Shataangaayuhu Mantraha

Shataangaayuh 100 = All Limbs Nourishing Harmonizing - Healing Enlivening Integrating - Mantraha
From the Mrtyunjaya Stotram of the Maarkandeya Puraana

Om hrīm śrīm hrīm hrom hraim hraha

hana hana daha daha paca paca grhāṇa grhāṇa
māraya māraya mardaya mardaya mahā mahā bhairava bhairavarūpena
dhūnaya dhūnaya kampaya kampaya vighnaya vighnaya
viśveśvara kṣobhaya kṣobhaya kaṭu kaṭu mohaya hum phaṭ svāhā |

A profound mantra to get in touch with the destructive principle, “everything shall pass away” all is
seen means gone and one offers non-resistance to the time-death fact we cannot change. *Death
does not mean going into non-existence just resolving into unmanifest being. In this mantra mangala
shabda (auspicious sounds) are given by Maarkandeya Rshi. Sounds with a special formula; it is
formulated to create a certain vibration, a subtle vibration to integrate the whole personality. Sacred
sounds help cross sorrow, process pain, bless with auspicious situations for emotional maturity and
clarity of knowledge of oneself, the world and god as one non dual being that is free from all
limitations. This is the intention of the Jijnaasu, the one who is desirous of self-knowledge, which is
Moksha. If ones motive is for ones own or another’s health it will manifest these results also. Before
we chant the mantra we explicitly state our intention.
The shataangaayuhu mantraha has many beeja mantras, estoric sounds in the form of seed syllables
that means that the sound symbol when chanted with shraddha (trust), bhakti (devotion) and
concentration, attempting to pronounce it correctly also will produce punyam, adrshta phalam
(unseen result that will bless the person with emotional maturity). A sound symbol connected to
Ishvara, a manifestation of the harmony of Ishvara, by chanting it we harmonize our body mind
complex with Ishvara as Dharma, as all the dharmic laws. All traditional initiated mantras are like
this. When mantras are given by revered mentors who have been initiated and know their meaning
and have chanted them thousands of times they are then very potent and will bless the initiated.
The more one chants the more result one will attain.
Om Sarvasya beejam, the one most profound symbol not a form symbol but a
sound symbol for Ishvara – God (not pronounced aum but om)
Om avati raksati iti Om, that which protects is Om
Om invokes God, not one god or many gods but only god, “the infallible”,
when I acknowledge my helplessness I get help from someone who doesn’t
need any help.
The one who chants it, is protected and invokes Ishvara
hrīm Beejam of Shaktih, Sarvashakti Ishvara all powerful Ishvara, power abides in
the powerful conscious being, Ishvara as dharma equals universal values,
gentleness and non manipulation
This beeja is related to Paarvati, the consort of Shiva
Specific Mantra for the heart, it energizes and harmonizes the heart, provides
warmth
In Ayurveda: can be used to counter heart disease, aiding longevity,
rejuvenation, promotes pranic and functional aspects of heart, lungs and
nervous system
In Astrology: relates to the sun
Composed of the sound Ha, indicating prana, space and light
The sound Ra indicating fire, light and dharma
The sound I (ee) indicating energy, focus and motivation
śrīm Beejam of wealth, drawing to us all that is auspicious
The seed mantra of Laksmi Devi, the goddess of prosperity and abundance
and the consort of Vishnu, the omniscient all-pervasive Lord who is the
sustaining aspect of the universe
Shreem is also called Rama Beeja, and is used in the worship of Rama, the
avatar of dharma.
hrīm Beejam of Shaktih, refer back
hrom Sacred sound symbol to produce punyam adrshta phalam
hraim Sacred sound symbol to produce punyam adrshta phalam
hraha Sacred sound symbol to produce punyam adrshta phalam

The following words are mainly in imperative Mood: ‘Oh Bhagavan may you destroy ignorance and denial.
Purge me from aasuri sampat (vices) and bring in all the daivi sampat (saatvica virtues) qualities into my life’
(See 16th Chapter of BG to understand these terms)
Roots of destruction, embracing lord death, I am not afraid of you, you are my best friend, please protect me,
I am not opposed to death, it is the death of arrogance and judgmentalness and giver of humility, devotion,
reverence and gratitude. With this mantra one has to have full diaphragm breath, to slowly and clearly
enunciate each syllable and then one can speed up and breathe in different places.

hana hana Kill, kill - han dhaatu; to destroy, to kill, to remove

daha daha burn, burn - dah dhaatu in the sense of burning
Destroy the shat aris from my heart (the 6 enemies – kama, krodha, lobha,
moha, mada, maatsaryam and bring all sattvica qualities – amaanitvam
adambhitvam… see 13th chapter of BG
I am my worst enemy and I am my best friend
paca paca cook, cook, bring my heart to maturity - pac dhaatu in the sense of cooking,
gaining maturity. Invocation of:
samskrta buddhi may we gain a very refined intellect
antah karana shuddhi may we neutralize all binding likes and dislikes
saadhana catustaya may we gain the 4 fold qualities of the fit student of
Vedanta
  
grhāṇa grhāṇa Gras, grasp, retain, retain, bring in all of the saatvica qualities
Earning and receiving grace of Ishvara through prayer
grh dhaatu in the sense of grasping, retaining, accepting
māraya māraya oh Ishvara you be the cause of death, destruction of all my vices, help me
neutralize my vices, help me neutralize all paapas (all inhibiting factors to
emotional maturity and self knowledge)
mr dhatu – being on the point of dying
mardaya mardaya bless me to be gentle with my own heart and you be soft and gentle with me
and bless me with grace
mahā mahā Oh great, great (Shiva) Mahaatma Qualities, Saintliness
bhairava Shiva Shiva, the one who gives freedom from fear, Shiva who is in the form
of non frightening, frightening, more frightening, extremely frightening,
relative and superlative frightening aspects
bhairavarūpena in the form of (fear, through Shiva all fears are removed, unopposed to all
opposites “all seen gone qualities”, offering non-resistance to everything that
is Ishvara so fear turns into reverence
Ishvara in the form of Guru Shastra and Upadesha produces Knowledge in
our hearts that removes all fear, invoking fearlessness
dhūnaya dhūnaya Destroy, destroy, remove, remove all paapas from my heart
kampaya kampaya Shake, shake, tremble, tremble
vighnaya vighnaya remove all obstacles invocation to Lord Ganesha the remover of all obstacles
viśveśvara He Vishveshara, Vocative case, we are calling Ishvara, we are invoking
Ishvara: please bless me with all the auspicious qualities, please destroy all
inauspicious things
Vishva rupa Ishvara in the form of every name and function
Vivida pratya gamya the whole waking state universe
kṣobhaya kṣobhaya Shake, shake Ksubh dhatu to shake, tremble, agitate
Release us from all disease – bless us with complete health and well-being
kaṭu kaṭu that is a sound that removes unseen inauspicious elements
Oh Bhagavan take away all delusion and denial, take ignorance and all its
broods
mohaya Illusion, ignorance
hum phat ̣ Hum produces a spiritual armor
Phat scares away unseen inauspicious elements
Krodha Beeja, the sound of wrath, the mantra of Shiva that destroys all asuri
qualities and neutralizes binding desires
Gives back our anger to Ishvara and we are acknowledging our anger and
rage and offering it back to Ishvara to bless us to express it in a healthy
conscious way. “Example: I am angry and I cannot talk to you right now.
svāhā Sankalpa and Offering  
Svaha is indication of a fire ritual; here we are offering this as a prayer into
the fire/light of awareness at the feet of Ishvara
Offering into the fire and Praksepaha the letting it go into the fire,
Invocation grace of Ishvara, offering it at the altar of Ishvara
With the Svaha we are remembering our intention please bless us

Om tat sat