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Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra: Aghora Mantra and Hymn for protection

 

The Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra is an ancient hymn that elaborates on the Aghora Mantra and explains the role of Svacchanda Bhairava. 

After having the direct vision of Svacchanda Bhairava (1989) Swami Lakshmanjoo wrote a letter to John Hughes about the importance of the Aghora MantraYou can read more about it here (two parts). 

Considering the recent events in the world, we felt it was important to share the Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra, as Swamiji ended his letter with:

"You should spread this message all over the world."

 

We hope these teachings offer guidance and inspiration during these challenging times.

Jai Guru Dev 🙏

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Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra

Additional Materials
 
 
 
 

Additional Materials:

  • Secret Supreme – Chapter 13 Extract Download now
  • Lords of Andas (circles) Download now
  • Yugas – Times Download now 
  • Extract from Tantrāloka Download now
  • Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha (Meaning) Download now
  • Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha (Verses for Recitation) Download now
  • Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha (Recitation) by Swamiji Download now
  • Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha (Recitation) by Swamiji, slower Download now
  • Read the letter to John Hughes about the importance of the Aghora Mantra here (two parts).
  • Śhrī Bahurūpa-Garbha Havan, (view video below) Download here
  • Picture of Svacchanda Bhairava/Natha (see picture below). Download here
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo Mahasamadhi Havan (1972) of his Master Swami Mahatabkak watch YouTube video here 
  • Recording of Bahurūpa-Garbha Stotra (Recitation from Sunday Puja) slower, see video below, Download mp3 audio here
  • Svachanda Bhairava with Devi sitting in Shiva's lap Download now 
 
 
 

Excerpts: 

 

Secret Supreme – Chapter Thirteen

The Birth of the Tantras

In the beginning of Satyuga Lord Śiva appeared in the form of Svacchandanātha, with five heads and eighteen arms. His five heads came into manifestation through his five great energies: cit śakti, all consciousness; ānanda śakti, all bliss; icchā śakti, all will; jñāna śakti, all knowledge; and kriyā śakti, all action. These five energies, which appeared in His five mouths, are known as – Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, Vāmadeva and Sadyojāta. Because of the grace (anugraha) of Lord Śiva, these five mouths experienced the sensation of illuminating the Universe.

 

Svacchandanātha – Aghoranātha

You see, Lord Śiva wanted to enlighten the universe by manifesting the existence of the Tantras. In order to accomplish this, He manifested the sixty-four Bhairava Tantras, which are filled with monistic thought (abheda), and which are connected with Kashmir Śaivism.

In the three yugas (ages); satyuga, tretāyuga, and dvāparayuga; masters and disciples were very great, and they were initiated verbally. The power of memory in them was so great that they remembered everything instantaneously, so there was no need to write anything down or to refer to books and papers.

[But] when kaliyuga occurred, these masters and disciples were so disappointed they hid themselves in unknown places in order to avoid the touch of worldly people living at that time. Because of this the theory of the Bhairava Tantras and Kashmir Śaivism was lost.

Lord Śiva, however, always wishes to illuminate the universe and so He reappeared in this world [at the beginning of kaliuga] on Mount Kailash, not in the form of Svacchandanātha with five mouths, but in the form of Śrīkaṇṭhanātha.

Śrī Kaṇṭhanāth

In the form of Śrīkaṇṭhanātha, [Lord Śiva] again taught the theory of the Bhairava Tantras to the sage Durvāsā Ṛiṣi, instructing him to expand the thought of the Bhairava Tantras in all the universe without restriction to caste, creed, color or gender. After Śrīkaṇṭhanātha taught Durvāsā Ṛiṣi in this manner, he disappeared into the ether.

[ END ]

— Excerpt #2 

Self-Realization in Kashmir Shaivism

Talks on Practice (page 72)

Svacchandanatha, while creating these Tantras through His five mouths, possessed eighteen arms. These eighteen arms are symbols of the eighteen elements or tattvas. These tattvas are offshoots of His five great Śaktis and are created in the following manner. 

  1. Cit-śakti gives rise to one element, manas-tattva, the element of mind. 
  2. Ānanda-śakti gives rise to two elements, buddhi and ahaṁkāra, the elements of intellect and ego. 
  3. Īcchā-śakti gives rise to the five vital airs (vāyu) of the body. These are prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna. 
  4. Jñāna-śakti gives rise to five elements known as the jñānendriyas, the five organs of knowledge: nose (ghraṇa), tongue (rasaṇa), eyes (cakṣu), skin (tvaca), and ears (srotra)
  5. Kriya-śakti gives rise to the five organs of action, karmendriyas. These include the organ of generation (upastha), excretion (pāyu), mobility (pāda), holding (pāṇi), and speech (vāk).

These eighteen arms of Lord Śiva, in the form of Svacchandanātha, are created by Lord Śiva for the protection of the individual, but in order to receive this protection, the individual must adhere to divine discipline [i.e., yama and niyama].

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