Dattatreya Upanishad

Written by Sanjay Rath

In the following paragraphs, I have attempted to decipher a very big secret and have given here what is sufficient for an intelligent and learned Jyotia. This read with the dvdaskari mantras for the Ia devat should be sufficient to remove all problems of life. This is one of the most powerful remdial measures available in Vedic literature. For more information on Dattareya, ple ase read this link about His life, works and sources. This page is very focused on deciphering the secret of the Dattareya Upanishad. || datttreyopaniad || datttreybrahmavidysavedynandavigraham | tripnnryakara datttreyamupsmahe || anti paha om bhadra karebhi ruuyma dev bhadra payemkabhiryajatr || sthirairagaistuuvsastanbhirvyaema devahita yadyu || svasti na indro vddharav svasti na p vivaved || svasti nastrkyo arianemi svasti no bhaspatirdadhtu || om nti nti nti || hari om || satyaketre brahm nryaa mahsmrjya ki traka tanno brhi bhagavannityukta satynanda sttvika mmaka dhmopsvetyha | sad datto'haasmti pratyetatsavadanti yena te sasrio bhavanti nryaenaiva vivakito brahm vivarpadhara viu nryaa datttreaya dhytv sadvadati |daiti hasa | Notes: hasa refers to the tma and in the present case, it is the paramtma as well since the Datttreya incarnation is that of Viu. In the process of creation, the purua and prkiti come together as sound syllables. It is the parama purua that divides into purua and prkiti. The sound syllable that represents the soul of the deity is called the hasa or the phoneme representing the paramtma-amsa in the case of Divine representation or the individual tma (jvtma) for all other beings. This is da, being the first syllable in the name datttreya. r Nryaa advises Brahma that the constant repetition of this phoneme causes all beings to develop the state of spiritual awareness that results in their emancipation from the cycle of rebirth. Based on the three modes of nature as satva, rajas and tamas, Brahma created all beings both animate and inanimate, great and small who were classified as devas, manuya and rkasa respectively. Thereafter, Brahma was approached by the three kinds of creations (based on the navama) namely deva, manuya and rkasa for spiritual advise. When the devas approached Brahma for spiritual advise on the means to get out of the bondage of karma, Brahma replied da. The devas understood that this meant dama which implied that they should develop self-control and restraint and subdue their senses as dama means taming or subduing the body and mind. This is the highest definition of the guru and

Datttreya Upaniad

I. prathama khaa

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represents the dika guru who is responsible for helping and directing the siya (spiritual aspirant) in the path of self-realization. The higher creatures like men and animals, are always enjoying the bounties of this manifested world and the mind tends to dwell in them. The wealthier a man becomes, the more his mind dwells in the wealth and desires to enjoy the blessings of nature (prakiti). Self realization cannot occur unless the mind is tamed and subdued and the indriya (organs of sense and action) are under control. This brings us to the minimum qualification of the dika guru as one who has controlled his ten senses and has the knowledge of the four Vedas (catur-ved) for he alone shall have the spiritual power to take away one-sixth of our sins and to put us firmly on the path of self-realization. That is one of the reasons for depicting the svarga loka which is inhabited by the devas as being full of entertainment and at a higher level of understanding, Indra signifies the king of the devas or he who has controlled his senses. The manuya approached Brahma for spiritual advise on the means to get out of the bondage of karma, Brahma replied da. The manuya understood that Brahma meant dna or to give. Man by nature is selfish and greedy coveting all wealth and tending to store it without sharing. The spiritual message for him was to learn to give and this is the importance of the Upapda (Arha pda of the 12th house). It is through this that he first learns to give to his spouse and children. Through the Candra Upapda (Arha pda of the 12th house from the Moon) he gives to the family and his society that satisfies the Pit. The Surya Upapda (Arha pda of the 12th house from the Sun) is what he gives to the world at large, to the Guru and deities and for spiritual growth and emancipation. Thus, giving is the essence of all human birth (manuya jtaka). The rkasa approached the creator and demanded their share of knowledge to which Brahma replied da. The rkasa immediately understood this to mean day or compassion for in their rajas gua they are forever jealous of the devas, desiring the bounties of the manifested creation all for themselves and hankering for power. Rkasa is the manifestation of one of the modes of nature where the created being has certain attributes causing jealousy, frustration, anger and a hankering for domination. This makes them hard hearted and it is well known that the heart is the seat of the Ia devat and when the heart becomes cruel, there is no place for the lord to reside. Such natives do not listen to their conscience and have been advised to develop compassion. This is the essence of the Datttreya hasa mantra - da. The person who meditates with this seed syllable symbolising the spiritual self of Datttreya shall learn dama, dna and day. diti drgha tadbja nma bjastham | dityekkara bhavati | tadetattraka bhavati | tadevopsitavya vijeya garbhditraam | gyatr chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | vaabjasthamiva dattabjastha sarva jagat | etadaivkara vykhytam | [Notes: Bja is the seed or sperm carrying the tma that grows into the body. It is for this reason that the bjkara nysa is done on the private parts. Meditation is also done with this seed syllable. The bjkara mantra for datttreya is d with the long ''. Constant repetition of this bjakari during meditation causes union with the deity at the para level.] vykhysye aakaram |

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omiti dvityam | hriti ttyam | kliti caturtham | glauiti pacamam | driti akam | aakaro'ya bhavati | [Notes: The aakara mantra is d om hr kl glau dr. The first syllable is the datttreya bjkari while the remaining are for the paca devat (five deities) of the five elements (paca tatva). This should be done at the center of the six petal lotus as a part of yoga.] yognubhavo bhavati | gyatr chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | draityuktv drityuktv v datttreyya nama ityakara | datttreyyeti satynandacidtmakam | nama iti prnandakavigraham | [Notes: The akara mantra for datttreya is given here. The phonemes called the bja is to be followed by datttreyya and the salutation nama. Thus, the mantra is d datttreyya nama. The name datttreyya is sat-cid-nanda tma while the salutation nama brings in complete happiness. This atkari mantra is associated with the eight petal lotus at the inner heart and gives the highest happiness and bliss. This is not associated with the ten petal lotus at the navel.] gyatr chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | datttreyyeti klakam | tadeva bjam | nama aktirbhavati | omiti prathamam | miti dvityam | hrmiti ttyam | kromiti caturtham | ehti tadeva vadet | datttreyeti svheti mantrarjo'ya dvdakara | Translation: 'om' is (prathamam) first phoneme; m is (dvityam) second phoneme; hr is (ttyam) third phoneme; kro is the (caturtham) fourth phoneme; ai or d is the fifth syllable; this is followed by the name datttreyya in the long form and finally by svh to become the king of the mantras for worshipping Datttreya (because 12 aksara mantra are used for moka and are ideally suited for worshipping Viu avatra). The difficult and hidden part of the tantra is in the phrase: "ehti tadeva vadet " which has been misinterpreted by many scholars as the phoneme 'eh' instead of the phoneme 'aim'. This fundamental error causes the mantra to be written by the other school as om hr kro e'h da'tt'tre'y'ya sv'h [WRONG MANTRA] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Which is totally wrong as it is a trayodaskari or 13 akara mantra whereas the text of the Upanishad clearly states this to be a dvdaskari mantra (12 syllable). Another interpretation of 'ehti tadeva vadet' can be to 'insert the bja syllable of the deva (Datttreya) at this place i.e. as the fifth phoneme. The two options of the dvdaskari mantra are om hr kro ai da'tt'tre'y'ya sv'h [Visible mantra] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 om hr kro d da'tt'tre'y'ya sv'h [Correct King of mantras] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [Notes: The dvdaakara mantra opens the heart lotus which is, externally, composed of twelve petals. The heart lotus is like the Sun what is visible is the radiant circular solar disc and what is not visible is the face of Nryaa. The Sun has twelve forms based on the twelve

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sun signs, each representing a petal whereas the tma is represented by one of the eight planets forming the eight petal lotus of the kla-cakra. The dvdakari mantra as is visible from the loka is om hr kro ai datttreyya svh. whereas the hidden mantra in this is om hr kro d datttreyya svh. jagat chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | omiti bjam | svheti akti | sambuddhiriti klakam | dramiti hdaye | hr klmiti re | ehti ikhym | datteti kavace | treyeti cakui | svhetyastre | tanmayo bhavati | ya eva veda | oakara vykhysye | pra deyam | mna deyam | cakurdeyam | rotra deyam | adaairachinatti oakaramantre na deyo bhavati | atisevparabhaktaguavacchiyya vadet | omiti prathama bhavati | aimiti dvityam | kromiti ttyam | klmiti caturtham | klmiti pacamam | hrmiti aham | hrmiti saptamam | hrmityaamam | sauriti navamam | datttreyyeti caturdaam | svheti oaam | [Notes: The sixteen syllable mantra gives complete knowledge, wisdom and learning besides providing protection at the physical and spiritual plane. The mantra is (1)om ai kro kl kl hr hr hr sau datttreyya svh. However, there is another kavaca mantra hidden in the loka (2) om ai hr kl dra datttreyya sabuddhaye svh. The bjkara ai hr kl are the standard Mahsarasvat, Mahlakm and Mahkl seed syllables respectively as used in the Chmu hdaya mantra. This is followed by the bjkara of the deity, His name and then His blessing sabuddhaye and ending with the svh shakti. Technically, the jagat chanda (literally, world-metre) is composed of fourty-eight (4 x 12) syllables. The word jagat generally refers to the world and the entire creation like jagat-kraa (final cause of the universe- Viu) or jagat-karti (world-creator i.e. Brahma). The fourty-eight syllables refer to the four (4) sandhy and the twelve (12) petal lotus which represents the external heart cakra. The heart lotus is the seat of the tma which is symbolised by the Sun (ditya). The zodiac diagram called the bh-cakra consists of 12 petals around a center and the word bh means the world. This establishes the clear link between the 12-petal heart lotus represented by the zodiac which in turn is created by the Sun, and the four quadrants called sandhy indicating the turning points of sunrise, noon, sunset and midnight in a day or the two equinoxes and two solstices in a year. This is the reason for Manu equating a day of the dev (demi-gods) with a year of human life. The external heart lotus is connected to the throat cakra and the latter is composed of sixteen petals with the sixteen syllables (vowels) from a to a which are ruled by the Sun is astrology. This is one-third the jagat chandas requirement of fourty eight syllables. Thus, the mantra repeated thrice completes the jagat chandas and the intelligent shall repeat the shodaakara mantra 108 x 3 times.] gyatr chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | om bjam | svh akti | caturthyanta klakam |omiti hdaye | kl kl klmiti ikhym | sauriti kavace | caturthyanta cakui |

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svhetyastre | yo nityamadhyna saccidnanda sukh mok bhavati | saurityante rvaiava ityucyate | tajjp viurp bhavati | [Notes: The mantra extracted from the above loka is om kl kl klm sau datttreyya saccidnandtmane rvaiavya svh. It has 24 syllables as per the requirement of the gyatr chanda.] anuup chando vykhysye | sarvatra sambuddhirimntyucyante | datttreya hare ka unmattnandadyaka | digambara mune blapica jnasgara || 1|| ityupaniat | anuup chanda |sadiva i | datttreyo devat datttreyeti hdaye | hare keti re | unmattnandeti ikhym | dyakamuna iti kavace | digambareti cakui | picajnasgaretyastre | nuubho'ya maydhta | abrahmajanmadoca praayanti | sarvopakr mok bhavati | ya eva vedetyupaniat || 1|| iti prathama khaa || 1|| [Notes: The anuup mantra is datttreya hare ka unmattnandadyaka | digambara mune blapica jnasgara ||] omiti vyharet | om namo bhagavate datttreyya smaraamtrasantuya mahbhayanivraya mahjnapradya cidnandtmane blonmattapicaveyeti mahyogine'vadhtyeti anasynandavardhanytriputryeti sarvakmaphalapradya omiti vyharet | [Notes: The ml mantra is given in these loka as om namo bhagavate datttreyya smaraamtrasantuya mahbhayanivraya mahjnapradya cidnandtmane blonmatta-picaveya mahyogine'vadhtya anasynandavardhanya atriputrya sarvakmaphala-pradya om. The following loka advise the use of different formulae for different problems of life. These formula are to be suffixed to the dvdaakari mantra om namo bhagavate datttreyya. These formula can also be suffixed to the dvdaakari madhsudana mantra om namo bhagavate vsudevya for the worship of Ka.] bhavabandhamocanyeti hrmiti vyharet | [Notes: For emancipation from worldly bondage, any kind of entanglement, ties etc, the advise is to suffix bhavabandhamocanya hrm. The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya bhavabandhamocanya hrm]. sakalavibhti dyeti kromiti vyharet | [Notes: For power, superhuman abilities, prosperity, expansion and growth, the advise is to suffix sakalavibhti dya krom. The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya sakalavibhti dya krom.] sdhykarayeti sauriti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya sdhykaraya sau.] sarvamana- kobhayeti rmiti vyharet |

II. dvitya khaa

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[Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya sarvamana-kobhaya r.] mahomiti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya mahom.] cirajvine vaaiti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya cirajvine vaa.] vakuruvakuru vauaiti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya vakuruvakuru vaua.] karaykaraya humiti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya karaykaraya hu.] vidveayavidveaya phaiti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya vidveayavidveaya pha.] uccayoccaya haheti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya uccayoccaya haha.] stambhaya-stambhaya khakheti vyharet | [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya stambhaya-stambhaya khakha.] mrayamraya nama [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya mrayamraya nama.] sampannya nama sampannya svh poayapoaya [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya sampannya sampannya nama poayapoaya svh.] paramantraparayantraparatantrchindhicchindhi grahnnivrayanivraya vydhnnivrayanivraya dukha harayaharaya dridrya vidrvayavidrvaya deha poayapoaya citta toayatoayeti sarvamantra-sarvayantrasarvatantrasarvapallavasvarpyeti om nama ivyetyupaniat || 2|| iti dvitya khaa || 2|| [Notes: The mantra will read om namo bhagavate datttreyya paramantraparayantraparatantrchindhicchindhi grahnnivrayanivraya vydhnnivrayanivraya dukha harayaharaya dridrya vidrvayavidrvaya deha poayapoaya citta toayatoaya sarvamantra-sarvayantrasarvatantrasarvapallavasvarpya om nama ivya .] ya eva veda | anuup chanda | sadiva i | datttreyo devat | omiti bjam | svheti akti | drmiti klakam | aamrtyaamantr bhavanti | yo nityamadhte vyvagnisomdityabrahmaviurudrai pto bhavati | gyatry atasahasra japta bhavati | mahrudraatasahasrajp bhavati | praavyutakoijapto bhavati | ataprvchatparnpunti | sa paktipvano bhavati | brahmahatydiptakairmukto bhavati | gohatydiptakairmukto bhavati | tulpurudidnai prappnata pto bhavati | aeappnmukto bhavati | bhakybhakyappairmukto bhavati | sarvamantrayogapro bhavati | sa eva brhmao bhavati | tasmcchiya bhakta pratighyt | so'nantaphalamanute | sa jvanmukto bhavattyha bhagavnnryao brahmamityupaniat || om bhadra karebhi ruuyma dev bhadra payemkabhiryajatr ||

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sthirairagaistuuvsastanbhirvyaema devahita yadyu || om svasti na indro vddharav svasti na p vivaved | svasti nastrkyo arianemi svasti no bhaspatirdadhtu || om nti nti nti || hari om tatsat || iti datttreyopaniatsampt || This is incomplete and you can see that the notes need more explanation and elaboration on when to use what etc...will do in future. Till then I hope you have benefited. ...

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