Narada Muni's Mantra That He Gave to King Citraketu
oṁ namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya
namaḥ saṅkarṣaṇāya ca
paramānanda-mūrtaye
ātmārāmāya śāntāya
nivṛtta-dvaita-dṛṣṭaye
nyasta-śakty-ūrmaye namaḥ
hṛṣīkeśāya mahate
namas te ’nanta-mūrtaye
ya eko manasā saha
anāma-rūpaś cin-mātraḥ
so ’vyān naḥ sad-asat-paraḥ
tiṣṭhaty apyeti jāyate
mṛṇmayeṣv iva mṛj-jātis
tasmai te brahmaṇe namaḥ
mano-buddhīndriyāsavaḥ
antar bahiś ca vitataṁ
vyomavat tan nato ’smy aham
yad-aṁśa-viddhāḥ pracaranti karmasu
naivānyadā lauham ivāprataptaṁ
sthāneṣu tad draṣṭrapadeśam eti
[Nārada gave Citraketu the following mantra.] O Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are addressed by the oṁkāra [praṇava], I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. O Lord Vāsudeva, I meditate upon You. O Lord Pradyumna, Lord Aniruddha and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, I offer You my respectful obeisances. O reservoir of spiritual potency, O supreme bliss, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are self-sufficient and most peaceful. O ultimate truth, one without a second, You are realized as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān and are therefore the reservoir of all knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
The words and mind of the conditioned soul cannot approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for material names and forms are not applicable to the Lord, who is entirely spiritual, beyond the conception of gross and subtle forms. The impersonal Brahman is another of His forms. May He, by His pleasure, protect us.
As pots made completely of earth are situated on earth after being created and are transformed into earth again when broken, this cosmic manifestation is caused by the Supreme Brahman, situated in the Supreme Brahman, and annihilated in the same Supreme Brahman. Therefore, since the Supreme Lord is the cause of Brahman, let us offer Him our respectful obeisances.
The Supreme Brahman emanates from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and expands like the sky. Although untouched by anything material, it exists within and without. Nonetheless, the mind, intelligence, senses and living force can neither touch Him nor know Him. I offer unto Him my respectful obeisances.
As iron has the power to burn when made red-hot in the association of fire, so the body, senses, living force, mind and intelligence, although merely lumps of matter, can function in their activities when infused with a particle of consciousness by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As iron cannot burn unless heated by fire, the bodily senses cannot act unless favored by the Supreme Brahman.
प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय नम: सङ्कर्षणाय च ॥ १८ ॥
नमो विज्ञानमात्राय परमानन्दमूर्तये ।
आत्मारामाय शान्ताय निवृत्तद्वैतदृष्टये ॥ १९ ॥
vāsudevāya dhīmahi
pradyumnāyāniruddhāya
namaḥ saṅkarṣaṇāya ca
paramānanda-mūrtaye
ātmārāmāya śāntāya
nivṛtta-dvaita-dṛṣṭaye
om — O my Lord; namaḥ — obeisances; tubhyam — unto You; bhagavate — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vāsudevāya — Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva; dhīmahi — let me meditate upon; pradyumnāya — unto Pradyumna; aniruddhāya — unto Aniruddha; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; saṅkarṣaṇāya — unto Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa; ca — also; namaḥ — all obeisances; vijñāna-mātrāya — unto the form full of knowledge; parama-ānanda-mūrtaye — full of transcendental bliss; ātma-ārāmāya — unto the Lord, who is self-sufficient; śāntāya — and free from disturbances; nivṛtta-dvaita-dṛṣṭaye — whose vision turns away from duality, or who is one without a second.
[Nārada gave Citraketu the following mantra.] O Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, who are addressed by the oṁkāra [praṇava], I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. O Lord Vāsudeva, I meditate upon You. O Lord Pradyumna, Lord Aniruddha and Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, I offer You my respectful obeisances. O reservoir of spiritual potency, O supreme bliss, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are self-sufficient and most peaceful. O ultimate truth, one without a second, You are realized as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān and are therefore the reservoir of all knowledge. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
हृषीकेशाय महते नमस्तेऽनन्तमूर्तये ॥ २० ॥
nyasta-śakty-ūrmaye namaḥ
hṛṣīkeśāya mahate
namas te ’nanta-mūrtaye
ātma-ānanda — of Your personal bliss; anubhūtyā — by perception; eva — certainly; nyasta — given up; śakti-ūrmaye — the waves of material nature; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; hṛṣīkeśāya — unto the supreme controller of the senses; mahate — unto the Supreme; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; te — unto You; ananta — unlimited; mūrtaye — whose expansions.
अनामरूपश्चिन्मात्र: सोऽव्यान्न: सदसत्पर: ॥ २१ ॥
ya eko manasā saha
anāma-rūpaś cin-mātraḥ
so ’vyān naḥ sad-asat-paraḥ
vacasi — when the words; uparate — cease; aprāpya — not achieving the goal; yaḥ — He who; ekaḥ — one without a second; manasā — the mind; saha — with; anāma — with no material name; rūpaḥ — or material form; cit-mātraḥ — totally spiritual; saḥ — He; avyāt — may kindly protect; naḥ — us; sat-asat-paraḥ — who is the cause of all causes (the supreme cause).
The words and mind of the conditioned soul cannot approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for material names and forms are not applicable to the Lord, who is entirely spiritual, beyond the conception of gross and subtle forms. The impersonal Brahman is another of His forms. May He, by His pleasure, protect us.
मृण्मयेष्विव मृज्जातिस्तस्मै ते ब्रह्मणे नम: ॥ २२ ॥
tiṣṭhaty apyeti jāyate
mṛṇmayeṣv iva mṛj-jātis
tasmai te brahmaṇe namaḥ
yasmin — in whom; idam — this (cosmic manifestation); yataḥ — from whom; ca — also; idam — this (cosmic manifestation); tiṣṭhati — stands; apyeti — dissolves; jāyate — is born; mṛt-mayeṣu — in things made of earth; iva — like; mṛt-jātiḥ — birth from earth; tasmai — unto Him; te — You; brahmaṇe — the supreme cause; namaḥ — respectful obeisances.
As pots made completely of earth are situated on earth after being created and are transformed into earth again when broken, this cosmic manifestation is caused by the Supreme Brahman, situated in the Supreme Brahman, and annihilated in the same Supreme Brahman. Therefore, since the Supreme Lord is the cause of Brahman, let us offer Him our respectful obeisances.
अन्तर्बहिश्च विततं व्योमवत्तन्नतोऽस्म्यहम् ॥ २३ ॥
mano-buddhīndriyāsavaḥ
antar bahiś ca vitataṁ
vyomavat tan nato ’smy aham
yat — whom; na — not; spṛśanti — can touch; na — nor; viduḥ — can know; manaḥ — the mind; buddhi — the intelligence; indriya — the senses; asavaḥ — the life airs; antaḥ — within; bahiḥ — outside; ca — also; vitatam — expanded; vyoma-vat — like the sky; tat — unto Him; nataḥ — bowed; asmi — am; aham — I.
The Supreme Brahman emanates from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and expands like the sky. Although untouched by anything material, it exists within and without. Nonetheless, the mind, intelligence, senses and living force can neither touch Him nor know Him. I offer unto Him my respectful obeisances.
यदंशविद्धा: प्रचरन्ति कर्मसु ।
नैवान्यदा लौहमिवाप्रतप्तं
स्थानेषु तद् द्रष्ट्रपदेशमेति ॥ २४ ॥
yad-aṁśa-viddhāḥ pracaranti karmasu
naivānyadā lauham ivāprataptaṁ
sthāneṣu tad draṣṭrapadeśam eti
deha — the body; indriya — senses; prāṇa — life airs; manaḥ — mind; dhiyaḥ — and intelligence; amī — all those; yat-aṁśa-viddhāḥ — being influenced by rays of Brahman, or the Supreme Lord; pracaranti — they move; karmasu — in various activities; na — not; eva — indeed; anyadā — at other times; lauham — iron; iva — like; aprataptam — not heated (by fire); sthāneṣu — in those circumstances; tat — that; draṣṭṛ-apadeśam — the name of a subject matter; eti — achieves.
As iron has the power to burn when made red-hot in the association of fire, so the body, senses, living force, mind and intelligence, although merely lumps of matter, can function in their activities when infused with a particle of consciousness by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As iron cannot burn unless heated by fire, the bodily senses cannot act unless favored by the Supreme Brahman.
om — O Supreme Personality of Godhead; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; bhagavate — unto You, the Lord, who are full in six opulences; mahā-puruṣāya — the supreme enjoyer; mahā-anubhāvāya — the most perfect realized soul, or the Supersoul; mahā-vibhūti-pataye — the master of all mystic power; sakala-sātvata-parivṛḍha — of all the best devotees; nikara — of the multitude; kara-kamala — of the lotus hands; kuḍmala — by the buds; upalālita — served; caraṇa-aravinda-yugala — whose two lotus feet; parama — topmost; parame-ṣṭhin — who are situated in the spiritual planet; namaḥ te — respectful obeisances unto You.
O transcendental Lord, who are situated in the topmost planet of the spiritual world, Your two lotus feet are always massaged by a multitude of the best devotees with their lotus-bud hands. You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, complete in six opulences. You are the supreme person mentioned in the Puruṣa-sūkta prayers. You are the most perfect, self-realized master of all mystic power. Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
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