Sri Pratyangira Sahasrakshari Mantra
śrī pratyaṃgirā sahasrākṣarī maṃtraḥ
asya śrīpratyaṃgirā sahasrākṣarī maṃtrasya bhairava ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chaṃdaḥ, śrīpratyaṃgirā devatāḥ, krīṃ bījaṃ, hrīṃ śaktiḥ, hūṃ kīlakaṃ, śrīpratyaṃgirā devatā prītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||
ṛṣyādinyāsaḥ –
bhairavaṛṣaye namaḥ śirasi |
anuṣṭup chaṃdase namaḥ mukhe |
śrīpratyaṃgirā devatāyai namaḥ hṛdi |
krīṃ bījāya namaḥ guhye |
hrīṃ śaktaye namaḥ pādayoḥ |
hūṃ kīlakāya namaḥ nābhau |
viniyogāyaḥ namaḥ sarvāṃge ||
karanyāsaḥ –
oṃ krāṃ aṃguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ krīṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ krūṃ madhyamābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kraiṃ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ krauṃ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ |
oṃ kraḥ karatala karapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
hṛdayādinyāsaḥ –
oṃ krāṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ |
oṃ krīṃ śirase svāhā |
oṃ krūṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ |
oṃ kraiṃ kavacāya huṃ |
oṃ krauṃ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ |
oṃ kraḥ astrāya phaṭ |
dhyānaṃ –
siṃhārūḍhāṃ kṛṣṇavarṇāṃ bhīṣaṇāṃ nīlavigrahāṃ
jvālāmukhīṃ śūlakarāṃ grasaṃtīṃ ripumaṃjasāṃ |
vyāghracarmāṃbaradharāṃ sitaśārdūlavāhinīṃ
vikarāl̤amukhīṃ tigmadaṃṣṭrāṃ kṛcchrādibhūṣaṇāṃ || 1 ||
dadhatīṃ churikāvajraśūlatomarakāṃkaraiḥ
bhasmoddhūl̤itasarvāṃgīṃ nīlakuṃcitakuṃtalāṃ |
bhayaṃkarīṃ tu duṣṭānāṃ bhaktānāmabhayaṃkarīṃ
ciṃtanīyāṃ sadā devaiḥ cetasā parameśvarīṃ || 2 ||
atha sahasrākṣarī maṃtraḥ –
oṃ namaścāmuṃḍāyai abhaya-vara-kapālamālā-dhare gṛddhrolūkakaṃkaparivāre śmaśānapriye nararudhiramāṃsapriyabhojane siddhavidyādhara vaṃditacaraṇe brahma-sūrya-śaśi-yama-varuṇa-kubera-viṣṇu-pūjite rudrakoṭinirgataśarīre dvādaśādityaprabhe ehi cāmuṃḍāsvarūpiṇi, asmin maṃḍale praviśa śīghraṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśaṃ asibhiḥ pūraya pūraya dhunu-dhunu vidhuna-vidhuna kaṭu-kaṭu cūrṇaya-cūrṇaya āveśaya-āveśaya praveśaya-praveśaya sphoṭaya-sphoṭaya troṭaya-troṭaya dhiyaṃ rodhaya-rodhaya pātāl̤aṃ staṃbhaya-staṃbhaya paramudrāṃ sphoṭaya-sphoṭaya anyabhūtāni jaṃbhaya [jaṃbhaya] brahmarākṣasān utsādaya-utsādaya bhūtapretapiśācān mocaya-mocaya vṛkṣān saṃkrāmaya-saṃkrāmaya nadīṃ cālaya-cālaya agniṃ staṃbhaya-staṃbhaya nadāṃ kīlaya-kīlaya aṃgārān vṛkṣasyopari pātaya-pātaya sīlivamabhitolūkhale pīḍaya-pīḍaya nadīṃ parivartaya-parivartaya pātraṃ pūraya-pūraya bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ yat kiṃcit kathaya-kathaya hana-hana daha-daha paca-paca matha-matha pramatha-pramatha kaṭa-kaṭa grasa-grasa vidrāvaya-vidrāvaya utsādaya-utsādaya viṣṇucakreṇa rudratriśūlena iṃdravajreṇa varuṇapāśena yamadaṃḍena garuḍapakṣapātena viṣaṃ nirviṣaṃ kuru-kuru jvaraṃ nāśaya-nāśaya virodhīn sphoṭaya-sphoṭaya yaṃtraṃ bhaṃjaya-bhaṃjaya satyaṃ sādhaya-sādhaya siddhiṃ prayaccha sarvasattvāni vaśaṃ kuru-kuru pātaya-pātaya paścimadiśaṃ staṃbhaya-staṃbhaya dakṣiṇadiśaṃ rodhaya-rodhaya jvālini jṛṃbhiṇi staṃbhini bhṛkuṭī vicitrahāramaṃḍalavibhūṣita nānā nāga vāsukī kṛta hāra bhūṣaṇa śarīre namo lelihāni vikṛtamekhale maruhṛccharīre caṃdrārkābhā prabhaṃjanīye vidyut sphaṭikasaṃkāśa aṭṭahāsinī vetāl̤apriye krīṃkāra huṃkāra jṛṃbhaṇīye musalapaṭṭiśatomarachurikāvigrahe sahasrabāhudhāriṇī oṃkārahṛdaye viṣṇubhāvaśarīre sarvaduṣṭān vināśaya-vināśaya vidāraya-vidāraya yojanaśataṃ rakṣa-rakṣa nagarān nirviṣaṃ kuru-kuru pavanān nāśaya-nāśaya bhayān mocaya-mocaya vṛkṣāścūrṇaya-cūrṇaya śastramastraṃ naṣṭaṃ kuru-kuru senāṃ troṭaya-troṭaya gobhakṣakāṇāṃ tuṃḍaṃ baṃdhaṃ kuru-kuru oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ ekaviṃśati japādagniṃ vidāraya ūrdhvapralaṃbakeśe nīlāṃbare sitaśārdūlapriye mahā āvartabale bhairavarūpeṇa hara-hara prayaccha-prayaccha rudrarūpeṇa yatkāladṛṣṭaṃ tatsarvaṃ ulkāpaya ulkāpaya kālakūṭaviṣaṃ nirviṣaṃ kuru-kuru jvaraṃ nāśaya-nāśaya ekāhikaṃ dvyāhikaṃ tryāhikaṃ cāturthikaṃ dṛṣṭijvaraṃ sannipātaṃ satatajvaraṃ tatkṣaṇikaṃ ṣāṇmāsikaṃ sāṃvatsarikaṃ vā gugguladhūpena aṣṭābhimaṃtritaṃ tena jvaraṃ nāśaya-nāśaya gaurasarṣapa abhimaṃtritena kumārikaṃ piṃḍaṃ badhnāmi aṃtarikṣagataṃ badhnāmi, śrotraṃ badhnāmi, pātālaṃ badhnāmi ākarṣaya brahmakṣatriyavaiśyaśūdrāṃga nānācāṃḍālāṣṭaprakṛtināṃ bhasmoddhūl̤itaśarīre namaḥ oṃ hrāṃ hrīṃ hrūṃ hraiṃ hrauṃ hraḥ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ namaḥ ||
phalaśṛtiḥ –
mṛtavatsā tu yā nārī sā ca garbhe na muṃcati |
bālo roditi yasyāsti stanapānaṃ pibenna cet || 1 ||
sarvāsu grahabādhāsu guggulaṃ saptamaṃtritaṃ |
vidhāya dhūpayettena sarvabādhā praśāmyati || 2 ||
yuddhādau maṃtrayecchatraṃ tenāsau vijayī bhavet |
ariṣṭaśāṃtaye toyamaṣṭavārābhimaṃtritaṃ || 3 ||
prāśayedabhiṣiṃcedvā yathā sūryodaye tamaḥ |
ḍākinī bhūtagrahādau jāpyeti sahasrākṣarī || 4 ||
Meaning
The Śrī Pratyangira Sahasrākṣarī Mantra is a powerful Tantric invocation addressed to Goddess Pratyangira (Bhadrakālī / Ugrakṛtyā). This Sahasrākṣarī (thousand-letter) form combines bija-seeds (kṛīṁ, hṛīṁ, hūṁ) with ritual nyāsa (placements) to awaken a pervasive protective field. Traditionally used to neutralize hostile occult forces, dispel black-magic, remove disease and fear, and secure the practitioner and household from psychic attacks.
Key Elements:
• Seed syllables: Kṛīṁ (kreeṁ), Hṛīṁ (hrīm), Hūṁ (hūṁ) — activated through nyāsa on body-points.
• Nyāsa & Karanyāsa: systematic placement of bija-syllables on fingers and body centers (head, face, heart, navel, limbs) to form an inner kavacha (armor).
• Visualization (Dhyāna): Fierce, lion-mounted, blue-dark Pratyangira with flaming mouth; imagery intimidates and neutralizes hostile entities.
• Mantra Text: Includes imperative and evocative verbs (stambhaya — “freeze/paralyze”, vidāraya — “disperse/tear apart”, vināśaya — “destroy”) to command removal of adversarial forces.
• Use Context: Best performed with ritual purity, guidance (for intense forms), and after proper initiation or instruction. It functions as both a personal protective mantra and a ritual weapon against black arts.
How to Practice (English):
1. Cleanse (snāna), set up a clean altar with Pratyangira image/yantra.
2. Light lamp and incense; offer flowers.
3. Perform karanyāsa (finger placements) and hṛdayanyāsa (heart placement) as per the given formula.
4. Recite dhyāna (visualization verse) focusing on the fierce form.
5. Chant the Sahasrākṣarī mantra in japa — recommended japa counts or prescribed cycles as per tradition.
6. Close with offering and gratitude; maintain personal ethics and do no harm maliciously.
Benefits (English Summary):
• Immediate psychic protection; neutralizes hostile spells and malefic influences.
• Safeguards home, family, and possessions from occult attacks.
• Alleviates persistent illnesses and chronic afflictions linked to unseen causes.
• Empowers practitioner with courage, clarity, and spiritual authority.
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