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बीज मन्त्र · Seed Syllables
Bīja mantras are seed syllables — single (or very short) sound forms that contain the cosmic energy of a deity or principle. Every longer mantra grows from a bīja. Each is tied to an element, a deity, and a precise field of action.
ॐ
oṃ
Brahman / Parabrahman
The seed of all mantras; the primordial sound; pranava
ह्रीं
hrīṃ
Bhuvaneshvari
Maya, illusion, the cosmic mother; supreme creative power
श्रीं
śrīṃ
Lakshmi
Wealth, prosperity, abundance, beauty
क्लीं
klīṃ
Kamadeva, Krishna
Attraction, love, fulfillment of desires
ऐं
aiṃ
Saraswati
Knowledge, speech, learning, music, intelligence
हुं
huṃ
Shiva-Bhairava
Destruction of negativity; Bhairava energy; fierce protection
दुं
duṃ
Durga
Protection, victory, removing difficulty (durg = difficult)
क्रीं
krīṃ
Kali
Time, transformation, ultimate liberation
गं
gaṃ
Ganesha
Removal of obstacles; auspicious beginnings; intelligence
ग्लौं
glauṃ
Ganesha
Stronger Ganesha-bija for difficult obstacles
रं
raṃ
Agni
Fire energy; purification; digestion (in chakra-meditation, the bija of Manipura)
यं
yaṃ
Vayu
Air energy; movement; pranayama (bija of Anahata chakra)
लं
laṃ
Prithvi
Stability; grounding (bija of Muladhara chakra)
वं
vaṃ
Varuna
Fluidity; emotional flow (bija of Svadhisthana chakra)
हं
haṃ
Akasha
Space, communication; expression (bija of Vishuddha chakra)
फट्
phaṭ
weapon-bija
'Astra' bija — the weapon-syllable that culminates a mantra to ward off evil
स्वाहा
svāhā
Agni's consort
Bija of completion in fire-rituals — 'I offer'
स्वधा
svadhā
Pitri-bija
Bija for offerings to ancestors
नमः
namaḥ
Salutation-bija
Surrender; offering of self
सौः
sauḥ
Para Bija
Para-bija — the highest seed-syllable in some Trika traditions
ह्सौं
hsauṃ
Bhairavi
Bhairavi bija