▁been ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁r ish is ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁S ati ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁Ch andra ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁cur se ▁of ▁Pra j ap ati ▁Dak sha . ▁By ▁rec iting ▁this ▁mant ra , ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁cur se ▁of ▁Dak sha , ▁which ▁could ▁make ▁him ▁die ▁immediately ▁was ▁slow ed , ▁and ▁Sh iva ▁then ▁took ▁Ch andra ▁and ▁placed ▁it ▁upon ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁This ▁mant ra ▁is ▁addressed ▁to ▁Sh iva ▁for ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁well ▁he aling ▁with ▁inner ▁conscious ness . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁ch anted ▁while ▁sm ear ing ▁V ib h uti ▁over ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Body ▁and ▁util ised ▁in ▁Jap a ▁or ▁H oma ▁( hav an ) ▁to ▁get ▁desired ▁results . ▁While ▁its ▁energy ▁protect s ▁and ▁gu ides ▁the ▁initi ates ▁a ▁mant ra ▁re - links ▁conscious ness ▁to ▁its ▁deeper ▁and ▁more ▁ab iding ▁nature ▁and ▁repet ition ▁of ▁the ▁mant ra ▁constit utes ▁Jap a , ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁which ▁develop s ▁concentration ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁transformation ▁of ▁aw aren ess . ▁Where as ▁the ▁Gay atri ▁Mant ra ▁is ▁meant ▁for ▁pur ification ▁and ▁spiritual ▁guidance , ▁the ▁Mah am r ity un j aya ▁Mant ra ▁is ▁meant ▁for ▁he aling ▁re ju ven ation ▁and ▁n urt urance . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Sh ri ▁Rud ram ▁Cham ak am ▁ ▁Kar pur ag aur am ▁Kar un av ta aram ▁ ▁Om ▁Nam ah ▁Sh