ADHIVAS

1. Maṅgalācaraṇa Prayers

Br̥had Viṣṇu Purāṇa

oṁ yaṁ brahma vedānta-vido vadanti
pare pradhānaṁ puruṣaṁ tathānye
viśvad gateḥ kāraṇam-īśvaram vā
tasmai namo vighna-vināśanāya
Sāma Veda
oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ
sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ
divīva cakṣur-ātatam
tad viprāso vipanyavo
jāgr̥vāṁ saḥ samindhate
viṣṇor yat paramaṁ padam
R̥ k Veda Kr̥ṣṇopaniṣad
oṁ kr̥ṣṇo vai sac-cid-ānanda-ghanaḥ
kr̥ṣṇa ādi puruṣaḥ kr̥ṣṇaḥ puruṣottamaḥ
kr̥ṣṇo hā u karmādi mūlaṁ
kr̥ṣṇaḥ saha sarvair-kāryaḥ
kr̥ṣṇa kāśaṁ kr̥d-ādiśā mukhya-prabhu-pūjyaḥ
kr̥ṣṇo nādis-tasminn-ajāndāntar bāhye
yan-maṅgalaṁ tal-labhate kr̥tī

Athārva Veda Nārāyaṇa Upaniṣad

hariḥ oṁ
saha nāv avatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai
tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
oṁ atha puruṣo ha vai nārāyaṇo kāmayata prajāḥ sr̥jeyeti
nārāyanāt prāṇo jāyate
manaḥ sarvendriyāṇi ca khaṁ vāyur jyotir āpaḥ pr̥thivī viśvasya dhāriṇi
nārāyaṇād brahmā jāyate
nārāyaṇād rudro jāyate
nārāyaṇād indro jāyate
nārāyaṇād prajāpatiḥ prajāyante
nārāyaṇād dvādaśāditya rudrā vasavaḥ sarvaṇi chandāṁsi
nārāyaṇād eva samutpadyante
nārāyaṇād pravartante
 nārāyaṇād pralīyante
ya evaṁ veda
ity upaniṣat //1//
oṁ atha nityo nārāyaṇaḥ
brahmā nārāyaṇaḥ
śivaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
śakraś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
kālaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
diśaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
vidiśaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
ūrdhvaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
adhaś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
antar bahiś ca nārāyaṇaḥ
nārāyana evedaṁ sarvaṁ
yad bhūtaṁ yac ca bhavyam
niṣkalaṅko nirañjano nirvikalpo nirākhyataḥ
śuddho deva eko nārāyaṇaḥ
na dvitīyo ‘sti kaścit
sa viśṇur eva bhavati sa viṣṇur eva bhavati
ya evaṁ veda
ity upaniṣat //2//
oṁ ity agre vyāharet
nama iti paścāt
nārāyaṇāyety upariṣtat
oṁ ity ekākṣaram
nama iti dve akṣare
nārāyaṇāyeti pañcākṣarāṇi
etad vai nārāyaṇasyāstākṣaraṁ padam
yo ha vai nārāyaṇasyāstākṣaraṁ padam adhyeti
anapabruvaḥ sarvam āyureti
vindate prājāpatyaṁ rāyas poṣaṁ gau-patyaṁ
tato ‘mr̥tatvam aśnute tato ‘mr̥tatvaṁ aśnuta iti
ya evaṁ veda
ity upaniṣad //3//
oṁ pratyag ānandaṁ brahma puruṣaṁ praṇava svarūpam
a-kāra u-kāra ma-kāra iti
tānekadhā sametad oṁ iti
yam uktvā mucyate yogī
janma saṁsāra bandhanāt
oṁ namo nārāyaṇāyeti mantropāsakaḥ
vaikuṇṭha bhuvanaṁ gamiṣyati
tad idaṁ puṇḍarīkaṁ vijñāna ghanaṁ
tasmād taḍidābha mātram
brahmaṇyo devakīputro
brahmaṇyo madhusūdanaḥ
brahmaṇyo puṇḍarīkākṣo
 brahmaṇyo viṣṇur acyuteti
sarvabhūtastham ekaṁ nārāyaṇam
kāraṇa rūpam akāraṇam param brahma oṁ //4//
oṁ prātar adhīyāno rātrikr̥taṁ pāpaṁ nāśayati
śāyam adīyāno divasa-kr̥taṁ pāpaṁ nāśayati
mādhyāhna dinam ādityābhimukho ‘dhīyanaḥ
pañca mahā pātakopapātakāt pramucyate
sarva veda pārāyaṇa punyaṁ labhate
nārāyaṇa-sāyujyam avāpnoti
nārāyaṇa-sāyujyam avāpnoti
ya evaṁ veda
ity upaniṣat //5//
oṁ saha nāv avatu
saha nau bhunaktu
saha vīryaṁ karavāvahai
tejasvi nāv adhītam astu mā vidviṣāvahai
oṁ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ
R̥ k Veda Kr̥ṣṇopaniṣad
oṁ svasti no govindaḥ svasti no 'cyutānantau
svasti no vāsudevo viṣṇur dadhātu
svasti no nārāyaṇo naro vai
svasti naḥ padmanābhaḥ puruṣottamo dadhātu
svasti no viśvakseno viśveśvarah
svasti no hr̥ṣīkeśo harir dadhātu
svasti no vainateyo hariḥ
svasti no 'njanāsuto hanūr bhāgavato dadhātu
svasti svasti sumaṅgalaiḥ keśo mahān
śrī kr̥ṣṇaḥ saccidānanda ghanaḥ sarveśvareśvaro dadhātu

Sanmohana Tantra
karotu svasti me kr̥ṣṇa
sarva lokeśvareśvaraḥ
kārśnadayaś-ca kūrvantu
svasti me loka-pāvanaḥ
Viṣṇu Yāmala Saṁhitā
kr̥ṣṇo mamaiva sarvatra
svasti kūryāt śriyā samam
tathaiva ca sadā kārśniḥ
sarva vighna vināśanaḥ
Viṣṇu Rahasya
atasī-kusumopameya kāntir-yamunā-kula kadamba mūlavartī
navagopa vadhū vilāsaśāli vitanotu no maṅgalāni
Nāradīya Purāṇa
kr̥ṣṇaḥ karotu kalyānaṁ
kaṁsa-kuñjara-keśarī
 kālindī jala kallola
kolāhala kutūhalaḥ
Nārasiṁha Purāṇa
mādhavo mādhavo vāci
mādhavo mādhavo hr̥di
smaranti sādhavaḥ sarve
sarva kāryeṣu mādhavam

Pāṇḍava Gītā
lābhas teṣāṁ jayas teṣāṁ
kutas teṣāṁ parābhavaḥ
yeṣām-īndīvara-śyāmo
hr̥daya-stho janārdanaḥ
Br̥had Viṣṇu Purāṇa
maṇgalaṁ bhagavān viṣṇur
maṇgalaṁ madhusūdanaḥ
maṅgalaṁ hr̥ṣikeśo 'yaṁ
maṅgalāyatano hariḥ
viṣṇūccāraṇa-mātrena
kr̥ṣṇasya smaranād-dhareh
sarva vighnāni naśyanti
maṅgalaṁ syān-na saṁsayaḥ
Padma Purāṇa
satyaṁ kaliyuga vipra
śrī harer nāma maṅgalaṁ
paraṁ svastyayanaṁ nr̥nāṁ
nāsty-eva gatir anyathā

Viṣṇu Dharmottara
puṇḍarīkākṣa govinda
mādhavādīṁś ca yaḥ smaret
tasya syan-maṅgalaṁ sarva-
karmādau vighna-nāśanaṁ
Rudra Yāmala
maṇgalāyatanaṁ kr̥ṣṇaṁ
govindaṁ garuḍa-dhvajam
mādhavaṁ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ
viṣṇuṁ nārāyaṇaṁ hariṁ
vāsudevaṁ jagannāthaṁ
acyutaṁ madhusūdanam
tathā mukundānantādīn
yaḥ smaret prathamaṁ sudhīḥ
kartā sarvatra sutarāṁ
maṇgalānanta karmaṇaḥ
 2. Svasti Vācanam

Three brāhmaṇas should chant

oṁ punantu mām devajanāḥ
punantu manasā dhiyaḥ
punantu viśva bhūtāṇī
jātavedaḥ punīhi mām
One brāhmaṇa chants:
oṁ asya karmanaḥ punyaham bhavanto bhruvantu
At least three brāhmaṇas throw aksata in the air three times, while chanting:
oṁ punyāham oṁ punyāham oṁ punyāham
Together they chant:
oṁ udgat eva śakune sāma gāyasi
brahma putra iva savaneṣu samśasi
vr̥śeva vāji śiśumatirapītyā
sarvato naḥ śakune bhadramā vada
viśvato naḥ śakune punyamā vada
One brāhmaṇa chants:
oṁ asya karmanaḥ svasti bhavanto bhruvantu ayuśmate svasti
The brāhmaṇas throw aksata in the air three times, while chanting:
oṁ svasti oṁ svasti oṁ svasti
Together:
oṁ svasti na indro vr̥ddhaśravaḥ
svasti naḥ pūśā viśvavedāḥ
svasti nas tārkṣyo ariśṭanemiḥ
svasti no br̥haspatiḥ dadhātu
One brāhmaṇa chants:
oṁ asya karmanā r̥ddhim bhavanto bhruvantu
The brāhmaṇas throw aksata in the air three times, while chanting:
oṁ r̥dhyatām oṁ r̥dhyatām oṁ r̥dhyatām
Together:
oṁ r̥dhyāma stomam sanuyāma vāja mā no
mantram sara thehopa yātam
yaśo na pakvam madhu gośvanta rā
bhūtāmso aśvinoḥ kāmamaprāḥ
oṁ svasti no govindaḥ
svasti no 'cyutānantau
 svasti no vāsudevo viṣṇur dadhātu
svasti no nārāyaṇo naro vai
svasti naḥ padmanābhaḥ puruṣottamo dadhātu
svasti no viśvakseno viśveśvarah
svasti no hr̥ṣīkeśo harir dadhātu
svasti no vainateyo hariḥ
svasti no 'njanāsuto hanūr bhāgavato dadhātu
svasti svasti sumaṅgalaikeśo mahān
śrī kr̥ṣṇaḥ saccidānanda ghanaḥ
sarveśvareśvaro dadhātu
The brāhmaṇas should throw the remainder of the akṣata.

3. Viśeṣa-arghya-sthāpana

Spiritualizing the Senses by Nyāsa (kara-nyāsa and aṅga-nyāsa)

 As you show the nyāsa-mudrā, chant the gopāla-mantra once.

Kara-nyāsa
 Chant klīm aṅguṣṭhābhyāṁ namaḥ and move your forefingers along the length of your
thumbs, from the bases to the tips.
 Chant kr̥ ṣṇāya tarjanībhyām svāhā and move your thumbs along the length of your
forefingers, from the bases of the tips.
 Chant govindāya madhyamābhyāṁ vaṣaṭ and move your thumbs along the length of
your middle fingers, from the bases to the tips.
 Chant gopījana anamikābhyāṁ huṁ and move your thumbs along the length of your
ring fingers, from the bases to the tips.
 Chant vallabhāya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṁ vauṣaṭ and move your thumbs along the length of
your little fingers, from the bases to the tips.
 Chant svāhā astrāya kara-tala-kara-pr̥ ṣṭhābhyāṁ phaṭ and touch your right palm to
the back of your left hand, then your left palm to the back of your right hand.

Aṅga-nyāsa
 Chant klīṁ hr̥ dayāya namaḥ and touch your heart with your right palm.
 Chant kr̥ ṣṇāya śirase svāhā and touch the top of your head with fingertips of your right
hand.
 Chant govindāya śikhāyai vaṣaṭ and touch your śikhā with your right fist, thumb
pointing down toward your neck.
 Chant gopījana kavacāya hum and touch your left upper arm with the fingertips of your
right hand and your right upper arm with the fingertips of your left hand.
 Chant vallabhāya netrābhyāṁ vauṣaṭ and touch your eyelids with the middle finger
and forefinger of your right hand.
 Chant svāhā astrāya phaṭ and snap your fingers three times with your right hand as you
move it clockwise around your head.
  Show the cakra-mudrā, making a clapping sound as you bring your hands together.
 Showing the praṇāma-mudrā, you may chant:
sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam
hr̥ ṣīkena hr̥ ṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir-ucyate
“Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all the senses. When the spirit soul
renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side effects: he is freed from all
material designations, and senses become purified simply by being employed in the
service of the Lord.” (Nārada Pañcarātra, quoted in CC. Madhya 19.170)

Establishing Viśeṣa-arghya (viśeṣa-arghya-sthāpana)

What follows is an expanded procedure for establishing viśeṣa-arghya. If only one conch is
available and it is reserved for bathing the Lord, then the viśeṣa-arghya vessel may be of gold,
silver, copper, or clay. This prayoga describes the installation of viśeṣa-arghya in a conch.

Defining the Place for the Conch

 With water from the samānya-arghya pātra or with candana, draw a small equilateral
triangle with one of its angles pointing away from you. Similarly, draw a circle around
the triangle and then a square around the circle.

Purifying and Establishing the Conch Stand and Conch

 Chant om astrāya phaṭ and sprinkle the conch stand with samānya-arghya water.
 Chant om ādhāra-śaktaye namaḥ and place the stand on the maṇḍala.
 Chant om astrāya phaṭ and sprinkle the conch with samānya-arghya water. Place the
conch on the stand.
 Chant oṁ hr̥ dayāya namaḥ and place flower petals and candana into the conch.
 Chant oṁ śirase svāhā and pour water from the waterpot into the conch.
 Over the conch, show the cakra-mudrā, then the gālinī-mudrā, then the dhenu-mudrā.
 Invoke the Gaṅgā and other holy rivers by showing the aṅkuṣa-mudrā and chanting:
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvari sarasvati
narmade sindho kāveri jale ‘smin sannidhiṁ kuru
“May water from the holy rivers Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godāvarī, Saraswatī, Narmadā,
Sindhu, and Kāveri kindly be present.”
 Now invoke into the water the mūla-mantra of the Deity being worshiped, silently
chanting it eight times while holding the bījākṣara-mudrā over the conch. Then show
the matsya-mudrā.

Worshiping the Fire, Sun, and Moon Maṇḍalas (With Their Ten, Twelve and Sixteen Divisions)
Situated Within the Stand, Conch, and Water.
 Chant ete gandha-puṣpe oṁ māṁ vahni-maṇḍalāya daśa-kalātmane namaḥ and offer
a flower petal dipped in candana to the stand; then afix the petal to the stand.
 Chant ete gandha-puṣpe om am arka-maṇḍalāya dvādaśa-kalātmane namaḥ and offer
a flower petal dipped in candana to the conch; then afix the petal to the conch.
  Chant ete gandha-puṣpe om uṁ soma-maṇḍalāya ṣoḍaśa-kalātmane namaḥ and offer
a flower petal dipped in candana to the water; then affix the petal to the conch near the
water.

Invoking the Lord into the Viśeṣa-arghya

 Chant the name of the Deity being worshiped (e.g., śrī-kr̥ ṣṇa) and ihāgaccha ihāgaccha
(calling the Lord into the viśeṣa-arghya) while showing the avāhanī-mudrā.
 Chant iha tiṣṭha iha tiṣṭha (giving the Lord a place to sit, and welcoming Him) while
showing the sthāpanī-mudrā.
 Chant iha sannidhehi iha sannidhehi (offering oneself to the Lord and begging to be
close to Him) while showing the sannidhāpanī-mudrā.
 Chant iha sannirudhyasva iha sannirudhyasva (asking the Lord to remain for the period
of worship) while showing the sannirodhanī-mudrā.
 Chant iha saṅmukho bhava iha saṅmukho bhava (asking the Lord to face you) while
showing the saṅmukhīkaraṇa-mudrā.

Placing the Syllables of the Mūla-mantra on the Limbs of the Deity Within the Water (aṅga-
nyāsa)
 Chant iha sakalī-kuru; then, while showing the nyāsa-mudrā, chant the gopāla-mantra
once.
 Chant klīṁ hr̥ dayāya namaḥ while holding your right hand, palm down, over the water
and meditating on touching the heart of the Deity now situated in the water.
 Chant kr̥ ṣṇāya śirase svāhā while touching the top of the Deity’s head with the
fingertips of your right hand.
 Chant govindāya śikhāyai vaṣaṭ while touching the Deity’s śikhā with your right fist.
 Chant gopījana kavacāya hum while touching the Deity’s arms with the fingertips of
your right and left hands.
 Chant vallabhāya netrābhyāṁ vauṣaṭ while touching the Deity’s eyes with your right
forefinger and middle finger.
 Chant svāhā astrāya phaṭ while snapping the fingers of your right hand three times and
simultaneously moving the hand around the Deity’s head. Then show the cakra-mudrā
while chanting (name of the Deity) ihāmr̥ tī-kuru.
 Show the dhenu-mudrā, in this way requesting the Lord to kindly manifest His blissful
nature.
 Chant iha paramī-kuru while showing the mahā-mudrā, in this way asking the Lord for
blessings.

Worshiping the Lord in the Viśeṣa-arghya

 Worship the Lord in the viśeṣa-arghya with five or two upacāras; for the actual
upacāras you may substitute flower petals or samānya-arghya water. While doing so,
chant:
eṣa puṣpāñjaliḥ and the Deity mūla-mantra;
eṣa gandhaḥ and the Deity mūla-mantra;
 etāni puṣpāni and the Deity mūla-mantra;
eṣa dhūpaḥ and the Deity mūla-mantra;
eṣa dīpaḥ and the Deity mūla-mantra;
idaṁ naivedyam and the Deity mūla-mantra;
idam ācamanīyam and the Deity mūla-mantra.
 Pour some viśeṣa-arghya water from the conch into the pañca-pātra, thus transforming
the remaining samānya-arghya into viśeṣa-arghya. Then pour some viśeṣa-arghya
water from the pañca-pātra into your right hand and, while chanting the mūla-mantra
of the main Deity you are worshiping, sprinkle the water over yourself and the
paraphernalia.