Packar Importance

The word term Shiva means ``auspicious.''

iva is all-auspiciousness.
r Rudram (Yajur Veda) constant
repetition of (nama ivya
ca) = used for worship of the iva liga
Dridrya dahana stotra of Vasiha says

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dridryaduhkha-dahanya nama ivya |
The sorrow caused by [every kind of]
poverty is destroyed by nama ivya
Increases Bhakti
Vidyevara Sahit 9.9: Lord iva always
increases devotion
Jyotia Principle [Prana Mrga]: Planets
associated with Jupiter show devotion
(bhakti) ...where? In nava, ri or
nakatra?
Jaimini Stra: Jupiter Smbaiva,
Sadiva = Pure light of knowledge that
creates, sustains and destroys everything

om bhurbhuvasva smbasadivya nama

ADI AKARA
Packar Stotra
(na)
Salutations (nama) to three-
eyed (trilocana) iva (ivya),
who has the cobra king
(ngendra) for garland (hra)
and holy ashes (bhasma)
smear His body (ga-rga).
The great teacher, God
(mahevara) who is eternal
(nitya) and pure (uddha),
adorns the directions for
garment (digambara).
All this is the syllable (na) =
first syllable of this loka
(na) is Jupiter letter in
Sanskrit and is in Vrscika ri

ngendrahrya trilocanya
bhasmgargya mahevarya
nityya uddhya digambarya
tasmai nakrya nama ivya

Notes:
Viu worships iva with the name
Mahevara while Brahma worships
Him as Mahdeva
Viu is concerned with the
protection and sustenance of the
souls while Brahma concerns with
the creation of the body and its
intelligence
(ma)
Salutations to iva with
waters from the Ganges
and sandalwood paste
Mahevara is the Lord of
Nandi, the bull of dharma
as well as all of goblins
and ghosts,
He is worshipped with
the red hibiscus
(mandra) and many
other flowers
This is His essence in
the syllable (ma).
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mandkini-salilacandana-carcitya
nandvara-pramathantha-
mahevarya |
mandrapupa-bahupupa-
supjitya
tasmai makrya nama ivya

Notes:
Flowers offered to lord iva are
very good for removing all evils
The red hibiscus is very effective in
removing bdhaka and all evils
Sandalwood offered to Lord iva
protects the name and reputation
(i)
Salutations to Shiva, who is
all-auspiciousness
He is the shining sun that
causes the lotus face of Gour
to glow,
He destroys of the dhvaras
[mischief yaja] of Mahari
Daka
His throat is blue [having
drunk the poison of our sins]
which brings well-being (r)
His flag bears the mark of the
bull [prosperity, strength and
dharma] - va ri is mraka
as well as giver of wealth
All this from the syllable i
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ivya gaurvadanbja-vnda-
sryya dakdhvaranakya |
rnlakahya vadhvajya
tasmai ikrya nama ivya || 3||

Notes:
This is the first of the three akt
sounds - (a) (a) (sa)
1. a - icch akt
2. a - kriy akt
3. sa - jna akt
r is the root of this akt and is in
the r yantra which is always
placed under a iva Liga
r ivya nama sustains the world


(va)
Vasiha, his elder brother
Agastya, Gautama, and
other sages, sing his
praise [in the k Veda]
Indra and the deva
worship Him as ekhara
[Chandra-ekhar]
Obeisance to iva having
the Moon (left), Sun (right)
and Agni (third) as eyes
Glorified by the syllable
(va).
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vasiha-kumbhodbhava-
gautamryamunndra-
devrcitaekharya |
candrrka-vaivnaralocanya
tasmai vakrya nama ivya || 4||

Notes:
Agastya and his younger brother
Vasiha were born in a vessel
(Kumbha-udbhava) or from
Kumbha ri
Agastya has 25 hymns in the k
Veda and Vasiha has about 100
(va) is the jala bja with which
Varua is worshipped in the
Kumbha before the worship of
Somanth Siva

(ya)

Salutations to iva
having the form of a
yaka with matted hair,
wielding the bow (pinka)
He is the Primeval Lord,
having brilliant lustre
He is sky clad
{digambara (naked)}
All this is from the
syllable (ya)




yakasvarpya jadharya
pinkahastya santanya |
divyya devya digambarya
tasmai yakrya nama ivya || 5||

Notes
yaka means a living supernatural
being, spiritual apparition or [holy]
ghost, [holy] spirit holy because
iva is auspicious or holy, other
yaka may not be so
The yaka born from the feet of
Brahma are benevolent while those
of Kubera are tempting; some are
very low like pica

Results
He who recites this
sacred packar
mantra ( =
nama ivya)
near iva [liga heart,
mudra, picture, mind]
attains iva loka =
Kailash [spiritual heaven
of iva]
Moda = m. joy, delight,
gladness, pleasure; also
fragrance, perfume

packaramida puya ya
pahecchivasannidhau |
ivalokamavpnoti ivena saha
modate ||

JAPA
How many repetitions are required?
Vaiava Reversal
This formula of reversal given in iva Pura
was used for vaiava mahmantra also

reversed to

hare rma ka hare ka rma
mahmantra original
hare rma hare rma rma rma hare hare
hare ka hare ka ka ka hare hare
mahmantra reversed
hare ka hare ka ka ka hare hare
hare rma hare rma rma rma hare hare

The Four Spiritual Castes
When a baby is born it is cala [one without caste,
protected only by Caevara and Ca] and is an
outcaste
Recitation of packar mantra reversed 500,000
times brings soul into the spiritual realm

ivya nama
This is the first initiation where a person reciting this
500,000 times becomes a dra from cala birth
Dharma = (dsa service) da Upadea
Objective = Overcome Ego
Dhyna bja = [ai]
Second Initiation
Having completed the first initiation the native is
now a dra must perform the duties of serving
others whereby his spiritual merit shall increase
and ahakra is destroyed
Thereafter the packar japa is done for 500,000
mantra to become a vaiya

nama ivya
Dharma = (dna = donation) - da Upadea
Objective = Overcome Manuya doa (human
flaws like greed etc.)
Dhyna bja = [kl]

Third Initiation
One who does not make donations will never be
able to overcome the human weaknesses and
therefore, can never rise to this third level
Thereafter the packar japa is done for 500,000
mantra to become a katriya

nama ivya
Dharma = (day = mercy) - da Upadea
Objective = Overcome Rkasa doa [power
corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely]
Dhyna bja = [r]
Learn nti (peace) prayer Puj (of iva Liga)


Fourth Initiation
After having overcome rkasa doa the final
endeavour is to become a brhmaa and the
packar japa is done for 500,000 mantra

nama ivya
Dharma = (dama = self control) - da Upadea
Objective = Overcome deva doa (excessive
consumption)
Dhyna bja = [hr]
Worship five heads of iva (five forms, tattva)
Skma packar initiation [o] at end

Higher Initiations

o nama ivya
This mantra is only to be done by the brhmaa
[wearing sacred thread]

o ivya nama
This is for all others who have got the okra
initiation before having completed the 500,000 x 4
cycles
10,000,000 [Ten million or 1 Crore] Japa is said to
remove most of the sins of past lives

Moka Upadea
Choose one of the two mantra or whichever iva
mantra is dear to the heart
1. Crore (10M) Japa = Brahma level moka
2. Crore (20M) Japa = Viu level moka
3. Crore (30M) Japa = Rudra level moka
4. Crore (40M) Japa = Mahevara level moka
5. Crore (50M) japa = iva level moka

na ma i v ya
Brahma Viu Rudra Mahevara iva
Pacnana Packar
Na Ma i Va Ya
i Gautama Atri Vivmitra Agirs Bharadvja
chandas Gyatr Anuubh Triubh Bhat Virj
devat1 Indra Rudra Viu Brahma Skanda
devat2 Brahma Viu Gaea Indra akt
mukha East North West South Vertical-Up
Tatpurua Vmadeva Sadyojta Aghora Ina
svara Udatta Udatta Svaritta Svaritta Udatta

om na nama ivya
om ma nama ivya
om i nama ivya
om va nama ivya
om ya nama ivya