मंत्र पुष्पम्

मंत्र पुष्पम्
Mantra Pushpam
तैत्तरिय अरण्यक (कृष्ण यजुर्वेद)
taittriya araNyak(kЯટNa yajurveda)

अध्याय १, अनुवाक २२
adhyAy 1, anuvAk 22

भ॒द्रं कर्णे॑भिः शृणुयाम देवा भ॒द्रं प॑श्येमा॒क्षभि॑र्यजत्राः ।
स्थि॒रैरङ्गै॑स्तुष्टु॒वांस॑स्त॒नूभि॒र्व्य॑शेम दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदायुः॑।।

AUm bhadram karNebhiH SЯNuyAma devAH |
bhadram paSyemAkટabhir-yajatrAH |
sthirair-angais-tuટTuvAÑsas-tanUbhiH |
vyaSema devahitam yad-AayuH |

AUm, O devas, May we hear auspicious with our ears,
May we see adorable with our eyes,
May we be prayerful in life with steadiness in our bodies and minds,
May we offer our lifespan allotted to us for the Service of Good,

स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धश्र॑वाः स्व॒स्ति नः॑ पू॒षा वि॒श्ववे॑दाः ।
स्व॒स्ति न॒स्तार्क्ष्यो॒ अरि॑ष्टनेमिः स्व॒स्ति नो॒ बृह॒स्पति॑र्दधातु।।

svasti na indro vЯddha-SravAH |
svasti nah pUટA viSva-vedAH |
svasti nas-tArkટyo ariટTa-nemiH |
svasti no vЯhaspatir-dadhAtu ||

May indra of great wisdom and glory, grant us well-being by bestowing wisdom
May puટaN of great Knowledge grant us Well-Being by nourishing us and granting knowledge,
May tArkટya of a great Protective  thunderbolt to misfortunes grant us Well-Being by protecting us from mishaps,
May vЯhaspati grant us Well-Being,

ॐ शान्तिः॒ शान्तिः॒ शान्तिः॑ ।

AUM SAntih SAntih SAntih

AUm, Peace, Peace, Peace (at the adibhautika, adidaivika and adhyAtmika levels)

अथमंत्रपुष्पम्
atha mantrapuટpam

यो॑‌ऽपां पुष्पं॒ वेद॑ पुष्प॑वान् प्र॒जावा॓न् पशु॒मान् भ॑वति । च॒न्द्रमा॒ वा अ॒पां पुष्पम्॓ । पुष्प॑वान् प्र॒जावा॓न् पशु॒मान् भ॑वति । य ए॒वं वेद॑ । यो‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यतन॑वान् भवति ।

yo pAm puટpam veda puટpavan prajAvAn paSuvAn bhavati.
candramA vA apAm puટpam. puટpavAn prajAvAn paSumAn bhavati.
ya evam veda, yo pAmAyatanam veda, AyatanavAn bhavati

He who understands the flowers growing in waters,
(flowers = bunch of knowledge, water=flow of experiences, hard work done to achieve knowledge)
He becomes the possessor of flowers, children and cattle.
(He gets the flower=true knowledge, and prosperity)
candramA (Moon, candramA is in vedic word not the Moon - laukik ) is the flower of the water,
(Moon = Mind , which gets made by experiences)
_He who can understands this fact,
He becomes the possessor of flowers, children and cattle._
He who realises the source of water element,
Becomes established in himself,
(One who knows, that Brahman as the AyAtanam=(yat means holding, yatna=trying, efforts) ultimate support of all experiences, gets endowed, in the support of that Brahman,in the state of self realisation.)

अ॒ग्निर्वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यो॓ग्नेरा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒वा अ॒ग्नेरा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य ए॒वं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

agnirvA apAmAyatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati
yo agnerAyatanam veda, AyatanavAn bhavati
ApovAgner Ayatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati
ya evam veda,yopA mAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati

agni(fire element) is the source of water,
He who knows this,
(agni = perciever , it consumes burns , that is experiences the experience, hence experience is possible)
Becomes established in himself,
Apah(Water Element) is the source of fire,
(Experiences, make us know an identity of "I", agni goes on consuming and piling up more experiences and, that false "I" then can think himself to be the real perceiver. Hence, flowers in turn give rise to agni, but the support of that is also that brahman),
He who knows this
Becomes established in himself.
_He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself,_

वा॒युर्वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यो वा॒योरा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒ वै वा॒योरा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य ए॒वं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

vAyurvA apAmAyatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati.
yova yorAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati|
Apo vai vayorAyatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati.
ya evam veda,yopAmAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati

vAyu (Air element) is the source of water,
(Air = contact, here it connects eternal brahmana with the everchanging world, it bridges the perceiver and the percieved, hence, the vAyu leads to the perception of experiences)
He who knows this
_Becomes established in himself,
Apah (Water element) is the source of air,_
_(Experiences awaits the contact of the pure Consciousness(Brahman) , to be experienced, thus looking for the vibrating power of the Brahman, and hence, Water is the source of Air.)
He who knows this
Becomes established in himself.
_He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself,_

अ॒सौ वै तप॑न्नपा॒मायत॑नम् आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यो॑‌ऽमुष्य॒तप॑त आ॒यत॑नं वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॑ वा अ॒मुष्य॒तप॑त आ॒यत॑नम् ।आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य एवं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

asau vai tapanna pAmAyatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati
yo muટyatapata Ayatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati 
Apo vA amuટyatapata Ayatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati 
ya evam veda,yo pAmAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati

Scorching sun(sun is vedic word here not to take Laukik , The Sun)is the source of water,
(Sun = witness consciousness, none but the Atman, it watches all experiences getting experienced , without getting affected by them, he is aware of the experiences . Hence Sun is source of water)
He who knows this,
Becomes established in himself,
Apah(Water element) is the source of scorching sun,
(The percieved experiences , leads to their witnessing by this awareness, hence, Apah(water element) is the source of Surya)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself.
He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself,_

च॒न्द्रमा॒ वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यः च॒न्द्रम॑स आ॒यत॑नं वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒ वै च॒न्द्रम॑स आ॒यत॑न॒म् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य एवं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

candramA va ApamAyatnam,AyatanavAn bhavati.
yascandra masa Ayatanam Veda,Ayatanavan bhavati 
Apovai Candra masa Ayatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati

candramA (Moon) is the source of water,
(Mind, is the support of experiences, the awareness of mind - Moon is lightened up by the awareness of truthful witness - Sun,)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself,
Apah (Water element) the source of moon,_
(The experiences , feelings, perceptions these all themselves form the mind, hence Apah is the source of Moon)
He who knows this,
Becomes established in himself.
_He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself,_

नक्ष्त्र॑त्राणि॒ वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑न॒म् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यो नक्ष्त्र॑त्राणामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒ वै नक्ष॑त्राणामा॒यत॑न॒म् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य ए॒वं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

nakટtrANi vA ApamAyatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati 
yo nakટtrAnamAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati 
Apo vai nakટhtrAnamAyatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati 
ye evam veda, yopAmAyatanam veda,AyatanavAn bhavati.

nakટatras (constellations, a vedic word not laukik) are the source of water,
(nakટatra = the one which doesn't go away, rules set by the brahmA, these orders set by the Creator are itself container of experiences)
He who knows this,
Becomes established in himself,
Apah (Water element) is the source of stars,
(These eternal rules can only be experienced due to experiences, felt by the experiences and known because of experiences, hence Apah is the source of nakટatra)
He who knows this
Becomes established in himself.
_He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself,_

प॒र्जन्यो॒ वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑नम् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यः प॒र्जन्य॑स्या॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒ वै पर्जन्यस्या॒यत॑न॒म् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य ए॒वं वेद॑ । यो॑‌ऽपामा॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति ।

parjanyo vA apAmAyatanam,AyatanavAn bhavati 
yah parjanyasyAsyayatinam veda, AyatanavAn bhavati 
Apo vai parjanyasyAyatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati 
ye evam veda, yoapAmAya tanam veda, AyatanavAn bhavati.

prajanyah (Clouds-vedic meaning, not laukik meaning) are the source of water,
(thundering clouds = unmanifest Vaasanas(desires) ready to be poured down into Jeeva (life-form) as its path and manifest within the space-time frame to obtain experience.)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself,
Apah (Water element) is the source of clouds,_
(Experiences again gives birth to more Vaasanaas, since fulfillment of Vaasana does not result in satisfaction rather after experience more are created So, Apah is the support of Cloud.)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself.
He who knows the source of water,
Becomes established in himself._

स॒ंव॒त्स॒रो वा अ॒पामा॒यत॑न॒म् । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । यः सं॑वत्स॒रस्या॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । आपो॒ वै सं॑वत्स॒रस्या॒यत॑नं॒ वेद॑ । आ॒यत॑नवान् भवति । य एवं वेद॑ । यो॓‌ऽप्सु नावं॒ प्रति॑ष्ठितां॒ वेद॑ । प्रत्ये॒व ति॑ष्ठति ।

samvastaro vA ApamAyatanam, AyatavAn bhavati
yas samvatsarasyAyatanam veda, AyatavAn bhavati.
Apo vai samvatsarasyAyatanam, AyatanavAn bhavati
ya evam veda, Yom psu nAvam pratistitAm veda, pratyeva tistati.

samvatsarah (season of the world) is the source of water,
(season = time-frame of jIva , which always undergoes changes of different variables of life,it comes with unmanifested vAsanA, whose fulfillment forms the basis of experiences)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself,
Apah(Water element)is the source of seasons,_
(Experiences leads to the changes, it formed limited variables of jIva, which causes existence of seasons)
He who knows this,
_Becomes established in himself.
He who knows that there is a raft out there,_
Becomes established in that raft.

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(Experiences are like water, they are trying to drown you, there are unmanifested vasAnas to affect you, it comes around in the form of seasons, there is Moon which waxes and wanes being lit up by the reflected rays of the truthful witness, vAyu which blows and forms the contact between the constant brahman and the changing world, agni which consumes experiences and circulates it to all, all these are interconnected.
But there is a stable boat amongst these waves of water, it is safely established among the movement of experiences, if anyone knows these all, he becomes established in that raft and remain unattached from the waves like a boat traveller, and safely cross the worldly calamities)
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[ This was just my small effort to explain and share the knowledge, these amazing mantras have, although I wrote three or four lines but there are still deeper meanings, next lines are common mantras and they even vast meanings, I am just writing the original mantra and transliteration]

ॐ रा॒जा॒धि॒रा॒जाय॑ प्रस॒ह्य साहिने॓ । नमो॑ व॒यं वै॓श्रव॒णाय॑ कुर्महे । स मे॒ कामा॒न् काम॒ कामा॑य॒ मह्यम्॓ । का॒मे॒श्व॒रो वै॓श्रव॒णो द॑दातु । कु॒बे॒राय॑ वैश्रव॒णाय॑ । म॒हा॒राजाय॒ नमः॑ ।

AUm rAjAdhirAj Aya prasahya sAhine
namo vayam vaiSravaNAya kurmahe
samekamAn kAma kamAya mahyam
kameSvaro vaiSravaNo dadAtu 
kuberAya vaiSravaNaya
maharAjAya namaH.

King of kings, we praise thee,
Who is the giver of all victories,
Oh God who is the fulfiller of all desires,
Please bless me with wealth,
To fulfill all our desires,
Oh, Kubera, we praise thee,
Salutations to the great king

ॐं॓ तद्ब्रह्म । ॐं॓ तद्वायुः । ॐं॓ तदात्मा ।
ॐं॓ तत्सत्यम् । ॐं॓ तत्सर्वम्॓ । ॐं॓ तत्-पुरोर्नमः।।

AUM tadbrahma AUM tadvAyuH AUM tadAtmA AUM tatstyam AUM tatsarvam AUM tat purornamaH

AUM alone is that parabrahman. AUM alone is that vAyu (air) and AUM alone is Ātman. AUM alone is the Truth. AUM is verily everything; AUM only is the existence of such a person known by the word tat and to this AUM I salute.

अन्तश्चरति भूतेषु गुहायां विश्वमूर्तिषु
त्वं यज्ञस्त्वं वषट्कारस्त्व-मिन्द्रस्त्व ्ँ
रुद्रस्त्वं विष्णुस्त्वं ब्रह्मत्वं॑ प्रजापतिः ।
त्वं तदाप आपो ज्योतीरसो‌ऽमृतं ब्रह्म भूर्भुवस्सुवरोम् ।

antaSchrati bhUteટu guhAyAm viSwamUrtiટu
tvam yajñastvam vaટaTkArastvamindrastvaM
rudrastvam viટNustvam brahmatvam prajApatiH
tvam tdAp Apo jyoti raso amЯtam brahma
AUM bhUr bhuvas suvarom

That walks inside caves of universal form, inside all beings.
Thou art yajña , thou art vaટatkAraH (yajña offerings) , thou art indra, thou art rudra, thou art viટNu, thou art brahman, thou art prajApatiH, thou actually art that Apah(water).
AUM that brahman is bright waterform, light, liberating, bhrahmaform is creator preserver and destroyer, and the form of rudra brahma and viટNu itself, AUM formed, AUM bhuH , bhuvah, suvaH AUM

ईशानस्सर्व विद्यानामीश्वर स्सर्वभूतानां
ब्रह्माधिपतिर्-ब्रह्मणो‌ऽधिपतिर्-ब्रह्मा शिवो मे अस्तु सदा शिवोम् ।

ISanas sarva vidyAnAmISwaras sarvabhUtAnAm
brhmAdhipatir bhrhmaNo adhipatir bhrhma Sivo me astu sadA Sivom

Ruler of all knowledge, Master of all beings,
_Commander of all study and devotion,
That God Auspicious to me, Be He just so, the Ever-Auspicious Om._,

तद्विष्णोः परमं पद ्ँ सदा पश्यन्ति
सूरयः दिवीवचक्षु राततं तद्वि प्रासो
विपस्यवो जागृहान् सत्समिन्धते
तद्विष्णोर्य-त्परमं पदम् ।

tadviટNoh paramam padaM sadA paSyanti
sUrayaH divIvacakટu rAtatam tadwi prAso
vipasyavo jAgЯhAn satsamindhate
tadviટNor yatparamam padam

Eyes which expandingly sees towards the sky are willing to the see the highest position viટNu.
Wisemen always see that position inside our ownhearts.
The wise, one who praises the ultimate position of viટNu, may they illuminate consciousness well.

ऋत ्ँ स॒त्यं प॑रं ब्र॒ह्म॒ पु॒रुषं॑ कृष्ण॒पिङ्ग॑लम् ।
ऊ॒र्ध्वरे॑तं वि॑रूपा॑क्षं॒ वि॒श्वरू॑पाय॒ वै नमो॒ नमः॑ ॥

ЯtaM satyam param bhrahma purUટA kЯટNapingalam
Urdhvaretam virUpAkટam viSvarUpAy vai namo namaH

Prostrations again and again to the universal formed one , the Яtam (order of nature), the satyam ( the truth), the brahman(the supreme absolute), purUટa with blue decked yellow hue, the centralised force, power, the All-seeing one.

ॐ ना॒रा॒य॒णाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ वासुदे॒वाय॑ धीमहि ।
तन्नो॑ विष्णुः प्रचो॒दया॓त् ॥

AUM nArAyaNAya vidmahe vAsudevAy dhImahi
tanno viટNuH pracodayAt

We commune ourselves with the nArAyaNa , we meditate on vAsudeva, may that viટNu inspire us towards the ultimate truth.

ॐ शान्तिः॒ शान्तिः॒ शान्तिः॑ ।
AUM SAntih SAntih SAntih
AUM peace(adhibhautik), peace(adhidaivik), peace(adhyatmik)

Happy Monday from your friend - संदीप चट्टोपाध्याय, शुभ सोमवासर:
If you found mistakes, help me get it corrected by letting me know in the comments.
I got the beautiful image below while scrolling through my g+ feed, saw the artistic photography which matches this beautiful mantras, it has lotus flowers, waters, clear sky, just feeling pleased to see the photograph.

😊💐🌸 Have a nice day!

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