*Karna mantra japa* This is to be done when the Pranas are actually leaving the body. The son places the dying person's head on his right knee and chants the following mantra in his right ear. However, since this is difficult, it is done as the first step of the rituals post-death. The person should be lying on the floor on top of strewn darbha while prana is leaving the body. Karna mantra japa is done to release the ten Pranas from the body in a smooth manner.
Mantra - Ayushaha pranam santanu .... Mantra - Let Prana not be separated from longevity. Let Apana not be separated from Prana. Let vyana not be separated from Apana. Let eyes not be separated from Vyana. Let ears not be separated from the eyes. Let the mind not be separated from the ears. Let speech not be separated from the mind. Let atma not be separated from speech. Let earth not be separated from atma. Let Antariksha not be separated from the earth. Let Swarga not be separated from Antariksha. Let Sun not be separated from Swarga. Note: The flow of creation from the Sun (Paramatma) to the individual (Jivatma) is mentioned here. They all have to remain together as a unit because the soul has to assume another body to start its journey towards Yamaloka. This new body is called Ativahika Sharira. Ativahika Sharira is created out of the pindas provided during the first ten days of the rites. They all have to stay together and enter the new body. Only the physical body comprising the five elements is going to be destroyed. In case the dying person is learned in the Vedas, the two anuvakas ' brahmavid apnoti param ' and 'bhrigurvai vaaruni' are chanted. This is followed by the japa of the Ashtakshari mantra (Om Namo Narayanaya) and the Panchakshari mantra (Om Namasshivaya ) in the ear. After the prana leaves the body, it is to be laid on the floor on darbha grass with its head towards the south. KR IRS 12 10 23 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Laxminarayan Sarma <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2023 at 12:43 Subject: Re: [iyer123] karna-manthram whispered by ekdest son to right ear of dead Braahmana To: iyer <[email protected]> Cc: Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> Respected Anna We would be highly obliged if you yourself could elaborate in your unique simple, fluent and easy to understand style the meaning and significance of these mantras Respectfully yours Laxminarayan On Thu, 12 Oct, 2023, 12:37 pm Narayanaswamy Iyer, <[email protected]> wrote: > > *om namo bhagavathe vaasudevaaya* > *om namashshivaaya* > > *aayusha praanam santhanu* > *praanaath apaanam santhanu* > *apaanaath vyaanam santhanu* > *vyaanaath chakshushu santhanu* > *chakshushu sthrothram santhanu* > *shrothaan manas santhnu* > > *mano vaacham santhanu* > > *vaacha aathmaanam santhanu* > *aathmmanah prithiveen santhanu* > *prithivyaa anthariksham santhanu* > *antharikshaath divam santhanu* > *diva suva santhanu* > > *om namo naaraayanaaya* > *om namah shivaaya* > *govindaa govindaa govindaa* > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > (*Note*:- For clarification, meaning, significance, etc. please contact > your own family priest. Thanks.) > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhPD%2B8Z4JO5U7tWE%2B05LtrLEqYUV%2BvVGZHyhbDx%3D7szzRQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAL4idhPD%2B8Z4JO5U7tWE%2B05LtrLEqYUV%2BvVGZHyhbDx%3D7szzRQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iyer123" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEcNPKps1b4H7ZuhR8WoXCKb57yCqrzj0dO5qhyLjQFvg03h_w%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAEcNPKps1b4H7ZuhR8WoXCKb57yCqrzj0dO5qhyLjQFvg03h_w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooFT2zm1nrtLkonMFvk7dr_d%3DPb62wJxVY6_Zb%3DxNSsdQ%40mail.gmail.com.
