How to Pray as a Hindu in Bali (Part IV)

a woman put bija on a guy's forehead
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Next part is waiting for the tirta (holy water) from the priest. Once the priest sprinkle the tirta on your head, you can say this matra in your mind:

Om Ang Brahma amrta ya namah
Om Ung Visnu amrta ya namah
Om Mang Isvara amrta ya namah 

The meaning:

Dear God as Lord Brahma

Dear God as Lord Visnu

Dear God as Lord Isvara

Please give me the holy water

Once you drink the tirta, you can say this mantra in your mind:

Om Om sarira ya namah
Om Om sadasiva ya namah
Om Om paramasiva ya namah

The meaning:

Dear God, as Siva, Sadasiva, Paramasiwa, bless my body and soul  with this holy water.

When you wash your face with tirta, you can say this mantra in your mind:

Om Om sarira purna ya namah

Ang Ung Mang gangga amrta ya namah

Sarira suddha parama teja ya namah

Om Ang sama sampurna ya namah

The meaning:

Dear God, make this body perfect, Oh God as the Gangga Amrta, grant ourselves purity, the most holy light, the most perfect.

The mantra when you put the bija on:

The middle of your forehead: Om shriyam bhavantu

The meaning

Dear God, hope happiness always surround us.

At the bottom of your throat:  Om sukham bhavantu

The meaning:

Dear God, hope happiness always come to me.

Swallowed without chewing: Om purnam bhavantu, Om ksama sampurna ya namah svaha

The meaning:

Dear God, hope all my perfection inside me always become more perfect.

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