Mentras or Mantras of the Malay Peninsula, their tradition as to primitive man, ii.
Thus the Mentras orMantras of the Malay Peninsula have a tradition that in the beginning men did not die but grew thin with the waning of the moon, and waxed fat as she neared the full.
Malay Peninsula, the Mentras or Mantrasof the, ii.
There are hundreds of mantras in the Samskrit tongue, made by Occultists of the past, who were familiar with the laws of the invisible worlds.
Such mantras form an essential part of every Sacrament.
She is then purified by the recitation of many mantras and texts, and by the performance of the mudra or gesticulations.
The fact that chapters 26-29 contain mantras relating to ceremonies dealt with in previous chapters and requiring to be applied to those ceremonies, is a clear indication of their supplementary character.
The first three lessons of the first book contain the mantras only for the fortnightly and the soma sacrifices; the latter half of the second book (lessons 7-13), the mantras only for the fire ritual.
The latter is a collection, in the ritual order, of the mantras (except those occurring in the Samaveda itself), which are quoted by Gobhila in an abbreviated form.
In these fundamental portions even the Black Yajurveda does not intermingle the mantras with their explanations.
Hundreds and thousands of blazing shafts of fiery mouths, inspired by mantras with the force of celestial weapons, flowed from it.
The Lord of the celestials once more gave it to me with the mantras to be uttered in wearing it.
Then Drona's son, smiling at the rushing Bhima and addressing him (in proper words) covered him with arrows, inspired with mantras and equipped with blazing points.
And Angiras imparted those mantras to his son Vrihaspati, having a knowledge of all mantras.
Indra's thunder, which was inspired with mantras and converted into a celestial weapon, which was capable of bearing any strain, and which had always been worshipped with incense and garlands.
No one there applauded the slaughter of Somadatta's illustrious son who resembled an ascetic living in the woods, or one sanctified with mantras in a great sacrifice, and who had given away thousands of gold coins.
Then the high-souled son of Drona, with other weapons, equipped with golden wings and inspired with mantras speedily slew many Rakshasas.
Beholding the manner of his seizing the handle of the bow and drawing the string and placing of his feet, and hearing also the Mantras uttered by Bhava, the son of Pandu, of inconceivable prowess, learnt everything duly.
Uttering mantras the while, those Rishis pierced the right thigh of Vena.
Then Vasu, O Bharata, began to adore the Creator of the universe and to recite in silence those sacred mantras that had come out of Narayana's mouth in days of yore.
There is an ordinance in the mantras which says, 'Ye sacrificer, perform the sacrifice represented by gifts of valuable things.
These two orders, however, can utter mantras and perform mental sacrifices.
One may give from compassion unto a low Brahmana who is without mantras and vows, who is ignorant of the scriptures and who harbours envy.
Him by knowing whom persons of cleansed souls transgress this world, Him who has not been expressed by Vedic mantras and words.
Do ye all adore and worship that Eternal and Supreme Lord of the universe in excellent sacrifices, properly pouring libations of clarified butter into the fire with the aid of mantras and dedicating the same unto Narayana.
To this day, in many religious rites, these streaks of ghee are poured with mantras recited the while.
Becoming the Equine-head I rove through the Western and the Northern ocean and drink sacrificial libations duly poured with mantras and solid sacrificial food offered with reverence and devotion.
Without finding fault with his food he should eat five or six mouthfuls, offering them duly unto five vital airs uttering (every time the well-known) mantras of the Yajurveda.
For what reason, O regenerate one, have the deities been said to be takers of their respective shares of sacrificial offerings presented to them with the aid of mantras in sacrifices of diverse kinds?
Turning away from it, all the deities have become enjoyers of the libations of clarified butter poured with mantras on sacrificial fires and other offerings presented to them by the same or similar means.
These mantras regulate all the rites of a Brahmana's life beginning with those appertaining to birth and the period after it, and ending with those appertaining to death and the crematorium.
Meditation was being firmly grasped, mantras duly carried out, yoga practised, and offerings made to woodland deities.
Rice is scattered over the face by the blood-relations present, and small pieces of gold are thrust into the nine openings of the body, while mantras are recited by the Vadhyayar or priest.
It is practically a form of sradh ceremony, and all the formalities of the sradh, except the homam (sacred fire) and repeating of mantras from the Vedas, are gone through.
After the recital of the mantras (hymns) before the young couple, he sends for their uncles, and blesses them.
He should also act with an eye to destiny as capable of being regulated bymantras and sacrificial rites; and to virtue, wealth, and pleasure.
On entering Bharadwaja performed timely worship and caused Brahmanas versed in mantras to celebrate the auspicious rites.
Indeed, union according to the Gandharva form, of a wishful woman with a man of sensual desire, without mantras of any kind, it is said, is the best for Kshatriyas.
And the son that is so born unto persons cognisant of the Vedic Mantras rescueth the spirits of deceased ancestors.
And at other places again, other Brahmanas well-acquainted with the science of orthoepy were reciting mantras of other kinds.
Then Dhaumya, well- conversant with the Vedas, igniting the sacred fire, poured with due mantras libations of clarified butter into that blazing element.
And on his way he heard that the king was living very cautiously, protected by means of poison-neutralising mantras and medicines.
Then Arjuna possessing a knowledge of means, hurled the excellent weapon called Vayavya with proper mantras to dispel those clouds.
Saunaka said, 'Was it, O Suta, that the mantras of those wise Brahmanas were not potent; since Takshaka did not fall into the fire?
And for its protection were placed there physicians and medicines, and Brahmanas skilled in mantras all around.
Thou knowest that Brahmanas repeat these Vedic mantras on the occasion of the consecrating rites of infancy.
Try thy best and show me that skill in mantrasof which thou hast spoken.
The Use of Mantras Let us see how far we can help ourselves in this difficult work.
With reference to all this a doubt arises whether these mantras and the sacrificial works referred to in the Brâhmana texts form parts of the meditations enjoined in the Upanishads or not.
We therefore take them to be parts of the meditations, and hence hold that those mantras are to be included in all meditations.
That mantras of this kind and Brâhmana passages relative to the Pravargya and the like are placed at the beginning of Upanishads is owing to their having, like the latter, to be studied in the forest.
Or there is no contradiction as in the case of mantras and the rest.
There are numerous Mantras or mystic formulae which are used for the same purpose.
A third woman declared that a ghost haunted and terrified the child, and mantras were chanted.
One of the most sacred and oldest mantras (texts) in the Vedas is still addressed by Brahmans to the rising sun.
Messengers of the gods were also gathered there, and Vyasa and his disciples chanted mantras to celestial music.
Draupadi was made Queen of the Sacrifice, and mantras were chanted, and she was adored and given rich offerings, because of her virtue and her wisdom.
The hymns or mantras were committed to memory and then handed down from generation to generation.
At length the sun went down, and they chanted mantras and went into the Ganges.
Sacred indeed were the locks of the Pandava queen, for they had been sprinkled with water sanctified by mantras at the imperial sacrifice.
With the powers invoked, the temptation to evolve an independent Creation with the help of Vach, the potency of Mantras had to be got over.
Japa -- Mental repetition ofMantras or Names of deities.
The Mantrasof that Mandala are composed in the Brihati or big Metre.
Therefore the Rishis -- (the Mantras or their perceivers.
Then after touching water, they duly uttered the root mantras over their own body and that of the child.
The dwellers of the Jana, Tapas and Satya Lokas worshipped Him by chanting the Mantras of the three Vedas.
To that of the Mantras belong the later hymns of the same Veda.
The Brâhmanas contain theology; the older Mantras are liturgic.
It is a current saying in India that the whole universe is subject to the gods, that the gods are subject to the mantras, that the mantras are subject to the Brahmans, and that therefore the Brahmans are the real gods.
He therefore who admits the authoritativeness of the scriptural word has no right to deny that the shape of Indra, and the other gods, is such as we understand it to be from the mantras and arthavâdas.
Thus the mantras also declare, 'One of them eats the sweet fruit, the other looks on without eating' (Mu.
In the same way mantrasare shown to stand in a certain relation to actions, in so far as they notify the actions themselves and the means by which they are accomplished.
The two following Mantras also declare that the Lord does not require a body, and that his knowledge is without any obstructions.
The mantras again, which, on the ground of direct enunciation, &c.
Verily, the man who recites these Mantrasceases to have any fear of fire or water or wind or beasts of prey.
That man who recites these Mantras in the midst of kine sees his kine become fruitful.
The Brahmana, who bathes every day and recites sacred Mantras in the twilights, becomes possessed of the status of Daksha himself.
Mantras and Homa recited and performed in the case of a girl that has not been bestowed by her kinsmen, do not accomplish their purpose.
The asylum, in consequence of all this, resounded with the chanting of the Vedas and the sacred Mantras uttered by its inhabitants.
The meaning is that the Brahmana who assists the performer of the Sraddha by reciting the Mantras should, upon completion, say unto the performer that the Sraddha is well-performed.
The formula or Mantrasthat should be uttered in actually giving away the kine occur in the scriptures.
Thou art conversant withMantras (in the sense of knowledge being thy penance).
Whether when setting out on a journey, or entering a house on coming back, one should recite these Mantras on every occasion.
What are those Mantras by reciting which a living creature becomes freed from the bonds of birth and life?
Those waters are, again, equal in point of sanctity to the butter that is poured with Mantras on the sacrificial fire.
I have thus, O king, told thee of the Savitri Mantras which are identical with eternal Brahman.
In this form of worship six elements are required, flesh, fish, wine, women, gesticulations and mantras which consist of various unmeaning monosyllabic combinations of letters of great imaginary efficacy.
Footnote 123: These are the five first names of the eleven mantras which are included in the five kalas (J.
These five mantras are given in the inverse order in Taitt.
That best of Munis, taking up the fruit and mentally pronouncing certain mantras over it, gave it unto the king as the means of his obtaining an incomparable offspring.
And O monarch, Dhaumya goeth along the road, with kusa grass in hand, and uttering the awefulmantras of Sama Veda that relate to Yama.
The gods also were gratified at the sacrifice by the Ida, clarified butter, Homa and libations poured by the great Rishis versed in mantras and pronunciation.
And O Bharata, the learned Dhaumya with passions under full control, holding the kusa grass in his hand and pointing the same towards the south-west, walketh before, singing the mantras of the Sama Veda that relate to Yama.
The time for the performance of that sacrifice in which Rishis of austere vows kindle six fires with mantras of the Sama Veda, is come for thee in consequence of thy Kshatriya possessions.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mantras" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
