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The Great Saravana Bhavaya Murugan Mantra
The mantra about which we are going to discuss in this video post is Om Saravana Bhavaya Namaha. The literal translation of the word Saravana is ‘A clump of reeds. However, it also refers to Kartikeya, popularly known as Murugan in South India.
Who is Lord Kartikeya or Murugan
Kartikeya has many names such as Skanda, and Subramanya, is the commander-in-chief of the Devatas, He was born with the purpose of vanquishing the demon Tarakasura.The story goes like this-
Once a demon named Tarakasura tricked Lord Brahma and got the boon that only the son of Lord Shiva could kill him. Tarakasura became proud and troubled innocent creatures. During that period, unfortunately, Lord Shiva was immersed in meditation.
He was yet to marry Parvati Devi. So, the Devatas ordered Kamadeva to disturb Lord Shiva’s meditation and entice him into marrying the goddess. Then the son born from their union shall be able to eliminate Tarakasura. Kamadeva recognized that he was playing with fire but had no option but to obey the gods.
He fired the arrow of love at the Lord’s third eye. Being insulted thus, the Lord’s third eye opened, spewing fire at Kamadeva reducing him into ashes. The gods then pacified Lord Shiva and requested Him to accept Parvati as His consort to which the Lord agreed.
The divine marriage thus took place with great pomp and celebrations. Agni Deva reminded the Lord of the divine task of siring a son.
The Heat of Lord Shiva’s Masculinity
Lord Shiva handed over his semen to Agni but the heat was unbearable even for the Lord of fire. He deposited the fluid in the Ganges.
One cannot even imagine the intensity of the heat. Even the coolest of rivers, goddess Ganga, went into flames. She deposited the semen on a clump of reeds known as Saravana which developed into six babies. The six Kritikas or constellations who were passing by, couldn’t take their eyes off the sons of Shiva.
They sat down to breastfeed the babies and nurse them. When mother Parvati and Lord Shiva came, the six babies became one, universally known as Skanda. Skanda, later slew Tarakasura and relieved the three worlds.
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A Description of Lord Skanda
In chapter 10 verse 24 of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna declares that ‘Among generals, I am Skanda’.
Lord Kartikeya is shown holding a spear and sitting on a peacock. The spear’s shaftdepicts the spinal cord while the leaf-like pointed structure represents the brain. Peacock is very flamboyant and hence very proud. Lord Kartikeya sits on a peacock subduing all forms of pride like his father Shiva.
Benefits of the Saravana Bhavaya Mantra
Now I shall state the benefits of the Om Saravana Bhavaya Namaha mantra. Sage Agastya had attained siddhi over this mantra. As a result, he had frequent visions of the Six-headed Lord. The sages of the Vedic lore never hid their knowledge.
To benefit the people of the world, the sage revealed the secret of the mantra Om Saravana Bhavaya Namaha- The syllable ‘Sha’ increases one’s social circle attracting like-minded people to your doorstep. It also lures all people to your side during a debate or while convincing others.
‘Ra’ is said to promote a good flow of money and bring in wealth. The ‘Va’ syllable deals with monetary, physical, societal issues ,debt problems, diseases, and competition.
‘Na’ syllable is a terror for enemies. Whatever harm the enemies try to cause, backfires on them. The syllable ‘Bha’ is responsible for attraction. ‘Va’ puts an end to negativity and bad planetary positions.
Lord Murugan has the power to counter the ill effects of Mars connected with subduing enemies, victory in legal matters, relief from debts, and good health. Finally, ‘Ya’ represents the Atman or the Self which is above all the mundane benefits discussed before. Usually, the mantra has only six syllables represented by the six heads of Murugan.
However, an additional syllable ‘Ya’ is added to make the mantra ‘Om Saravana Bhavaya Namaha’.
The 6 Virtues in Lord Murugan’s Mantra
Chanting the Murugan mantra brings six virtues into our personality.
They are-
1) Higher Intelligence and Intuition
2) Power and Courage
4) The ability to control both External and Internal Purity in the form of thoughts and actions
5) Attraction and Charm
6) Peace of mind and Inner Fulfillment
These are the six boons that Lord Murugan blesses us with.
The Process of Chanting the Kartikeya Mantra
To experience the benefits of the Murugan mantra, it is essential to chant the Om Saravana Bhavaya mantra 1008 times daily. One must place a photo of Lord Kartikeya sitting on his peacock or with his family.
The devoted chanter must sit both once in the morning and once in the evening in order to complete the chants. We can preferably chant 504 times in each of the two sittings. Worship of Lord Kartikeya with the photo can be conducted only in the morning.
Lord Kartikeya enjoys sweetened milk with saffron. So we can offer it as bhoga for the Lord. We must follow this process for a protracted period of 1 year. Only then shall the cleansing of Karma begin unveiling the actual benefits.
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