A question

[Sunder Hattangadi]

Verse #14 in पंचमुखहनुमत्कवचम्   ('pa~nchamukhahanumatkavacham') reads as follows (from Brihat-stotra-ratnakara):

 

ॐ हरिमर्कट मर्कट मंत्रमिदं

       परिलिख्यति लिख्यति वामतले ।

    यदि नश्यति नश्यति शत्रुकुलं

       यदि मुंचति मुंचति वामलता ॥ 

 

 Is the word वामलता (vAmalatA) correct? What does it mean?

 

Thank you.

 

 

Regards,

 

sunder

[Naresh Cuntoor]

 

ॐ हरिमर्कट मर्कट मंत्रमिदं

       परिलिख्यति लिख्यति वामतले ।

    यदि नश्यति नश्यति शत्रुकुलं

       यदि मुंचति मुंचति वामलता ॥ 

 

 Is the word वामलता (vAmalatA) correct? What does it mean?

Split as vA malatA perhaps?
malatA = mAlinyam

Naresh

[Sita Raama]

Raamayanam has usage maladA (When Vishwamitra gives description of Tataka to Raama) - is it a possibility that end Da is changed to tA?

मल द is मलम् द्यति खण्डयति इति मल द that which abolishes excreta, but not filth itself.

http://sanskritdocuments.org/sites/valmikiramayan/baala/sarga24/bala_24_frame.htm 

check verse - 17

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अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः || Ramayanam || ३-३७-२ ||  & || ६-१६-२१ ||

[Sunder Hattangadi]

Thank you.

 

There is also a word :  vAmila - M-W gives the meaning as dAmbhika; while Apte gives it as cunning, deceitful (in addition to: beautiful; haughty !)

 

Would it be correct to add a suffix -tA, to read vAmilatA ?

 

[Neither dictionary list maladA or malatA].

 

 

Regards,

 

sunder

[Hnbhat B.R.]

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Sunder Hattangadi <sun...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thank you.

 

There is also a word :  vAmila - M-W gives the meaning as dAmbhika; while Apte gives it as cunning, deceitful (in addition to: beautiful; haughty !)

 

Would it be correct to add a suffix -tA, to read vAmilatA ?

 

[Neither dictionary list maladA or malatA].

 

On the whole, the verse doesn't sound well grammatically, just like the "mantra"s of "vaamaacaara"  doesn't have to be binding with any grammar. 

The word परिलिख्यति - is a rare conjugation form of the verb लिख - which would naturally take लिखति - or लिख्यते (in the passive voice). Here it seems to be if the combination of both the forms, परिलिख्यति in the active voice. यदि परिलिख्यति and the duplication of the words is just for the sake of being "mantra" live "jvala jvala jvaalaamaalinyai namaH" here हरिमर्कटमर्कट - all the three words mean only monkey, though the first "हरि" can be interpreted as belonging to Hari, The word मन्त्र being masculine, by its derivation, मर्कटमन्त्रमिदम्  does not agree with the verb परिलिख्यति, (unless it is intended to be in passive, or the first मन्त्रमिदम् is used in the neuter gender accusative). In both ways is incomprehensible without giving up the grammatical structure. If the duplication, the grammar presupposes the recurrence of the verb or existence of a noun. If one written on the left palm, it is enough for the मन्त्र to have the effects listed in the two lines in the next half. The duplication is not is needed, in this case, but just for  the sale of looking like a "mantra" like the ज्वालिनी- or ज्वालामालिनी mantra. Now, the the conditions for achieving the results mentioned is clear in the first half. If one writes on his left palm this "मर्कटमन्त्र", either the whole कवच in the preceding verses, or just "हरि-मर्कट-मर्कटा" as mantra (not sure of it), he the circle of enemies perishes off (frequently - or completely due to the repetition of the verb) and वाम-लता - the creeper binding him made by वाम-mantra-s (witchcraft or sorcery - called वामाचारप्रयोग० ) by others drops away completely. The worship of हनुमान् is recommended to thwart away any evils due to sorcery or witchcraft of वामाचार according to the traditional belief. Hence वाम-लता seems to be a correct metaphoric usage implying this much.    

This much can be analysed from the verse irrespective of the incompatibility of grammatical structure. 

In the above analyses, the splitting of वा मलता - मालिन्यम् is not correct as गुणवचन (attributes used as adjectives) only  takes the suffix . अमलः - अमलता, may be correct, but it doesn't suit in this case. मल itself a noun and whether मल or मलता doesn't make much difference. मलिनस्य भावः - मालिन्यम् is a perfect formation.

And मलदा is a far possible emendation only used if required absolutely by context. मलं द्यति - मलदा derived from "दो अवखण्डने" but even with this context it is not fitting at all. मलदा वा मुञ्चति doesn't mean anything plainly speaking. It is an adjective and has some noun to be qualified by it which is totally absent. 

The emendation, वामिल-ता can be justified. but this too far fetched one. The use of हनुमत्कवच- mantra to thwart away वामाचार is well known in the circles of mantra-shastra. Or अमलता - as बहुव्रीहि from अमल - न विद्यते मलं यस्मात् परम् - इति अमलम्, the most impurity, अमलता वा मुञ्चति - or the most of the impure sins drops off. In this case, the optional वा doesn't make much sense. Either the enemies circle is destroyed or the most strongest of the sins is dropped off. Either of these two may happen as a result of writing the कवच on one's वामतल (either as यन्त्र with कवच worn on the left side).

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Dr. Hari Narayana Bhat B.R. M.A., Ph.D.,
Research Scholar,

Ecole française d'Extrême-OrientCentre de Pondichéry

16 & 19, Rue Dumas

Pondichéry - 605 001

[Sunder Hattangadi]

Pranams Bhat Mahodaya,

 

Many thanks, for the response, most enlightening as usual.

 

 

Regards,

 

sunder 

From: Hnbhat B.R. <hnbh...@gmail.com>
To: sams...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Samskrita] A question

[shankara]

Namaste,

The following web page gives the meaning of वामलता as दुष्प्रारब्ध - http://gurukshetram.blogspot.in/

Hope it may give some clue to reach the intended meaning of the word वामलता

 

regards
shankara

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From: Sunder Hattangadi <sun...@yahoo.com>
To: "sams...@googlegroups.com" <sams...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, 23 March 2012 8:07 AM

[Sunder Hattangadi]

Thank you, Shankara-ji,

 

       The link confirms the hints given by Bhat Mahodaya.

 

 

http://gurukshetram.blogspot.in/       (excerpt below, in Mararthi)

 

"ॐ हरीमर्कटाय स्वाहा " ह्या मंत्राचे महात्म्य वर्णन करताना ऋषी आपल्याला स्पष्टपणे सांगतात कि,
"ॐ हरिमर्कट मर्कट मंत्रमिदं ,परिलिख्यती लिख्यती वामतले ,
    यदि नश्यति नश्यति शत्रुकुलं ,यदि मुंचति मुंचति वामलता "

"ॐ हरीमर्कटाय स्वाहा " जो कोणी हा मंत्र हनुमंताच्या डाव्या पायाच्या खाली लिहील त्याच्या (लिहिणाऱ्याच्या) शत्रूंचा आणि वामलतेचा नाश होईल. वामलता म्हणजे काय? तर कळीचा प्रभाव आणि शनीची दशा. अर्थात साडेसाती, शनीची दशा आणि कळीचा प्रभाव ह्यांची एकत्रित झालेली गुंफण म्हणजे वामलता. माझ्या शत्रूंचा आणि वामलतेचा नाश करण्याचे सामर्थ्य जे आहे तो मंत्र म्हणजे "ॐ हरीमर्कटाय स्वाहा "

प्रत्येक मानवामध्ये दहा चांगले गुण आहेत व दहा दोष आहेत. ते दहा दोष कमी करण्यासाठी अंजनामाता वहीचा आश्रय घ्यावा. मग "और देवता चित्त न धरही, हनुमत सेई सर्व सुख करही" ह्याची प्रचीती आल्याशिवाय राहणार नाही, कारण वामलतेला नष्ट करण्याच कार्य हनुमंत करतो. वामलता मनुष्याला अकरा दिशांनी बांधते. अकरावी मनाची दिशा त्याचा स्वामी हनुमंत आहे त्या वामलतेला तोडण्यासाठी सदगुरू कृपेच बळ लागत ते बळ अंजनामाता वहीच्या माध्यमाने प्राप्त होते............"

 

 

 

Regards,

 

sunder

 

 

 

From: shankara <shanka...@yahoo.com>
To: "sams...@googlegroups.com" <sams...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Samskrita] A question

Namaste,

The following web page gives the meaning of वामलता as दुष्प्रारब्ध - http://gurukshetram.blogspot.in/

Hope it may give some clue to reach the intended meaning of the word वामलता

 

regards
shankara

From: Hnbhat B.R. <hnbh...@gmail.com>
To: sams...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Samskrita] A question

On the whole, the verse doesn't sound well grammatically, just like the "mantra"s of "vaamaacaara"  doesn't have to be binding with any grammar. 

 

 

..... Now, the the conditions for achieving the results mentioned is clear in the first half. If one writes on his left palm this "मर्कटमन्त्र", either the whole कवच in the preceding verses, or just "हरि-मर्कट-मर्कटा" as mantra (not sure of it), he the circle of enemies perishes off (frequently - or completely due to the repetition of the verb) and वाम-लता - the creeper binding him made by वाम-mantra-s (witchcraft or sorcery - called वामाचारप्रयोग० ) by others drops away completely. The worship of हनुमान् is recommended to thwart away any evils due to sorcery or witchcraft of वामाचार according to the traditional belief. Hence वाम-लता seems to be a correct metaphoric usage implying this much.    

 

 

... The use of हनुमत्कवच- mantra to thwart away वामाचार is well known in the circles of mantra-shastra. 

 

... Either the enemies circle is destroyed or the most strongest of the sins is dropped off. Either of these two may happen as a result of writing the कवच on one's वामतल (either as यन्त्र with कवच worn on the left side).

--
Dr. Hari Narayana Bhat B.R. M.A., Ph.D.,
Research Scholar,

Ecole française d'Extrême-OrientCentre de Pondichéry

16 & 19, Rue Dumas

Pondichéry - 605 001

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[Hnbhat B.R.]

On Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 12:10 AM, Sunder Hattangadi <sun...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thank you, Shankara-ji,

 

       The link confirms the hints given by Bhat Mahodaya.

 

 

http://gurukshetram.blogspot.in/       (excerpt below, in Mararthi)

 

"ॐ हरीमर्कटाय स्वाहा " ह्या मंत्राचे महात्म्य वर्णन करताना ऋषी आपल्याला स्पष्टपणे सांगतात कि,
"ॐ हरिमर्कट मर्कट मंत्रमिदं ,परिलिख्यती लिख्यती वामतले ,
    यदि नश्यति नश्यति शत्रुकुलं ,यदि मुंचति मुंचति वामलता "

Here is the हरिमर्कट - मन्त्र -

 

As the mantra to thwart away the any sorcery or witchcraft.

Here is one more पञ्चमुखि हनुमत्कवच -

http://trojansirius.tripod.com/panchamukhikavach.pdf

Here is the audio link:

http://www.raaga.com/play/?id=93176

and the same in video format.

http://ishare.rediff.com/music/hindi/shri-panchmukhi-hanumat-kavacham/10029999

The source is said to be said as सुदर्शनसंहिता. This has a different text more than one already discussed. 

[Hnbhat B.R.]

Here is the text Sunder quoted:

श्री गणेशाय नम: | ओम अस्य श्रीपंचमुख हनुम्त्कवचमंत्रस्य ब्रह्मा रूषि:| गायत्री छंद्:| पंचमुख विराट हनुमान देवता| र्‍हीं बीजम्| श्रीं शक्ति:| क्रौ कीलकम्| क्रूं कवचम्| क्रै अस्त्राय फ़ट्| इति दिग्बंध्:| श्री गरूड उवाच्||

अथ ध्यानं प्रवक्ष्यामि| श्रुणु सर्वांगसुंदर| यत्कृतं देवदेवेन ध्यानं हनुमत्: प्रियम्||१||

पंचकक्त्रं महाभीमं त्रिपंचनयनैर्युतम्| बाहुभिर्दशभिर्युक्तं सर्वकामार्थसिध्दिदम्||२||

पूर्वतु वानरं वक्त्रं कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभम्| दंष्ट्राकरालवदनं भ्रुकुटीकुटिलेक्षणम्||३||

अस्यैव दक्षिणं वक्त्रं नारसिंहं महाद्भुतम्| अत्युग्रतेजोवपुष्पंभीषणम भयनाशनम्||४||

पश्चिमं गारुडं वक्त्रं वक्रतुण्डं महाबलम्| सर्वनागप्रशमनं विषभूतादिकृन्तनम्||५||

उत्तरं सौकरं वक्त्रं कृष्णं दिप्तं नभोपमम्| पातालसिंहवेतालज्वररोगादिकृन्तनम्| ऊर्ध्वं हयाननं घोरं दानवान्तकरं परम्| येन वक्त्रेण विप्रेन्द्र तारकाख्यमं महासुरम्||७||

जघानशरणं तस्यात्सर्वशत्रुहरं परम्| ध्यात्वा पंचमुखं रुद्रं हनुमन्तं दयानिधिम्||८||

खड्गं त्रिशुलं खट्वांगं पाशमंकुशपर्वतम्| मुष्टिं कौमोदकीं वृक्षं धारयन्तं कमण्डलुं||९||

भिन्दिपालं ज्ञानमुद्रा दशभिर्मुनिपुंगवम्| एतान्यायुधजालानि धारयन्तं भजाम्यहम्||१०||

प्रेतासनोपविष्टं तं सर्वाभरण्भुषितम्| दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानु लेपनम सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवं हनुमद्विश्वतोमुखम्||११||

पंचास्यमच्युतमनेकविचित्रवर्णवक्त्रं शशांकशिखरं कपिराजवर्यम्| पीताम्बरादिमुकुटै रूप शोभितांगं पिंगाक्षमाद्यमनिशं मनसा स्मरामि||१२||

मर्कतेशं महोत्राहं सर्वशत्रुहरं परम्| शत्रुं संहर मां रक्ष श्री मन्नपदमुध्दर||१३||

ओम हरिमर्कट मर्केत मंत्रमिदं परिलिख्यति लिख्यति वामतले| यदि नश्यति नश्यति शत्रुकुलं यदि मुंच्यति मुंच्यति वामलता||१४||

ओम हरिमर्कटाय स्वाहा ओम नमो भगवते पंचवदनाय पूर्वकपिमुखाय सकलशत्रुसंहारकाय स्वाहा|

ओम नमो भगवते पंचवदनाय दक्षिणमुखाय करालवदनाय नरसिंहाय सकलभूतप्रमथनाय स्वाया|

ओम नमो भगवते पंचवदनाय पश्चिममुखाय गरूडाननाय सकलविषहराय स्वाहा|

ओम नमो भगवते पंचवदनाय उत्तरमुखाय आदिवराहाय सकलसंपत्कराय स्वाहा|

ओम नमो भगवते पंचवदनाय उर्ध्वमुखाय हयग्रीवाय सकलजनवशकराय स्वाहा|

||ओम श्रीपंचमुखहनुमंताय आंजनेयाय नमो नम:||

which makes the "mantra" that fol;lows the verse as हरिमर्कटमर्कट mantra possibly.