛthsva || (śirase namaḥ) || 6 (tai. brā. 3.10.5.1)

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