The Birth of Mars Rudrākṣa are the tears of Śiva Bhauma is His Tapasyā sweat
Nov 22, 2014
The Birth of Mars
Rudrākṣa are the tears of Śiva Bhauma is His Tapasyā sweat
Birth of Mars
• The Birth of the Graha gives us considerable knowledge about their nature, strengths and associations
• In jyotiṣa, we know that Mars is the first outer planet having ‘birds eye view’ or special dṛṣṭi like Jupiter and Saturn
• These three graha are birth of guṇa avatāra which is different from the guṇa they control –– Viṣṇu (first born) = Saturn (light blue
colour)– Brahma (from Viṣṇu) = Jupiter (tawny
complexion)– Rudra = Mars (red complexion)
Śiva PurāṇaRudra SaṁhitāPārvatī KhaṇḍaChapter 10
Brahma teaches Nārada
• Śiva is ‘auspicious’ and always increases devotion [in every form or deity] 10.6
• He displayed sadness at the loss of his beloved Sati, constantly remembered her and felt pain. He recounted her virtues to his gaṇa thereby displaying the worldly form. 10.7-8
• Śiva renounced everything – even his clothes, and wandered in the universe and finally returned to the Himalaya 10.9-10
Śiva Tapasyā
• Lord Śiva brought the manas into complete control - samādhi making enormous effort
• deep meditative sleep (samādhi) which destroys all miseries thereby displaying his imperishable nature. 10.11
• For a long time, the Lord of Māyā (Śiva) was in samādhi – beyond the control of the guṇa as He, the lord of Māyā, is the formless Parambrahma. 10.12
Śiva Sweat Drop
• After hundreds of years in samadhi, a drop of sweat emerged from the forehead of Śiva [tripuṇḍra] and fell on earth - A baby boy was born
• The baby started crying like any normal child
• Mother Goddess Earth, afraid that the cry may disturb the penance of Śiva, took the form of a woman and appeared
Bhauma Dhyāna
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caturbhujo aruṇākāro ramaṇīyākṛtirmune
aloukikadyutiḥ śrīmānstejasvī paraduḥsahaḥ
• With four arms and lustrous body the child had divine beauty with a brilliant reddish complexion. He was full of tejas, śrīmanta and unbearable for enemy
Mother Earth and Baby
• She picked the child and placed it on her lap and started feeding it with her own as well as cow’s milk.
• She kissed his face overcome by motherly affection and fondled him as if he was her son. In reality, Mother earth was supporting (doing good) for Śiva.
• Lord Śiva, the very cause of protection, the enjoyment and joyous play, witnessed her activities.
Śiva Spoke
• Fortunate are you O! Dharaṇi (Earth Mother). You shall bring up this son of mine who was born from you and conceived from a drop of my sweat
• Of all the illustrious (tejas) ones, I bless that he shall have the highest energy and power (Mahā tejasvi)
• O! Dharaṇi although this child shall always be dear to me, he shall always bear your name and shall be completely immune from the three types of distresses
Power of Mars
• O! Dharaṇi, this child shall be the bestower of lands and shall have all the highest qualities that shall always make you happy. Therefore, please accept him with joy.
• Brahma continued - Kṣiti returned home with her baby. That child grew up to be known as ‘Bhauma’
• Bhauma is derived from bhūmi-ja i.e. born from Earth Mother
• mantra, if names related with Earth mother are used = respect Śiva upadeśa
Bhauma Tapasyā • When he came of age
Bhauma went to Kāśi and performed severe tapasyā for many years propitiating Lord Śiva
• By the grace of Lord Viśveśvara of Kāśi (Viśvanāth) Bhauma was elevated to the high level of the navagraha
• Goes to lord a divine loka beyond Śukra
• Mūlatrikoṇa rāśi of Bhauma is Meṣa and the dharma bhāva = tapasyā bhāva is Dhanus rāśi = Kāśi
• Śiva Purāṇa teaches graha lordship of the loka
• 7 loka lorded by 7 graha from Sūrya to Śani
PRABALA MANTRA
Strong MantraGood PrayersDhyānaBīja etc.
Vedavyāsa Mars Prayer
धरोणा�गर्भु�स&र्भु'तु& तिवीद्यु�त्का�न्ति*तुसमप्रर्भुम, ।का� म�रो& शक्ति/हःस्तु& च मङ्गलो& प्रणाम�म्याहःम, ॥ ३॥
dharaṇīgarbhasaṁbhūtaṁ vidyutkāntisamaprabham |
kumāraṁ śaktihastaṁ ca maṅgalaṁ praṇamāmyaham || 3||
• We bow to auspicious [protector], born of Earth mother, of brilliant lightning like lustre, ever youthful and spear bearer.
Āditya - Sun
ॐ ह्स5� श्री6 आं& ग्रहः�धिधरो�जो�या
आंदि;त्या�या स्वी�हः�॥om hsauḥ śrīṁ
āṁ grahādhirājāya ādityāya svāhā
Chandra - Moon
ॐ श्री6 क्रीं= ह्रां�& च& च*द्रा�या नेम�॥
om śrīṁ krīṁ hrāṁ caṁ candrāya namaḥ
Bhauma - Mars
ऐं ह्स5� श्री6 द्रा�& का& ग्रहः�धिधपतुया� र्भु5म�या
स्वी�हः�॥aiṁ hsauḥ śrīṁ
drāṁ kaṁ grahādhipataye bhaumāya
svāhā
Budha - Mercury
ॐ ह्रां�& क्रीं= टं& ग्रहःने�था�या बु�ध�या स्वी�हः�॥
om hrāṁ krīṁ ṭaṁ
grahanāthāya budhāya svāhā
Bṛhaspati - Jupiter
ॐ ह्रां6 श्री6 ख्रीं6 ऐं ग्लोF ग्रहः�धिधपतुया� बु�हःस्पतुया� ब्रीं6 ठः� ऐं ठः� श्री6 ठः�
स्वी�हः�॥om hrīṁ śrīṁ khrīṁ
aiṁ glauṁ grahādhipataye
bṛhaspataye brīṁ ṭhaḥ aiṁ ṭhaḥ śrīṁ
ṭhaḥ svāhā
Śukra - Venus
ॐ ऐं जो& ग& ग्रहः�श्वरो�या श�क्रीं�या नेम�॥
om aiṁ jaṁ gaṁ
graheśvarāya śukrāya namaḥ
Śani - Saturn
ॐ ह्रां6 श्री6 ग्रहःचक्रींवीर्तितुLने� शनेMश्चरो�या क्लो6 ऐं स�
स्वी�हः�॥om hrīṁ śrīṁ
grahacakravartine śanaiścarāya klīṁ
aiṁ saḥ svāhā
Rāhu – Head Node
ॐ क्रीं= क्रीं= हूँ� हूँ� टं& टंङ्, काध�रिरोणा�रो�हःवी� रो& ह्रां6 श्री6 र्भुS स्वी�हः�॥
om krīṁ krīṁ hūṁ hūṁ ṭaṁ
ṭaṅkadhāriṇerāhave raṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ bhaiṁ svāhā
Ketu – Tail Node
ॐ ह्रां6 क्रीं'& क्रीं' रोरूतिपणा� का� तुवी� ऐं स5� स्वी�हः�॥
om hrīṁ krūṁ krūrarūpiṇe ketave aiṁ sauḥ svāhā