Brahma Vandana
ब्रह्म वन्दना
Salutation to the four-faced Creator before any Vedic study.
ॐ नमो ब्रह्मणे। ॐ नमस्ते ब्रह्मणे। नमस्ते सर्वव्यापिने।
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The Creator. Four-faced, lotus-born, source of the Vedas.
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Brahma Gayatri
ब्रह्मा गायत्री
Gayatri-form invocation of Brahma. For wisdom and creative clarity.
ॐ चतुर्मुखाय विद्महे हंसारूढाय धीमहि। तन्नो ब्रह्मा प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma with Saraswati
सरस्वतीसहित ब्रह्म
Joint invocation of Brahma and Saraswati for creative undertakings.
सरस्वत्या समायुक्तं ब्रह्माणं वाक्यदं हरम्। वन्दे विद्याप्रदं देवं हंसवाहं चतुर्मुखम्॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaPurusha Suktam - Opening verse
पुरुष सूक्त (आरम्भ)
Form: BrahmaOpening of Purusha Suktam, the Vedic hymn on cosmic creation. Recited during yajnas and abhishekam.
ॐ सहस्रशीर्षा पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात्। स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वा अत्यतिष्ठद्दशाङ्गुलम्॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma Mula Mantra - Om Brahmane Namah
ब्रह्मा मूल मन्त्र - ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः
The simple foundational mantra of the creator Brahma, repeated as japa before Vedic study, yajna and any new creative undertaking.
ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma Dhyana Shloka (Raktambujasanam)
ब्रह्मा ध्यान श्लोक - रक्ताम्बुजासनम्
The classical meditation verse of Brahma - seated on a red lotus, four-faced and four-armed, holding rosary, water-pot, sruva-ladle and the Vedas, swan-bannered. Recited to fix his form in the mind before worship.
रक्ताम्बुजासनमशेषगुणैकसिन्धुं भक्तेष्टदं भवभयापहमादिदेवम्। पद्माक्षमक्षकमलैर्धृतवेदपाणिं वन्देऽरविन्दभवमब्जभवं चतुर्मुखम्॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma Gayatri (variant - Parameshthine)
ब्रह्मा गायत्री (परमेष्ठिने / सुरज्येष्ठाय)
A second well-attested Gayatri-form invocation of Brahma (distinct from the "Chaturmukhaya / Hamsarudhaya" form), addressing him as Parameshthi, the highest-seated, eldest of the gods.
ॐ परमेष्ठिने विद्महे सुरज्येष्ठाय धीमहि। तन्नो ब्रह्मा प्रचोदयात्॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaHiranyagarbha Sukta - opening verse (RV 10.121.1)
हिरण्यगर्भ सूक्त - प्रथम ऋचा
The opening verse of the Hiranyagarbha Sukta - the Vedic hymn to the "Golden Womb / Golden Embryo", the cosmic creative principle (identified with Prajapati / Brahma) from which the worlds arise. A foundational creation-hymn recited in yajna.
हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिरेक आसीत्। स दाधार पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma Stuti - salutation to the Lotus-born
ब्रह्म स्तुति - नमस्ये त्वाम्
A classical stuti verse to Brahma, the self-born creator seated on the lotus that sprang from Vishnu’s navel - origin of the worlds, the Vedas and the gods. Recited in praise of the creative principle.
नमस्ते ब्रह्मरूपाय विश्वोत्पत्त्यादिहेतवे। नमस्ते पद्मनाभोत्थ पद्मसंस्थाय वेधसे॥
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Offer a Brahma sevaBrahma Ashtottara-shatanama - opening names
ब्रह्मा अष्टोत्तरशतनाम - आरम्भ
The opening names of the Brahma Ashtottara-shatanama (108 names of the creator), a litany of the four-faced Lord recited for wisdom and the blessing of creative work.
ॐ ब्रह्मणे नमः। ॐ विरिञ्चाय नमः। ॐ चतुर्मुखाय नमः। ॐ हंसवाहनाय नमः। ॐ स्रष्ट्रे नमः। ॐ वेदगर्भाय नमः॥
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