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PÄ RSVA NA TH. on alternate petals and the syllable HAR in other petals. Write the twelve syllables made out of a single letter H (These are made by joining H with 12 vowels of Sanskrit. They are: H, HÄ, HI, HEE, HU, HOO, HE, HAE, HO, HOU, HUM, HAH Then draw three circles out of Hrim.
This yantra is not to be written by pen or pencil but by saffron or sandalwood paste on a copper plate and with a pen made from small stick of pomegranate tree. After you have written everything, cover it with piece of cloth. (woven by an unmarried girl) and tie the yantra to the left hand.
The yantra associated with the second verse. There are two main yantras, which are associated with verse No.2. (1) The Brahat Chakra and (2) The Chintämani Chakra
The Brahat Chakra The reason this is called the Brahat Chakra and not the Brahat yantra is perhaps very simple. This yantras consists of quite a few circles (chakras) that is why it is also called Brahat Chakra.
The method of preparing this yantra (chakra) is as below:
Draw/inscribe a lotus with eight petals and write Hroom and the name of the worshipper. Within yantras, usually 'Devadatta' is written as an illustration but one has to write one's own name. Write Aum Pärshva näthä y Hrim Namah on the eight petals. Write Pärsha-yaksha and Pärsha-yakshini in the next circle. Then in the next circle that is divided like four petals, write the following on each of the petals Aum Brahmäne Namah, Aum Dharnendräy Namah, Aum Nagäy Namah, Aum Padmävatyei Namah.
Write the sixteen vowels in the circle next to this. Next comes the mantra that we have discussed earlier. The mantra has to be written in eight parts as shown below.
Vishar Vasah Jina
Fullinga
Hrim
Aum Hrim Shrim Namiuna Päsa Namah
The next circle should have the names of the Panch Parmeshtin and the 'three jewels', which are worshipped and are mentioned in the very first recital of the Namaskära Mantra. These are: Enlightened souls, liberated souls, leaders of the monks, preceptors, and all other monks and nuns.
The three Jewels are: Enlightened: (1) knowledge (gyän) (2) faith or view (darshan) and (3) Conduct (charitra). These three jewels are written as: (1) Aum Gyänäy Namah, (2) Aum Darshanäy Namah and (3) Aum Chariträy Namah
The next circle must include the names of the 16 goddesses of knowledge (Vidvädevis)
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