Lord Shiva

śrī mahānyāsam - 7.8. aṣṭāṅga praṇāmaḥ

(Ashtanga Pranamah in English (IAST))

From Taittiriya Samhita

The Ashtanga Pranamah is a profound devotional segment within the Sri Mahanyasam, derived from the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krishna Yajurveda. It involves performing prostration using eight limbs of the body, symbolizing the complete surrender of the ego to Lord Shiva. By invoking the Hiranyagarbha mantras, the practitioner seeks divine grace and spiritual purification. Chanting these verses helps in aligning the physical body and mental consciousness with the cosmic order, fostering humility, divine connection, and the removal of accumulated sins, ultimately leading the seeker toward inner liberation and profound meditative stability.

hi॒ra॒ṇya॒ga॒rbha-ssama̭varta॒-tāgrḙ bhū॒tasya̭ jā॒taḥ pati॒reka̭ āsīt |
sadā̭dhāra pṛthi॒vī-ndyāmu॒temā-ṅkasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema ||
urasā namaḥ || 1
(tai. saṃ. 4.1.8.3)
yaḥ prā̭ṇa॒to ni̭miṣa॒to ma̭hi॒tvaika॒ idrājā॒ jaga̭to ba॒bhūva̭ |
ya īśḙ a॒sya dvi॒pada॒-ścatṷṣpadaḥ॒ kasmai̭ de॒vāya̭ ha॒viṣā̭ vidhema ||
śirasā namaḥ || 2
(tai. saṃ. 4.1.8.4)
brahma̭jajñā॒na-mpra̭tha॒ma-mpu॒rastā॒-dvisī̭ma॒ta-ssu॒ruco̭ ve॒na ā̭vaḥ |
sa bu॒dhniyā̭ upa॒mā a̭sya vi॒ṣṭhā-ssa॒taśca॒ yoni॒ma-sa̭taśca॒ vivaḥ̭ | (
dṛṣyā namaḥ | 3 (tai. saṃ. 4.2.8.2.)
ma॒hī dyauḥ pṛ̭thi॒vī ca̭ na i॒maṃ-ya~॒jña-mmi̭mikṣatām |
pi॒pṛ॒tānno॒ bharī̭mabhiḥ |
manasā namaḥ || 4
(tai. saṃ. 3.3.10.2)
upa̭śvāsaya pṛthi॒vī-mu॒ta dyā-mpṷru॒trā tḙ manutāṃ॒-vi~ṣṭhi̭ta॒-ñjaga̭t |
sa dṷndubhe sa॒jūrindrḙṇa de॒vai-rdū॒rāddavī̭yo॒ apa̭sedha॒ śatrūṋ |
vacasā namaḥ || 5
(tai. saṃ. 4.6.6.6)
agne॒ naya̭ su॒pathā̭ rā॒ye a॒smān viśvā̭ni deva va॒yunā̭ni vi॒dvān |
yu॒yo॒ddhya̭sma-jjṷhurā॒ṇa-meno॒ bhūyi̭ṣṭhānte॒ nama̭ uktiṃ-vi~dhema ||
padhbhyā-nnamaḥ || 6
(tai. saṃ. 1.1.14.3)
yā tḙ agne॒ rudri̭yā ta॒nūstayā̭ naḥ pāhi॒ tasyā᳚ste॒ svāhā᳚ |
yā tḙ agne-'yāśa॒yā ra̭jāśa॒yā ha̭rāśa॒yā ta॒nūrvar​ṣi̭ṣṭhā gahvare॒ṣṭhograṃ-va~co॒ apā̭vadhī-ntve॒ṣaṃ-va~co॒ apā̭vadhī॒gṃ॒ svāhā᳚ ||
karābhyā-nnamaḥ || 7
(tai. saṃ. 1.2.11.2)
i॒maṃ-ya~̭maprasta॒ramāhi sīdāṅgi̭robhiḥ pi॒tṛbhiḥ̭ saṃ​vi~dā॒naḥ |
ātvā॒ mantrāḥ̭ kaviśa॒stā va̭hantve॒nā rā̭jan ha॒viṣā̭ mādayasva ||
karṇābhyā-nnamaḥ || 8
(tai. saṃ. 2.6.12.6)
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā mana̭sā vacasā ta॒thā |
padbhyā-ṅkarābhyā-ṅkarṇābhyā-mpraṇāmo-'ṣṭāṅga̭ ucyate ||
umāmaheśvarābhyā-nnamaḥ ||

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