The seven Vyaahritis

The seven Vyaahritis

The sevem vyaahritis are  ॐ भूः   ॐ भुवः ॐ सुवः  ॐ महः ॐ जनः ॐ तपः ॐ सत्यं

         om bhūḥ   om bhuvaḥ om suvaḥ  om mahaḥ om janaḥ om tapaḥ om satyaṁ  each prefixed by  pranavaM.

 Each of the vyaahriti has a separate Rishi, chandas and devata. 

They are respectively :

        Rishis  Atri, Bhrigu, Kutsa, Vasishta, Gautama, Kasyapa and Angiras.  Chandas.. Gayatri, Ushnik, Anushtup, Brihatee, Pankti, Trishtup and Jagatee.

The deities are Agni, Vayu, Arka, Vageesa, Varuna Indra and Viswedevas. 

          The body parts where the seven vyahritis are to be  touched for nyasa(anganyasa) are..

 Bhuu.. Feet. BhuvaH.. ankles, SuvaH.. calves, MahaH ..stomach,

JanaH .. Throat. TapaH, .. face  and Satyam… head,

and while chanting the seven  Vyahritis we should meditate that each of them is present in the respective body portioned mentioned.

The seven vyahritis have to be  pictured in our mind as follows.

श्वेतश्याम पीतपिशङ्ग लोहित नील कनक वर्ण्णाः अभयाक्ष स्रक् पात्र वरदहस्ताः सपवित्र चतुर्हस्ताः स्रक्चन्दनालङ्कृताः  सर्वाभरणभूषिताः सोपवीताः सजटाः ध्यात्वा--

śvetaśyāma pītapiśaṅga lohita nīla kanaka varṇṇāḥ abhayākṣa srak pātra varadahastāḥ sapavitra caturhastāḥ srakcandanālaṅkṛtāḥ  sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ sopavītāḥ sajaṭāḥ dhyātvā—

They have the respective colurs..White, black, yellow, copperish colour, red, blue and golden.   Each vyahriti has four hands wearing pavitrams.. and each on the repective hands carry  Abhayamudra, Akshamaalaa, Jalapatram and varadhaana mudra.   Each is wearing sandal paste and fragarant and multicoloured garlands,  adorned with all suitable ornaments, and having the holy threads (upaveetham) and matted hairs.

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