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LAGHUNYASA
From the Taittirīya Upanishad. Chanted to for health. This chant calls for pratyabhijñā, recognition of our singularity with the universal, our self with the Self. Oṃ agnirme vāci śritaḥ | vāgghṛdaye
hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani vāyurme prāne śritaḥ | prāno hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani sūryo me cakṣuṣi śritaḥ | cakṣurhṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani candramā me manasi śritaḥ | mano hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani diśo me śrotre śritāḥ | śrotragṁhṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani āpo me retasi śritāḥ | reto hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani pṛthivī me śarīre śritā | śarīragṁhṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani oṣadhivanaspatayo me lomasu śritāḥ | lomaṇi hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani indro me bale śritaḥ | balagṁhṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani parjanyo me mūrdhni śritaḥ | mūrdhā hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani īśāno me manyau śritaḥ | manyurhṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani ātmā ma ātmani śritaḥ | ātmā hṛdaye hṛdayaṃ mayi | ahamamṛte | amṛtaṁ brahmani punarma ātmā punarāyurāgāt | punaḥ prānaḥ punarākūtamāgāt | vaiśvānaro raśmibhirvāvṛdhānaḥ | antastiṣṭhatvamṛtasya gopāḥ ǁ |
May the fire in me nourish my speech.
May my speech be connected to my heart.* May my heart be connected to the eternal within me. May that eternal be connected to infinite consciousness.* May the air around me nourish my prana. May the prana within me be connected to my heart.*—* May the sun within me nourish my sight. May my sight be connected to my heart.*—* May the moon within me nourish my mind. May my mind be connected to my heart.*—* May the space around me nourish my hearing. May my hearing be connected to my heart. *—* May the water with me nourish my seed. May my seed be connected to my heart. *—* May the earth nourish my body. May my body be connected to my heart. *—* May the herbs of the forest nourish my hair (health). May my hair/health be connected to my heart. *—* May Indra in me nourish my strength. May my strength be connected to my heart. *—* May Parjanyo nourish the crown of my head. May the crown of my head be connected to my heart. *—* May Śiva in me nourish my power. May my power be connected to my heart. *—* May my self be connected to my higher self. May my self be connected to my heart. *—* May my self embody a long life. May my prana be an embodiment of the uncaused. May my inner fire permeate my whole body to make it healthy. May the eternal/the guardian of life protect me. |