Pāśupatāstra Mantra

Only Shiva can grant the Pāśupatāstra divine missile. So for best results you should perform the Boons Procedure (which takes just a couple of minutes) before beginning the invocation of the Pāśupatāstra presented below.

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Begin by invoking Ganesha, the remover of obstacles:

    श्री गणेषाय नमः  शुचिम् मे कुरु
    Śrī Gaṇeṣāya namaḥ, śucim me kuru

Now invoke Paśupati, the lord of the Pāśupatāstra:

    श्री पशुपतये नमः
    Śrī Paśupataye namaḥ

Now invoke the great DhanurVedins who wield the Pāśupatāstra:

    धनुर्वेदिभ्यो नमः
    Dhanurvedibhyo namaḥ

    भार्गवाय नमः
    Bhārgavāya namaḥ

    रुद्राय नमः
    Rudrāya namaḥ

    स्कन्दाय नमः
    Skandāya namaḥ

    रामाय नमः
    Rāmāya namaḥ

    अर्जुनाय नमः
    Arjunāya namaḥ

Now invoke the Goddess of Dhanur Veda:

    दुर्गायै नमः
    Durgāyai namaḥ

Now invoke Rishis (divine Gurus) who can impart the mantras of Dhanur Veda:

    विश्वामित्राय नम
    Viśvāmitrāya namaḥ

    वसिष्ठाय नम
    Vasiṣṭhāya namaḥ

Now request Paśupati (Shiva) to grant you the Pāśupatāstra:

    ॐ श्री पशुपतये नमः  पाशुपतास्त्रं देहि म्  पुरश्चरणं देहि म्
    OM  Śrī Paśupataye namaḥ
    pāśupatāstraṃ dehi me
    puraścaraṇaṃ dehi me

Now recite the Rudra Gayatri mantra:

    ॐ  तत्-पुरुषाय विद्महे  महादेवाय धीमहि  तन्-नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्  ॐ
    OM  Tat-puruṣāya vidmahe, Mahādevāya dhīmahi, tan-no Rudraḥ pracodayāt  OM

Now repeat the Pāśupatāstra mantra three times:

    श्लीं पशुं हुं फट् सर्व-दुष्कृत्-आसुर-जनम् हन हन हुं फट् ।
    ślīṃ paśuṃ huṃ phaṭ sarva-duṣkṛt-āsura-janam hana hana huṃ phaṭ |
    श्लीं पशुं हुं फट् सर्व-दुष्कृत्-आसुर-जनम् हन हन हुं फट् ।
    ślīṃ paśuṃ huṃ phaṭ sarva-duṣkṛt-āsura-janam hana hana huṃ phaṭ |
    श्लीं पशुं हुं फट् सर्व-दुष्कृत्-आसुर-जनम् हन हन हुं फट् ।
    ślīṃ paśuṃ huṃ phaṭ sarva-duṣkṛt-āsura-janam hana hana huṃ phaṭ |

Do the above invocation once a day. Then you can silently recite the Pāśupatāstra mantra as desired throughout the day while you go about your activities.

For a gloss of the mantra’s words, see the page on Explanation.

To learn about repeating the mantra, and the number of repetitions necessary to achieve results, see Pāśupatāstra Repetition.

To learn about Dhanur Veda and the Pāśupatāstra in Vedic literature, see the Sources page.