A History of the Dasnami Naga Sannyasis by Bhattacharyya Ananda; & Ananda Bhattacharyya

Author:Bhattacharyya, Ananda; & Ananda Bhattacharyya
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Routledge

The Purificatory Sacrifice (Viraja Hom)

Pouring out ghee into the fire with a wooden ladle, the sannyasi should chant the following mantras:

Om: May the wind in all parts of myself—such as life (Pran), feeling (akuti), intestines, throat, navel and all other limbs—be purified: I am a stainless, sinless light; this ghee is poured into the fire for my good. I bow to the wind within myself.

May my speech, mind, eyes, ear, tongue, smell intellect and intentions be purified: I am a stainless, sinless light; this ghee is poured &c. (as in verse no. 1 above).

May my skin, flesh, blood, fat, marrow, nerves and bones be purified: I am &c. (as in verse no. 1 above).

May my head, feet, leg, sides, back, belly, thighs be purified: I am &c. (as in verse no. 1 above)

May the Divine Spirit (Devi) purify me. I am etc. (as in verse no. 1 above).

May earth, water, light, air, and sky purify me. I am &c. (as in verse no. 1 above).

May sound, touch, colour, taste and smell purify me. I am etc. (as in verse no. 1 above).

May my mind, speech, form and action be purified.

May the Divine Light purify me from unexpressed thought and self-cognition (ahamkar).

May my Atma, Antar-atma and Paramatma be purified.

I pour this libation of ghee to hunger and thirst, to true knowledge (Vividya; and the precepts of the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharveda. And so on.

Having thus offered oblations of faggots, ghee and milk pudding to each of these separately at the end of each of the above verses (mantra) of the Viraja Hom, he should pour ghee in the name of and make his bow to Fire, Prajapati, Atma, Antaratma, Paramatma, Jnanatma. This will be followed by hom with the sixteen verses of the Purusha Sukta each chanted separately.

Next he should pray with the Vedic and Upanishadic verses, such as:

Om: The Absolute Brahma (or Cause) is Universal (or Perfect), the Brahma with attributes (or Active Brahma) also is Universal. From the Universal comes the Universal. When we have abstracted the fulness of the Perfect (or Universal), the Perfect (or Universal) Brahma indeed is left behind in our hearts (Vrihadaranyak Upnishad, 5-1-1).

After performing these yajnas, he renounces his children and friends, saying ‘Listen, all ye: By the grace of my teacher I am eager to go beyond wordly life (Sansar). I have given up my attachment to all. I have renounced my love for son, wealth and followers. You too should give up your attachment to me, and not obstruct my embracing of sannyas. Taking water in the scooped palms of his hands, he should chant the full Vedic hymn, beginning with ‘Ashup Shishanah’ and at the end of it pour the water on the ground as an offering to all the gods.

Next he should go to a sheet of water or river, perform his bath and Sandhya and take the vow that he would embrace the sannyasi mode of life (Ashram) which removes man’s numberless sorrows and enables him to attain to the highest bliss and the supreme perfection of manhood.

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