Chapter 18 - Brahma-hridaya-stotra

(129) rudrayamalatantratah From Rudrayamalatantra brahmanam brahmahrdayastotram Brahma-hridaya-Stotram. hamsasanghayutasaranavadavahanam devavaktram vidyadanaikahetum timicaranayanagninduphullaravindam | vagisam vaggatistham matimatavimalam balarkam caruvarnam dakinyalingitam tam suranaravaradam bhavayenmulapadye ||1|| Brahmanam hansasanghayutasaranavadavahanam devavaktram, Vidyadanaikahetum timicaranayanagninduphullaravindam. Vagisam Vaggatistham matimatavimalam balarkam Caruvarnam, Dakinyalingitam tam suranaravaradam bhavayenmulapadme. (1) I meditate upon Brahma, seated on the lotus, emerged from the navel-root, ascended on the chariot driven by ten thousand swans, with the mouth like mouth of god, the only cause of learning and teaching, with the beautiful eyes like fish, with radiant mouth like fire and Moon (Agni and Candrama) and like lotus flower in blossom, the master of speech, in prayer of whom the tongue understands its limit, seniormost among the intellectuals, radiant like the rising Sun, embraced by Dakini (the wife) and the giver of the desired raptures to devas and human beings. (1) brahmajnanam nidanam gunanidhinayanam karananandayanam, brahmanam brahmabijam rajanijayajanam yagakaryanuragam | sokatitam vinitam narajalavacanam sarvavidyavidhijnam, sarat saram tarum tam sakalatimiraham hamsagam pujayami ||2|| Brahmajnanam nidanam gunanidhinayanam karananandayanam, Brahmanam Brahmabijam rajanijayajanam yagakaryanuragam, Sokatitam vinitam narajalavacanam sarvavidyavidhijnam. Sarat saram tarum tam sakalatimiraham hansagam pujayami.(2)

(130) I worship Lord Brahma seated on Swan in whose emergence theology is the cause, who is called three eyed or nine-eyed, continuously involved in the eternal pleasure, the base of theology, satisfied with yajna (sacrifice), having interest in the rituals of yajna, beyond trouble, disciplined, water like humid-toughed, the knower of all rules of all branches of learning, the essence better than essence, the base of the world, tree and remover of the darkness of ignorance. (2) etatsambandhamarga navanavadalagam vedavedamgavijnam, mulambhojaprakasam tarunaravisasipronnatakarasaram | bhavakhyam bhavasiddham jayajayadavidhim dhyanagamyam puranam, parakhyam paranaya parajanajanitam brahmarupam bhajami ||3|| Etatsambandhamargam navanavadalagam vedavedangavijnam, Mulambhojaprakasam tarunaravisasipronnatakarasaram. Bhavakhyam bhavasiddham jayajayadavidhim dhyangamyam puranami, 'Parakhyam paranaya parajanajanitam Brahmarupam bhajami.(3) I serve that form of Brahma obtainable by some important yogins, attached with this path, interested in the lotus, petals, the knower of Vedas and vedangas and Sastras, lighted by the radiance emerged from the lotus navelled (lotus like navel), with the body lighted by the radiance of rising Sun and the Moon, the knower of the victory giving rule obtainable from the feeling of attention, known by attention, Puranapurusa and competent to liberate from the troubles of the world . (3) dakinisahitam brahmadhyanam krtva pathet stavam | pathanad dharananmantri yoginam samgato bhavet ||4|| Dakinisahitam Brahmadhyanam krtva pathet stavam. Pathanad dharananmantri yoginam sangato bhavet.(4) One who after having meditated upon Brahma with Dakini reads this stotra, reaches the category of yogins (meditators) by retaining this stotra or reading it. (4)

(131) etatpathanamatrena mahapatakanasanam 11411 Etatpathanamatrena mahapatakanasanam. (5) All the five sins including Brahmahatya etc. are destroyed by the reading of this stotra only. (5) ekarupam jagannatham visalanayanambujam | evam dhyatva pathet stotram pathitva yogirad bhavet ||6|| Ekarupam jagannatham visalanayanambujam. Evam dhyatva pathet stotram pathitva yogirad bhavet.(6) He is Deva having only one form, Lord of world, having lotus like big eyes. Thus meditating upon Brahma, the devotee reaches the state of yogirat (Lord of Meditators) reading this stotra. srirudrayamale uttaratantre siddhamantraprakarane trimse patale varnitam brahmahrdayastotram samaptam || Srirudrayamale uttaratantre siddhamantraprakarane trinse patale varnitam Brahmahrdayastotram samaptam.