Chamvar

Chamvar

The fan made of Tibetan yak’s tail. It is used in pujas and aratis as a sign of respect. In the old days, when royal dynasties were governing, servants used the chamvar for making cool and to brush away insects around royal persons. 

catr-cavar-mantra

sat namo ādeś | gurujī ko ādeś | oṁ gurujī | om satya-satya satya par dharm-dharm par nir-nir par kṣīr-kṣīr par aṣṭ kulī nāgoṁ kā āsan lagāya | āsan lagāya siṁhāsan lagāyai |
ūpr ambar śir chatr viṣṇu jī ke hāth cānd-sūraj tārā maṇḍal dekho siddho brahmāṇḍ thaṭ |
ūncā āsan lāl mandir us par baiṭhe jatī gorakh | ād kuvārī jyot jagāye cavar ghumāye ṁaheś | tryaṁbak kṣetr ānupān śilā anant koṭ siddh kā lāgyā melā | jahā par baiṭhakar guru gorakṣanāth jī ne jñān dhyān kā pāṭh sunāyā | nāth jī guru jī ko ādeś | ādeś || 

Adesh to Holy Name! Adesh to Guruji! Om Guruji! Greetings to him who is sitting on the asana that is made from snakes, to him who is surrounded by the truth, by religion, by milk and by eight families, to him who is sitting on a throne and Shri Vishnu holds the sunshade decorated with stars over his head. Observe the perfect Universe. Goraksha the ascetic is sitting on an eminence in his favorite temple. The offer of chamvar to Mahesha awakes the blameless light. In Trayambak on Anupanshila he watches crowded gathering of siddhas which hear his admonitions. Listen to the text and realize Guru Gorakshanath ji who stays in the Universe. Nathaji Guruji adesh!