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॥ श्री ॥vidhi

Upasaṁhāra – Offering of the japa

Traditional

Steps
16
Minutes
35
Level
advanced

Offering of the japa

गुह्यातिगुह्यगोप्त्री त्वं गृहाणास्मत्कृतं जपम्। सिद्धिर्भवतु मे देवि त्वत्प्रसादान्महेश्वरि॥

guhyātiguhyagōptrī tvaṁ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṁ japam | siddhirbhavatu mē dēvi tvatprasādānmahēśvari ||

Translation

You are the guardian of the most secret of secrets: accept this japa that we have made. O Goddess, great sovereign, may success be mine by your grace.

Word by word

guhyātiguhyagōptrī
the guardian of the most secret of secrets
tvam
you
gṛhāṇa
accept
asmatkṛtam
made by us
japam
the japa
siddhiḥ bhavatu
may there be success
mē
for me
dēvi
O Goddess
tvatprasādāt
by your grace
mahēśvari
O great sovereign

Meaning

The japa is not kept but given: when it is complete, offer it to the Goddess with this verse. Then the nyāsa is made once more, as follows.