Panchamruta Snanam
Panchamruta Snanam
Panchamruta Snanam
pañcāmṛta snānābhiṣekam
(vā॒ma॒devā॒ya na̭maḥ – snānaṃ)
ityādi nirmālyaṃ-vi~sṛjyetyanta-mprativāra-ṅkuryāt ||
|| pañcāmṛtasnānam ||
atha (pañcāmṛta snānaṃ) pañcāmṛtadevatābhyo namaḥ |
dhyānāvāhanādi ṣoḍaśopacārapūjāssamarpayāmi |
bhavānīśaṅkaramuddiśya bhavānīśaṅkara prītyartha-mpañcāmṛtasnāna-ṅkariṣyāmaḥ |
kṣīraṃ
āpyā̭yasva॒ samḙtu te vi॒śvata̭ssoma॒ vṛṣṇi̭yam |
bhavā॒ vāja̭sya saṅga॒the ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ, kṣīreṇa snapayāmi |
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | kṣīrasnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
dadhi
da॒dhi॒krāvṇṇo̭ akāriṣa-ñji॒ṣṇoraśva̭sya vā॒jinaḥ̭ |
su॒ra॒bhi no॒ mukhā̭ kara॒tprāṇa॒ āyūgṃ̭ṣi tāriṣat ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dadhnā snapayāmi |
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dadhisnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
ājyaṃ
śu॒krama̭si॒ jyoti̭rasi॒ tejo̭si de॒vova̭ssavi॒totpṷnā॒-
tvacchi̭dreṇa pa॒vitrḙṇa॒ vaso॒ssūrya̭sya ra॒śmibhiḥ̭ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | ājyena snapayāmi |
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | ājya snānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
madhu
madhu॒vātā̭ ṛtāya॒te madhṷkṣaranti॒ sindha̭vaḥ |
mādhvī᳚rna-ssa॒ntvoṣa̭dhīḥ |
madhu॒ nakta̭mu॒toṣa̭si॒ madhṷma॒tpārthi̭va॒gṃ॒ rajaḥ̭ |
madhu॒dyaura̭stu naḥ pi॒tā |
madhṷmānno॒ vana॒spati॒rmadhṷmāgṃ astu॒ sūryaḥ̭ |
mādhvī॒rgāvo̭ bhavantu naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | madhunā snapayāmi |
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | madhusnānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śarkara
svā॒duḥ pa̭vasva di॒vyāya॒ janma̭ne |
svā॒durindrā̭ya su॒havī̭tu॒ nāmne᳚ |
svā॒durmi॒trāya॒ varṷṇāya vā॒yave॒ |
bṛha॒spata̭ye॒ madhṷmā॒gṃ adā᳚bhyaḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śarkarayā snapayāmi |
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śarkara snānānantaraṃ śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | pañcāmṛta snānaṃ samarpayāmi |
śaṅkhodakaṃ
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śaṅkhodakena snapayāmi ||
phalodakaṃ
yāḥ pha॒linī॒ryā a̭pha॒lā a̭pu॒ṣpāyāśca̭ pu॒ṣpiṇīḥ᳚ |
bṛha॒spati̭ prasūtā॒stāno̭ muñca॒ntvagṃ ha̭saḥ ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | phalodakena snapayāmi |
gandhodakaṃ
ga॒ndha॒dvā॒rā-ndṷrādha॒rṣā॒-nni॒tyapṷṣṭā-ṅkarī॒ṣiṇī᳚m |
ī॒śvarī̭gṃ sarva̭bhūtā॒nā॒-ntāmi॒hopa̭hvaye॒ śriyam ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | gandhodakena snapayāmi |
puṣpodakaṃ
yo̭-'pā-mpuṣpaṃ॒-ve~da̭ |
puṣpa̭vā-npra॒jāvā̭-npaśu॒mā-nbha̭vati |
ca॒ndramā॒ vā a॒pā-mpuṣpa̭m |
puṣpa̭vā-npra॒jāvā̭-npaśu॒mā-nbha̭vati |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | puṣpodakena snapayāmi |
akṣatodakaṃ
āya̭ne te pa॒rāya̭ṇe॒ dūrvā̭ rohantu pu॒ṣpiṇīḥ̭ |
hra॒dāśca̭ pu॒ṇḍarī̭kāṇi samu॒drasya̭ gṛ॒hā i॒me |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | akṣatodakena snapayāmi |
suvarṇodakaṃ
tathsu॒varṇa॒gṃ॒ hira̭ṇyamabhavat |
tathsu॒varṇa̭sya॒ hira̭ṇyasya॒janma̭ |
ya e॒vagṃ su॒varṇa̭sya॒ hira̭ṇyasya॒ janma॒vḙda |
su॒varṇa̭ ā॒tmanā̭ bhavati |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | suvarṇodakena snapayāmi |
rudrākṣodakaṃ
trya̭mbakaṃ-ya~jāmahe suga॒ndhi-mpṷṣṭi॒ vardha̭nam |
u॒rvā॒ru॒kami̭va॒ bandha̭nānmṛ॒tyormṷkṣīya॒ mā-'mṛtā᳚t ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | rudrākṣodakena snapayāmi |
bhasmodakaṃ
mā no̭ ma॒hānta̭mu॒ta mā no̭ arbha॒kaṃ
mā na॒ ukṣa̭ntamu॒ta mā na̭ ukṣi॒tam |
mā no̭-'vadhīḥ pi॒tara॒-mmota mā॒taraṃ̭
pri॒yā mā na̭sta॒nuvo̭ rudra rīriṣaḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | bhasmodakena snapayāmi |
bilvodakaṃ
mā na̭sto॒ke tana̭ye॒ mā na॒ āyṷṣi॒
mā no॒ goṣu॒ mā no॒ aśvḙṣu rīriṣaḥ |
vī॒rānmā no̭ rudra bhāmi॒to-'va̭dhīrha॒viṣma̭nto॒
nama̭sā vidhema te |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | bilvodakena snapayāmi |
dūrvodakaṃ
kāṇḍā̭tkāṇḍātpra॒roha̭nti parṷṣaḥ paruṣaḥ॒ pari̭ |
e॒vāno̭ dūrve॒ prata̭nu sa॒hasrḙṇa śa॒tena̭ ca ||
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | dūrvodakena snapayāmi |
atha malāpakarṣaṇa snānam |
hira̭ṇyavarṇā॒śśuca̭yaḥ pāva॒kā
yāsṷ jā॒taḥ ka॒śyapo॒ yāsvindraḥ̭ |
a॒gniṃ-yā~ garbha̭-ndadhi॒re virṷ̄pā॒stā
na॒ āpa॒śśagg syo॒nā bha̭vantu ||
yāsā॒gṃ॒ rājā॒ varṷṇo॒ yāti॒ madhyḙ
satyānṛ॒te a̭va॒paśya॒ñjanā̭nām |
ma॒dhu॒ścuta॒śśuca̭yo॒ yāḥ pā̭va॒kāstā
na॒ āpa॒śśagg syo॒nā bha̭vantu ||
yāsā̭-nde॒vā di॒vi kṛ॒ṇvanti̭ bha॒kṣaṃ
yā a॒ntari̭kṣe bahu॒dhā bhava̭nti |
yāḥ pṛ̭thi॒vī-mpaya̭so॒ndanti̭ śu॒krāstā
na॒ āpa॒śśagg syo॒nā bha̭vantu ||
śi॒vena̭ mā॒ cakṣṷṣā paśyatāpaśśi॒vayā̭
ta॒nuvopa̭ spṛśata॒ tvaca̭-mme |
sarvāgṃ̭ a॒gnīgṃ ra̭phsu॒ṣado̭ huve vo॒ mayi॒
varco॒ bala॒mojo॒ nidha̭tta ||
(a.ve., kāṇḍa-3, sūktaṃ-13)
yada॒da-ssa̭mpraya॒tīrahā॒vana̭datā ha॒te |
tasmā॒dā na॒dyo̭ nāma̭ stha॒ tā vo॒ nāmā̭ni sindhavaḥ || 1
yatpreṣi̭tā॒ varṷṇe॒natāśśībha̭gṃ sa॒mava̭lgata |
tadā̭pno॒dindro̭ vo ya॒tīstasmā॒dāpo॒ anṷsthana || 2
ā॒pa॒kā॒maggṃ syanda̭mānā॒ avī̭varata vo॒ hi ka̭m |
indro̭ va॒śśakti̭bhirdevī॒stasmā॒dvārṇāma̭ vo hi॒tam || 3
eko̭ vo de॒vo apya̭tiṣṭha॒thsyanda̭mānā yathāva॒śam |
udā̭niṣurma॒hīriti॒ tasmā̭duda॒kamṷcyate || 4
āpo̭ bha॒drā ghṛ॒tamidāpa̭ ānura॒gnīṣomaṷ bibhra॒tyāpa॒ ittāḥ |
tī॒vro raso̭ madhu॒pṛcāṃ̭ a॒ra॒ṅga॒ma ā mā̭ prā॒ṇena̭ sa॒ha varca̭sāgann || 5
āditpa̭śyāmyu॒ta vā̭ śṛṇo॒myā mā॒ ghoṣo̭ gacchati॒ vāṅma̭ āsām |
manyḙ bhejā॒no a॒mṛta̭sya॒ tarhi॒ hira̭ṇyavarṇā॒ atṛ̭paṃ-ya~॒dā vaḥ̭ || 6
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒heraṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se |
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ |
tasmā॒ ara̭ṅgamāmavo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ |
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | śuddhodakena snapayāmi |
[ di॒viśra̭yasvā॒ntari̭kṣeyatasva pṛthi॒vyāsambha̭va brahmavarca॒sama̭si brahmavarca॒sāya̭tvā | a॒pā-ṅgrahā̭ngṛhṇātye॒tadvāpa rā̭ja॒sūyaṃ॒-yade॒tegrahā̭ssa॒vo̭-'gnirva̭ruṇasa॒vo rā̭ja॒sūya̭magnisa॒vaścitya॒stābhyā̭me॒va sṷ̄ya॒te-'tho̭ u॒bhāve॒valo॒kāva॒bhija̭yati॒ yaśca̭ rāja॒sūyḙnejā॒nasya॒ yaścā̭gni॒cita॒ āpo̭ bhava॒ntyāpo॒ vā a॒gnerbhrātṛ̭vyā॒ yada॒po̭-'gnera॒dhastā̭dupa॒dadhā̭ti॒ bhrātṛ̭vyābhibhūtyai॒ bhava̭tyā॒tmanā॒parā̭-'sya॒bhrātṛ̭vyo bhavatya॒mṛtaṃ॒-vā āpa॒stasmā̭da॒dbhirava̭tāntama॒bhiṣi̭ñcanti॒ nārti॒mārcha̭ti॒sarva॒māyṷreti ||
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pava̭māna॒ssuva॒rjanaḥ̭ | pa॒vitrḙṇa॒ vica̭rṣaṇiḥ |
yaḥ potā॒ sa pṷnātu mā | pu॒nantṷ mā devaja॒nāḥ |
pu॒nantu॒ mana̭vo dhi॒yā | pu॒nantu॒ viśva̭ ā॒yavaḥ̭ |
jāta̭vedaḥ pa॒vitra̭vat | pa॒vitrḙṇa punāhi mā |
śu॒kreṇa̭ deva॒dīdya̭t | agne॒ kratvā॒ kratū॒gṃ॒ ranṷ |
yattḙ pa॒vitra̭ma॒rciṣi̭ | agne॒ vita̭tamanta॒rā |
brahma॒ tena̭ punīmahe | u॒bhābhyā᳚-ndevasavitaḥ |
pa॒vitrḙṇa sa॒vena̭ ca | i॒da-mbrahma̭ punīmahe |
vai॒śva॒de॒vī pṷna॒tī de॒vyāgā᳚t |
yasyai̭ ba॒hvīsta॒nuvo̭ vī॒tapṛ̭ṣṭhāḥ |
tayā॒ mada̭nta-ssadha॒mādyḙṣu |
va॒yagg syā̭ma॒ pata̭yo rayī॒ṇām |
vai॒śvā॒na॒ro ra॒śmibhi̭rmā punātu |
vātaḥ̭ prā॒ṇenḙṣi॒ro ma̭yo॒ bhūḥ |
dyāvā̭pṛthi॒vī paya̭sā॒ payo̭bhiḥ |
ṛ॒tāva̭rī ya॒jñiyḙ mā punītām ||
bṛ॒hadbhi̭ssavita॒stṛbhiḥ̭ | varṣi̭ṣṭhairdeva॒manma̭bhiḥ |
agne॒ dakṣaiḥ᳚ punāhi mā | yena̭ de॒vā apṷnata |
yenāpo̭ di॒vyaṅkaśaḥ̭ | tena̭ di॒vyena॒ brahma̭ṇā |
i॒da-mbrahma̭ punīmahe | yaḥ pā̭vamā॒nīra॒ddhyeti̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhi॒ssambhṛ̭ta॒gṃ॒ rasam̭ | sarva॒gṃ॒ sa pū॒tama̭śnāti |
sva॒di॒ta-mmā̭ta॒riśva̭nā | pā॒va॒mā॒nīryo a॒dhyeti̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhi॒ssambhṛ̭ta॒gṃ॒ rasam᳚ | tasmai॒ sara̭svatī duhe |
kṣī॒ragṃ sa॒rpirmadhṷ̄da॒kam ||
pā॒va॒mā॒nīssva॒styaya̭nīḥ | su॒dughā॒hi paya̭svatīḥ |
ṛṣi̭bhi॒ssambhṛ̭to॒ rasaḥ̭ | brā॒hma॒ṇeṣva॒mṛtagṃ̭ hi॒tam |
pā॒va॒mā॒nīrdi̭śantu naḥ | i॒maṃ-lo~॒kamatho̭ a॒mum |
kāmā॒nthsama̭rdhayantu naḥ | de॒vīrde॒vaissa॒mābhṛ̭tāḥ |
pā॒va॒mā॒nīssva॒styaya̭nīḥ | su॒dughā॒hi ghṛ̭ta॒ścutaḥ̭ |
ṛṣi̭bhi॒ssambhṛ̭to॒ rasaḥ̭ | brā॒hma॒ṇeṣva॒mṛtagṃ̭ hi॒tam |
yena̭ de॒vāḥ pa॒vitrḙṇa | ā॒tmāna̭-mpu॒nate॒ sadā᳚ |
tena̭ sa॒hasra̭dhāreṇa | pā॒va॒mā॒nyaḥ pṷnantu mā |
prā॒jā॒pa॒tya-mpa॒vitram᳚ | śa॒todyā̭magṃ hira॒ṇmayam᳚ |
tena̭ brahma॒ vido̭ va॒yam | pū॒ta-mbrahma̭ punīmahe |
indra̭ssunī॒tī sa॒hamā̭ punātu | soma̭ssva॒styā varṷṇassa॒mīcyā᳚ |
ya॒mo rājā᳚ pramṛ॒ṇābhiḥ̭ punātu mā | jā॒tavḙdā mo॒rjaya̭ntyā punātu |
āpo॒ vā i॒dagṃ sarvaṃ॒-vi~śvā̭ bhū॒tānyāpaḥ̭ prā॒ṇā vā āpaḥ̭
pa॒śava॒ āpo-'nna॒māpo-'mṛ̭ta॒māpaḥ̭ sa॒mrāḍāpo̭ vi॒rāḍāpaḥ̭
sva॒rāḍāpa॒śchandā॒gṃ॒syāpo॒ jyotī॒gṃ॒ṣyāpo॒
yajū॒gṃ॒ṣyāpa̭ssa॒tyamāpa॒ssarvā̭ de॒vatā॒ āpo॒
bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rāpa॒ om ||
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | śra॒ddhāvā āpaḥ̭ |
śra॒ddhāme॒vārabhya̭ pra॒ṇīya॒ praca̭rati |
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | ya॒jño vāa āpaḥ̭ |
ya॒jñame॒vārabhya̭ pra॒ṇīya॒ praca̭rati
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | va॒jro vā āpaḥ̭ |
vajra̭me॒va bhrātṛ̭vyebhyaḥ prahṛtya̭ pra॒ṇīya॒ praca̭rati |
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo॒ vai ra̭kṣo॒ghnīḥ |
rakṣa̭sā॒mapa̭hatyai |
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo॒ vai de॒vānā̭-mpri॒yandhāma̭ |
de॒vānā̭me॒va pri॒yandhāma̭ pra॒ṇīya॒ praca̭rati |
a॒paḥ praṇa̭yati | āpo॒ vai sarvā̭ de॒vatāḥ̭ |
de॒vatā̭ e॒vārabhya̭ pra॒ṇīya॒ praca̭rati |
(āpo॒vaiśā॒ntāḥ | śā॒ntābhi̭re॒vāsya̭ śucagṃ̭śamayati ||)
śrī bhavānīśaṅkarāsvāmine namaḥ | malāpakarṣaṇasnānaṃ samarpayāmi |
About This Stotram
Overview
Panchamruta Snanam is a ritual bathing procedure in which a deity's image is bathed with five sacred substances: milk (kshira), curd (dadhi), ghee (ghrita), honey (madhu), and sugar (sharkara). The ritual is performed as an act of worship (abhishekam) in both Shaiva and Vaishnava traditions, with the version in this text dedicated to Bhavani-Shankara (Parvati and Shiva). It is accompanied by Vedic mantras, including verses from the Rigveda.
What are the benefits of chanting Panchamruta Snanam?
- Sanctifies and honors the deity through the offering of pure substances
- Accumulates spiritual merit for the performer and participants
- Removes ritual impurities and negative influences
- Deepens devotional practice through structured ritual engagement
When is the best time to recite this?
Panchamruta Snanam is performed during major Shaiva festivals such as Maha Shivaratri, throughout the Shravana month, and on the deity's birth star. It is also conducted during temple consecration ceremonies (pratishtha) and in some home worship traditions.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The ritual of panchamrita abhishekam is described in various Puranas and Agamas, with roots in Vedic sacrificial culture where pure substances were offered to deities. The mantras accompanying the bathing rite, including verses invoking Vamadeva (an epithet of Shiva), draw from the Rigveda and Shaiva liturgical tradition. The specific text as compiled here does not have an identifiable single author; it reflects the practical ritual manuals used in temple and home worship that were codified through Agamic and Puranic literature over centuries.
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Related Texts
- Shiva Panchakshara Stotram — a five-syllable hymn to Shiva commonly recited during Shiva-oriented abhishekam rituals
- Rudram — the principal Vedic hymn to Rudra/Shiva used in abhishekam ceremonies across Shaiva traditions