In Sanskrit, the root man means to meditate, tra means βinstrument of Mantras are sacred sounds that have an effect on our subtle system. We use them to invoke the deities, the aspects of the Divine that reside on our chakras.
However, without first connecting yourself to the whole, without Self-realisation or yoga (union with the Divine), the contents of this article will not be of much practical help.
A mantra is nothing but a thought which is vibrated. Any thought that is vibrated is a mantraβ – Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Vienna, 4 Sept 1983
Mantras are to be such that they should not be mechanical, just saying something mechanically. You should say it from your heart. Again, if you do not say mantras through your heart, the mantra is not siddha. Means you may go on saying one hundred times, it will have no effect.
Siddha mantra is that, that you say, that it has an effect, it works. If it does not work, then your mantra has no meaning. – Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Diwali Puja, London, 6 Nov 1983
Now, the name of your Mother is very powerful. You know that is the most powerful name than all other names, the most powerful mantra. But you must know how to take it. With that complete dedication you have to take that name – not like any other name.
Use Of The Nominative Form Of Sanskrit
In this article all the names of the deities have been given with nominative case endings, which is generally how we are used to seeing them. This is appropriate for a mantra starting: Aum twameva sΔkshΔt.
When Not To Use ” Shri “
An asterisk (*) indicates when not to use βShriβ before a name. These names all relate to specific rakshasas or demons, according to Shri Matajiβs advice to the UK collective in 1981 (while compiling the 108 names of Lord Jesus Christ) and on occasions thereafter.
For example:
*MahishβΔsura ghΔtinΔ«β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦.The slayer of Mahishasura would then become:
Aum twameva sΔkshΔt MahishβΔsura ghΔtinΔ« sΔkshΔt
ShrΔ« Δdi Shakti MΔtΔjΔ« ShrΔ« NirmalΔ Devyai namo namah
The principal mantras used in Sahaja Yoga
The Aum is the integrated power of the Adi Shakti (Holy Spirit). Its essence is expressed in Shri Ganesha at the Muladhara chakra
and its manifestation is Lord Jesus Christ at the Agnya chakra. It is the primordial reverberation that emanates at the beginning of creation and, as it contains the seeds of the three great powers .
| Divine Energy | Channel | Nervous system | Aspect | Quality |
| MahΔkΔlΔ« | IdΔ | Left sympathetic | Tamo guna | Desire, existence |
| MahΔsaraswatΔ« | PingalΔ | Right sympathetic | Rajo guna | Action, thought, creation |
| MahΔlakshmΔ« | SushumnΔ | Parasympathetic | Sattva guna | Evolution, awareness |
Mantra table for the chakras
| Muladhara Chakra | ||
| Left & Centre | Sacrum Bone | Right |
| ShrΔ« Ganesha -Innocence, wisdom | ShrΔ« GaurΔ«-KundalinΔ« MΔtΔ – Seat of Kundalini, the energy of the Holy Spirit within us,purity and chastity | ShrΔ« KΔrttikeya ShrΔ« RΔkshasa-hantrΔ« – Destruction of negativity,valour, dynamism |
| Swadhishthana Chakra | ||
| Left | Centre & Right | Right |
| ShrΔ« Nirmala VidyΔ Pure knowledge ShrΔ« Shuddha Iccha-Pure desire | ShrΔ« Brahmadeva–SaraswatΔ« Creativity, aesthetics and action | ShrΔ« Hazrat-Γli FΔt. ima -Balance, sustenance (Ali relates to right SwΔdhishthΔna, FΔαΉima to left NΔbhi) |
| NΔbhi Chakra | ||
| Left | Centre | Right |
| ShrΔ« GαΉuha LakshmΔ« -Auspiciousness and sustenance of the family and household | ShrΔ« LakshmΔ«-Vishnu -Dharma (righteousness), sustenance and evolution | ShrΔ« RΔja LakshmΔ« ShrΔ« Shesha ShrΔ« Nirmala Chitta – Energy of the liver,Blessings in terms of worldly powers and prosperity |
| Void (Bhava-sΔgara) | ||
| ShrΔ« Δdi Guru DattΔtreya -Guru principle, principle of mastery and knowledge | ||
| Heart (AnΔhata) Chakra | ||
| Left | Centre | Right |
| ShrΔ« Shiva-PΔrvatΔ« – Seat of the Atma (Spirit),hence, existence, love and joy. Relationship to the mother | ShrΔ« DurgΔ MΔtΔ–JagadambΔ – Sense of security and complete motherly protection | ShrΔ« SΔ«tΔ-RΔma -Responsible and righteous behaviour. Relationship to the father and to authority |
| ShrΔ« ΔtmΔ-paramβΔtmΔ – | ||
| LalitΔ Chakra | ShrΔ«-Chakra | |
| ShrΔ« LalitΔ chakra swΔminΔ« – Expresses the power of protection of the Adi Shakti (Holy Spirit) | ShrΔ« ShrΔ«-chakra swΔminΔ«- Expresses the willpower of the Adi Shakti (Holy Spirit) | |
| Vishuddhi Chakra | ||
| Left | Centre | Right |
| ShrΔ« VishnumΔyΔ -Self-esteem. Brother -sister relationship | ShrΔ« RΔdhΔ-KαΉishna – Communication and collectivity. Detached witness state. Diplomacy | ShrΔ« YashodΔ ShrΔ« Vitthala-RukminΔ«- Diplomacy, respect for others. Sense of solidarity |
| ShrΔ« Sarva mantra siddhi – Power of all mantras | AllΔh hu Akbar – God is great | |
| Hamsa Chakra | ||
| ShrΔ« HamsΔ-chakra swΔminΔ« – Discrimination and common sense | ||
| Agnya Chakra | ||
| Left (superego) | Centre | Right (ego) |
| ShrΔ« MahΔvΔ«ra ShrΔ« Mukti dΔyinΔ« ShrΔ« Mahat-mΔnasa – Capacity to overcome the superego. Freedom from conditionings. Going beyond fears, granting liberation. Acknowledging that the primordial superego belongs to God | ShrΔ« Yeshu-MΔriΔ MΔtΔ (ShrΔ« Mary-Jesus) The Lordβs Prayer – Forgiveness, truth and resurrection | ShrΔ« Buddha ShrΔ« Mahat-ahaαΉkΔra Capacity to overcome the ego. Going beyond thoughts and doubts. Acknowledging that the primordial ego belongs to God |
| Back | Front | |
| ShrΔ« MahΔ-ganesha ShrΔ« MahΔ-bhairava ShrΔ« Hiranya-garbha Centre of vision, clearing the weight of the past and karmas (accumulated impact of past actions) | ShrΔ« MahΔ-kΔrttikeya ShrΔ« MahΔ-hanumΔna – Removing futuristic or supraconscious tendencies | |
| EkΔdasha Rudra | ||
| ShrΔ« EkΔdasha Rudra – Eleven destroying powers of Shiva, which are under the control of Christ. Faith in God | ||
| VirΔt Chakra | ||
| ShrΔ« Nirmala VirΔt-aαΉ ganΔ – The supreme power of the absolute cosmic Being | ||
| SahasrΔra Chakra | ||
| ShrΔ« Kalki – The tenth incarnation of Shri Vishnu, the return of the Christ The King. Collective consciousness | ||
| Left channel (IdΔ nΔdΔ«) | Centre channel (SushumnΔ nΔdΔ«) | Right channel (PiαΉ galΔ nΔdΔ«) |
| ShrΔ« MahΔkΔlΔ«–Bhairava – Purifying emotions and desire | ShrΔ« MahΔlakshmΔ«- -Ganesha – Evolution and ascent | ShrΔ« MahΔsaraswatΔ«–HanumΔna – Blessing the fruits of physical and mental activities |
| ShrΔ« IcchΔ-shakti – Power of desire | ShrΔ« Dharma-shakti – Power of Dharma | ShrΔ« KriyΔ-shakti – Power of action and dynamism |
| ShrΔ« MahΔkΔlΔ«- -BhadrakΔlΔ«-KΔlΔ«-Kalki -Destroying left-sided negativity and entities | ||
The Maha mantras – (three great mantras)
Aum twameva sΔkshΔt
ShrΔ« MahΔlakshmΔ« MahΔsaraswatΔ« MahΔkΔlΔ«
TrigunβΔtmikΔ KundalinΔ« sΔkshΔt
ShrΔ« AΜdi Shakti MΔtΔjΔ« ShrΔ« NirmalΔ Devyai namo namah
Aum twameva sΔkshΔt ShrΔ« Kalki sΔkshΔt
ShrΔ« AΜdi Shakti MΔtΔjΔ« ShrΔ« NirmalΔ Devyai namo namah
Aum twameva sΔkshΔt ShrΔ« Kalki sΔkshΔt
ShrΔ« SahasrΔra-swΔminΔ« Moksha-pradΔyinΔ« MΔtΔjΔ«
ShrΔ« NirmalΔ Devyai namo namah
