Mantra
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA ARCHAM PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA PADYAM PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA PUSPE PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA DHUPE PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA ALOKE PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA GANDHE PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LOKESVARA SAPARIVARA NAVIDYE PRATICCHA SVAHA.
OM ARYA LIKESVARA SAPARIVARA SABDA PRATICCHA SVAHA.
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Explanation
The eight, often associated with Seven Limb Prayer and ancient Indian hospitality, are:
- Argham (Water for Drinking): Symbolizes purity, clearing obstacles, and offering refreshment.
- Padyam (Water for Washing): Symbolizes cleaning the feet, representing purification of negative karma.
- Pushpe (Flowers): Symbolizes beauty, openness, and the blossoming of positive qualities.
- Dhupe (Incense): Symbolizes fragrance and moral discipline.
- Aloke (Light / Lamp): Symbolizes wisdom that dispels darkness and ignorance.
- Ghende (Perfume / Scented Water): Symbolizes purification and the scented water used for cleaning.
- Naivedya (Food): Symbolizes spiritual food and nourishment, representing the accumulation of merit.
- Shabda (Music): Symbolizes delightful sounds, representing the offering of sound and wisdom.ཨོ