Taittirlya or Black Yajur Veda Taittriya Samhita Five Samhita’s (schools) of the Yajur Veda were known to exist. These are the (1) Kathaka or from the Katha School (Caraka Katha Samhita), the (2) Kapisthala Katha Samhita (only fragments exist, Kapisthala Katha Samhita)), the (3) Maitrayani Samhita from the Maitrayaniya School (Maitrayani Samhita), and the Taittriya Samhita (Apastamba Samhita) of the Apastamba School (Taittriya Samhita) – these first four belong to the Taittriya or BLACK YAJUR VED. The Black comes from Kurukshetra and Panjab. It consists of seven books with many chapters. The Taittriya Samhita of the BLACK YAJUR VED is now taught in the Siddhanta and other South Indian traditions where Shiva is worshipped.
The mantra you refer to is popularly known as the Namaskara Mantra and is found in Chapter IV (Four), Section 5, within verses 1 through 41 of the Taitriya Samhita of the BLACK YAJUR VED. This Fourth Khanda, 5th Prasna of the Taitriya Samhita of Sri Krishna Yajur Veda contains this famous Sri Rudram (which some consider the Fourth Khanda, 4th Prasna only), and the 7th Prasna contains another called the Chamakam. The first part of the text called as Rudram is in paise of lord Shiva as in Namah Shivaya Cha Shivataraya Cha. This set of Mantram, including the Namaskara Mantra, demonstrate the Vedic Siva and Rudra that is found in Tamil literature, to this day in Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, your mantra of interest if found and living in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. It is VERY POWERFUL. It is called the 8th (Eighth) Anuvaka. This Anuvaka is chanted for the demise of enemies, possession or retaining one’s lands or Kingdom. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13nO1OQuoRb7JsVRziv_neucM9XsqIymh/view?usp=drive_link Google drive anuvaka 4 ॐ नमः शम्भवाय च l मयोभवाय च l नमः शङ्कराय च l मयस्कराय च l नमः शिवाय च l शिवतराय च ll Namaskara Mantra : Om Namah Sambhavaya Cha Mayaobhavaya Cha Namah Shankaraya Cha Mayaskaraya Cha Namah Shivaya Cha Shivtaraya Cha Om Nama shambhave cha, mayo bhave cha - Salutations to Him who is the source of happiness here and hereafter. Namah shankaraya cha, mayaskaraya cha - Salutations to Him who is inherently of the nature of conferring happiness directly in this world and the world hereafter. Namah Shivaya cha shivataraya cha – Salutations to Him the auspicious one, who is more auspicious than all others. Here is one version of the entire 8th Anuvaka: Anuvaka 8 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WL8doWMR_kM6Ar6yKm3ZXNmC6V8ARWrn/view?usp=drive_link Google drive anuvaka 4 Namah somaya cha rudraya cha namas tamraya cha arunaya chanamah shangaya cha pashupataye chanama ugraya cha bhimaya cha namo agrevadhaya cha durevadhaya chanamo hantre cha haniyase chanamo vrikshebhyo harikeshebhyonamastaraya namah shambhave cha mayobhave chanamah shankaraya cha mayaskaraya cha namah shivaya cha shivataraya cha Salutations to Him who is with His consort Uma. Salutations to Him who is red and rosy-red also. Salutations to Him who brings happiness and who is the Lord of all creatures. Salutations to Him who is fierce and strikes terror at sight into His enemies. Salutations to Him who kills in front and from afar. Salutations to Him who is in the form of everyone who slays, and who kills all at the time of Pralaya. Salutations to the stately trees with green tufts of leaves. Salutations to Him who is the Parvana mantra; Om. Salutations to Him who is the source of happiness here and hereafter. Salutations to Him who is inherently of the nature of conferring happiness directly in this world and the world hereafter. Salutations to Him the auspicious one, who is more auspicious than all others. Namastirthyaya cha kulyaya chanamah paryaya chavaryaya chanamah prataranaya chottaranaya chanama ataryaya chaladyaya chanamah shashhpyaya cha phenyaya chanamah sikatyaya cha pravahyaya cha Salutations to Him who is ever present in holy places and on the banks of the rivers. Salutations to Him who stands in the further shore and on this shore. Salutations to Him who ferries men over the sins and evils of Samsara (the Illusions of the world), and who by the grant of knowledge ferries them over the Samsara altogether. Salutations to Him who is born again and again in Samsara and who tastes the fruits of Karmas in the form of Jiva. Salutations to Him who is in the form of tender grass and foam. Salutations to Him who is in the form of the sands and flowing water. Then there is the Vajasaneyi Samhita of the teacher Yajnavalkya Vajasaneya or know as the WHITE YAJUR VEDA (there are two recensions of this called Kanva and Madhyandina School but they are almost exactly the same). K Rajaram IRS 15125 -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooxsRdvkofYvPnyxJi4JoJ%2BczgAPS%3DZVvb9yfB8j1qarg%40mail.gmail.com.
