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𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌤 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰 (𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 — 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮 𑌮𑍁𑌖)

सद्योजात मंत्र (पंचब्रह्म — शिव का पश्चिम मुख) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Monday mornings, Pradosha, Maha Shivaratri, and during Shiva Lingam abhisheka·📜 Yajurveda — Taittiriya Aranyaka; Panchabrahma Upanishad; Shaiva Agamas
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Origin & Story

Yajurveda — Taittiriya Aranyaka; Panchabrahma Upanishad; Shaiva Agamas · Vedic (apaurusheya — revealed) · Vedic

The Panchabrahma mantras enumerate the five faces (pancha-mukha) of Sadashiva. Sadyojata, the West face, embodies the act of creation. These mantras are recited in Rudrabhisheka, in the consecration (prana-pratishtha) of Shiva Lingas, and in daily Shaiva worship, uniting the Vedic and Agamic streams of devotion to Shiva as the five-faced Mahadeva.

As told in scripture

Agamic tradition holds that when a Shiva Linga is consecrated with the five Panchabrahma mantras, the formless Sadashiva is invoked face by face into the icon; temples report that Lingas so consecrated radiate an enduring sanctity, and devotees who chant Sadyojata in surrender feel released from long-standing fears of death and rebirth.

The Mantra

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𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌵𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃। 𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥

Sadyojatam Prapadyami Sadyojataya Vai Namo Namah Bhave Bhave Natibhave Bhavasva Mam Bhavodbhavaya Namah

Meaning:मैं सद्योजात की शरण लेता हूँ; सद्योजात को बारम्बार नमस्कार है। प्रत्येक जन्म एवं प्रत्येक लोक में मुझे अति-सांसारिकता (अनन्त पुनर्जन्म) में न बाँधो; मुझ पर प्रसन्न होओ। समस्त उत्पत्ति के मूल भवोद्भव को नमस्कार है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂🔊SadyojatamSadyojata — 'the suddenly/instantly born', the West-facing aspect of Sadashiva representing creation
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊PrapadyamiI take refuge in, I surrender to
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌯🔊SadyojatayaTo Sadyojata (the instantly-manifest Shiva)
𑌵𑍈🔊VaiIndeed, truly (emphatic particle)
𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊Namo NamahSalutations again and again
𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑍇🔊Bhave BhaveIn birth after birth, in world after world
𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍇🔊NatibhaveNot in excessive (repeated) worldly existence — i.e., free me from endless rebirth
𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊Bhavasva MamBe (gracious / manifest) unto me
𑌭𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌯🔊BhavodbhavayaTo the source/origin of all existence (Bhava, the Lord)
𑌨𑌮𑌃🔊NamahSalutations / obeisance

Benefits of Chanting सद्योजात मंत्र (पंचब्रह्म — शिव का पश्चिम मुख)

Invokes the creative, grace-bestowing West face of Sadashiva

A prayer for liberation (moksha) from the cycle of repeated birth and death

Used in Shaiva Agama puja, Rudrabhisheka and the installation of Shiva Lingas

Considered deeply purifying and protective when chanted with devotion

Connects the devotee to the Vedic-Agamic five-faced form of Shiva

Cultivates surrender and detachment from worldly bondage

How to Chant सद्योजात मंत्र (पंचब्रह्म — शिव का पश्चिम मुख)

Repetitions11times
Best TimeMonday mornings, Pradosha, Maha Shivaratri, and during Shiva Lingam abhisheka

Chant facing west (the direction of Sadyojata) or before a Shiva Lingam, ideally during abhisheka. It is most often recited together with the other four Panchabrahma mantras (Vamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha, Ishana) to invoke the complete five-faced Sadashiva. Maintain a calm, surrendered attitude; pronounce the Vedic words carefully. Traditionally learnt and used under guidance for formal ritual.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete सद्योजात मंत्र (पंचब्रह्म — शिव का पश्चिम मुख) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
They are five Vedic mantras describing the five faces of Sadashiva: Sadyojata (West, creation), Vamadeva (North, preservation), Aghora (South, dissolution/reabsorption), Tatpurusha (East, concealment), and Ishana (upward, grace/revelation). Sadyojata is the first of these.
Sadyojata is the West-facing aspect, linked with the element earth, the power of creation (Brahma function within Shiva), and the syllable governing manifestation. 'Sadyojata' literally means 'instantly born', signifying the spontaneous arising of creation from Shiva.
It is a Vedic mantra found in the Yajurveda tradition (Taittiriya Aranyaka) and is foundational to Shaiva Siddhanta and Agama worship, where the Panchabrahma mantras are used to invoke and consecrate the form of Sadashiva.

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