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Why every Astothram starts with OM, ends with “Namaha”?
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.8-10
nyased dhṛdaya oḿkāraḿ
vi-kāram anu mūrdhani
ṣa-kāraḿ tu bhruvor madhye
ṇa-kāraḿ śikhayā nyaset
ve-kāraḿ netrayor yuñjyān
na-kāraḿ sarva-sandhiṣu
ma-kāram astram uddiśya
mantra-mūrtir bhaved budhaḥ
savisargaḿ phaḍ-antaḿ tat
sarva-dikṣu vinirdiśet
oḿ viṣṇave nama iti
SYNONYMS
nyaset — should place; hṛdaye — on the heart; oḿkāram — the praṇava, oḿkāra; vi-kāram — the syllable vi of viṣṇave; anu — thereafter; mūrdhani — on the top of the head; ṣa-kāram — the syllable sa; tu — and; bhruvoḥ madhye — between the two eyebrows; ṇa-kāram — the syllable ṇa; śikhayā — on the śikhā on the head; nyaset — should place; vekāram — the syllable ve; netrayoḥ — between the two eyes; yuñjyāt — should be placed; na-kāram — the syllable na of the word namaḥ; sarva-sandhiṣu — on all the joints; ma-kāram — the syllable ma of the word namaḥ; astram — a weapon; uddiśya — thinking; mantra-mūrtiḥ — the form of the mantra; bhavet — should become; budhaḥ — an intelligent person; sa-visargam — with the visarga (ḥ); phaṭ-antam — ending with the sound phaṭ; tat — that; sarva-dikṣu — in all directions; vinirdiśet — should fix; oḿ — praṇava; viṣṇave — unto Lord Viṣṇu; namaḥ — obeisances; iti — thus.
TRANSLATION
One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [oḿ viṣṇave namaḥ].
One should place the syllable "oḿ" on his heart, the syllable "vi" on the top of his head, the syllable "ṣa" between his eyebrows, the syllable "ṇa" on his tuft of hair [śikhā], and the syllable "ve" between his eyes.
The chanter of the mantra should then place the syllable "na" on all the joints of his body and meditate on the syllable "ma" as being a weapon. He should thus become the perfect personification of the mantra.
Thereafter, adding visarga to the final syllable "ma," he should chant the mantra "maḥ astrāya phaṭ" in all directions, beginning from the east. In this way, all directions will be bound by the protective armor of the mantra.
Source: srimadbhagavatamclass. and other sites
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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.8-10
nyased dhṛdaya oḿkāraḿ
vi-kāram anu mūrdhani
ṣa-kāraḿ tu bhruvor madhye
ṇa-kāraḿ śikhayā nyaset
ve-kāraḿ netrayor yuñjyān
na-kāraḿ sarva-sandhiṣu
ma-kāram astram uddiśya
mantra-mūrtir bhaved budhaḥ
savisargaḿ phaḍ-antaḿ tat
sarva-dikṣu vinirdiśet
oḿ viṣṇave nama iti
SYNONYMS
nyaset — should place; hṛdaye — on the heart; oḿkāram — the praṇava, oḿkāra; vi-kāram — the syllable vi of viṣṇave; anu — thereafter; mūrdhani — on the top of the head; ṣa-kāram — the syllable sa; tu — and; bhruvoḥ madhye — between the two eyebrows; ṇa-kāram — the syllable ṇa; śikhayā — on the śikhā on the head; nyaset — should place; vekāram — the syllable ve; netrayoḥ — between the two eyes; yuñjyāt — should be placed; na-kāram — the syllable na of the word namaḥ; sarva-sandhiṣu — on all the joints; ma-kāram — the syllable ma of the word namaḥ; astram — a weapon; uddiśya — thinking; mantra-mūrtiḥ — the form of the mantra; bhavet — should become; budhaḥ — an intelligent person; sa-visargam — with the visarga (ḥ); phaṭ-antam — ending with the sound phaṭ; tat — that; sarva-dikṣu — in all directions; vinirdiśet — should fix; oḿ — praṇava; viṣṇave — unto Lord Viṣṇu; namaḥ — obeisances; iti — thus.
TRANSLATION
One must then chant the mantra of six syllables [oḿ viṣṇave namaḥ].
One should place the syllable "oḿ" on his heart, the syllable "vi" on the top of his head, the syllable "ṣa" between his eyebrows, the syllable "ṇa" on his tuft of hair [śikhā], and the syllable "ve" between his eyes.
The chanter of the mantra should then place the syllable "na" on all the joints of his body and meditate on the syllable "ma" as being a weapon. He should thus become the perfect personification of the mantra.
Thereafter, adding visarga to the final syllable "ma," he should chant the mantra "maḥ astrāya phaṭ" in all directions, beginning from the east. In this way, all directions will be bound by the protective armor of the mantra.
Source: srimadbhagavatamclass. and other sites
This post is for sharing knowledge only, no intention to violate any copyrights.
