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