Bija Mantras

Bija Mantras

Bija means seed, root. It is a very powerful Mantra that usually consists of a single
syllable. The Bija Mantra evoke particular aspects of nature or of the divine, each
Devata has his or her own Bija. The greatest of all Bijas is Om or Pranava, because it
is the symbol of Para-Brahman.

The following table lists some of the most common Bija Mantras:

Bija Devata Meaning - Element

ॐ auṃ Brahman Absolute
ऐं aiṃ Sarasvati Consciousness
ह्रीं hrīṃ Mahamaya - Bhuvaneshvari Illusion
श्रीं śrīṃ Lakshmi Existence
क्लीं klīṃ Kali - Kama Desire
क्रीं krīṃ Kalika Time
दं ु duṃ Durga Bestows Protection
गं gaṃ Ganesha Bestows Happiness
ग्लौं glauṃ Ganesha Bestows Happiness
हौं hauṃ Shiva Bestows Protection
हूं hūṃ Kalaratri Bestows Protection
लं laṃ Prithvi Earth
वं vaṃ Varuna Water
रं raṃ Agni Fire
यं yaṃ Vayu Air
हं haṃ Shiva Ether
सौः sauḥ Shiva-Shakti Cosmos - Heart
फत ् phat Vidyujjivha Astra Mantra (weapon mantra)
स्वाहा svāhā Svaha (consorte di Agni) Oblations - Sacrificial Fire
क्श्रौं kśrauṃ Narasimha Bestows Happiness
NAVARN MAHAMANTRA

OM AIM HRIM KLIM MAHADURGA NAVAKSHARI NAVDURGA NAVATMIKE NAVCHANDI MAHAMAYE
MAHAMOHE MAHAYOGANIDRE JAYA MADHUKAITABHA VIDRAVANI MAHISHASUR MARDINI
DHUMRALOCHANA SANHANTRI CHANDAMUNDA VINASHINI RAKTABIJANTAKE NISHUMBHA
DHVANSINI SHUMBH DARPA AGHNIDEVI ASHTADASHA BAHUKE KAPAL KHATVANG SHUL KHADGA
KETAKA DHARINI CHHINN MASTAKA DHARINI RUDHIRARAMANSABHOJINI BHUTPRETADI
YOGDHVANSINI BRAHMENDRI STUTE DEVI MA RAKSHARAKSHA MAM SHATRUNA VINASHAYA
VINASHAYA HRIM FAT HRUM FAT OM AIM HRIM KLIM CHAMUNDAYE VICHCHE

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामण्

ु डायै विच्चे

om aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce

om - The Pranava Mantra represents the Nirguna Brahman, the infinite beyond conception.
aim - The Vak beeja, the seed sound of Mahasarasvati. The knowledge that is consciousness.
Creation, rajo guna, the energy of desire.
hrim - The Maya beeja, the sound of Mahalakshmi. The all pervasive existence. Preservation, sattva
guna, energy of action.
klim - The Kama beeja, the seed sound of Mahakali. The all consuming delight. Destruction, tamo
guna, energy of wisdom.
camunda - The slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda, of passion and anger.
yai - the grantor of boons
vicce - in the body of knowledge, in the perception of consciousness

GAYATRI MANTRA

ॐ भर्भु
ू वःस्वः
तत्सवितुर्वरे ण्यं
भर्गो दे वस्य धीमहि
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात ् ॐ

OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH
TATSAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI
DHIYO YONAH PRACHODAYAT OM

May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god. May he stimulate our prayers.
MANTRAS TO LIGHT INCENSE

त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव । tvameva mātā ca pitā tvameva ।
त्वमेव बन्धश्ु च सखा त्वमेव । tvameva bandhuśca sakhā tvameva ।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणम ् त्वमेव । tvameva vidyā draviṇam tvameva ।
त्वमेव सर्वम ् मम दे व दे वः ॥ tvameva sarvam mama deva devaḥ ॥
त्रहि माँ त्रहि माँ त्रहि माँ trahi māṁ trahi māṁ trahi māṁ

(Addressed to the Guru)
You are my mother and you are my father.
You are my relative and you are my friend.
You are my knowledge and you are my wealth.
You are my all, my God of Gods.
Protect me, protect me, protect me.

(in Hindi)

SADAH BHAVANI DAHINE

SAMUKU RET GANESH

PANCH DEV RAKSHA KARE

BRAHMA VISHNU MAHESH

Goddess Bhavani always resides on the right side
In front resides Lord Ganesh
May the five devas always protect me
Brahma Vishnu Mahesh

MAHA MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA

ॐ त्रियम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनं
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान ् मत्ृ योर्मोक्षिय मामत
ृ ात ्

Om triyambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanaṃ
urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyormokṣiya māmṛtāt
Om. We worship The Three-Eyed Lord Shiva who is fragrant and who increasingly nourishes the
devotees. Worshipping him may we be liberated from death for the sake of immortality just as the
ripe cucumber easily separates itself from the binding stalk.

karpūragauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ saṃsārasāram bhujagendrahāram ।

sadāvasantaṃ hṛdayāravinde bhavaṃ bhavānīsahitaṃ namāmi ॥

White as camphor, the avatar of Karuna (god of Compassion), adorned with the garland of the
Serpent King, ever dwelling in the lotus of my heart, to the Lord and Lady, Shiva and Shakti together,
to them I bow down.
MAHAVAAKYAS (Great Utterances)

AHAM BRAHMAASMI
I AM GOD (From the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad)

AYAMAATMAA BRAHMA
THE SOUL IS GOD (From the Māndokya Upanishad)

PRAGNAANAM BRAHMA
GOD IS PURE CONSCIOUSNESS (From the Taitireeya Upanishad)

TAT TVAMASI
THAT THOU ART (From the Chāndogya Upanishad)

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पुर्णमुदच्यते
पूर्णश्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते

Om pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇātpurṇamudacyate
pūrṇaśya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate
(Isopanishad)
That is the Whole, this is the Whole;

from that Whole, this Whole is manifested.
When this Whole is extracted,
that Whole remains being the Whole.

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ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामण्

yai - the grantor of boons

vicce - in the body of knowledge, in the perception of consciousness

MANTRAS TO LIGHT INCENSE

karpūragauraṃ karuṇāvatāraṃ saṃsārasāram bhujagendrahāram ।

That is the Whole, this is the Whole;

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