Beej Mantra

Beej Mantras also known as Vedic Seed Mantras[1] are the core mantras or sounds endowed with great spiritual powers, They are often called the audible seed version of all the Deity majorly in Hinduism.[2] Beejas[3] form part of several mantra compositions and hence they are like the batteries of mantras. It is believed that when chanted with concentration Beej mantras can fulfil the desires of the devotees and act like a protective shield surrounding them and protecting from all dangers and enemies.[4][5][6][7]

Major Beej Mantras

Some of the major beej mantras which are generally practiced are:

DevanagariTransliterationMantra of
औं (ॐ)auṃ (Om)Parabrahma
श्रींśrīṃ (shreem)Lakshmi
ल्क्ष्मीःMahaLakshmi MahaLakshmi
त्व्म्श्रीःMahasaraswati Mahasaraswati
क्म्लीःMahaKali MahaKali
ल्क्ष्मींLakshmi Lakshmi
त्व्श्रींSaraswati Saraswati
क्लींKali Kali
क्रींkrīṃ (kreem)Kali
ह्रौंhrauṃ (hrowm)Shiva
श्वींshvi (shvin)Shiva
ऐंaiṃSaraswati
गंgaṃ (gum)Ganapati[8]
हूँhūṃ (hoom)Shiva
फट्phaṭ (fut)Destruction
ह्रींhrīṃ (hreem)Bhuvaneshwari
क्लींklīṃ (kleem)Shakti[9][10]
दुंduṃ (doom)Durga
फ्रौंphrauṃ (frowm)Hanuman
दंdaṃ (dum)Vishnu

Other notable beej mantras include:

DevanagariTransliterationMantra of
भ्रंbhraṃ (bhrum)Bhairav
धूंdhūṃ (dhoom)Dhumavati
ह्लींhlīṃ (hleem)Bagalamukhi
त्रींtrīṃ (treem)Tara
क्ष्रौंkṣrauṃ (kshowm)Narsimha
हंhaṃ (hum)Akasha Tattva
यंyaṃ (yum)Vayu Tattva
रांrāṃ (raam)Agni Tattva
क्षंkṣaṃ (kshum)Prithvi Tattva

References

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