mantra
मन्त्र mantraA sacred sound-formula held to be the phonic form of a devata; from man (to think) + tra (instrument), glossed 'that which protects the one who contemplates it'. Its shortest form is the bija, and its repetition is japa.
Where this term appears
- The Gayatri Mantra Worship
…avitar, who will rouse forth our insights." Dominik Haas, in Gayatri: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas (2023), the only book-length historical study there is, gives "May we obtain that desirable splendor of the g…
- What is a Mantra? Worship
Start instead with the word. Mantra.
- What are the Vedas? Scriptures
… there, eternal, and gave it human voice. A rishi is one who sees the mantra .
- What is Tantra? Lineages
In its classical Indian meaning, Tantra is a system of ritual, mantra, geometry and yoga.
- The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Worship
The verse the boy was chanting, the tradition holds, was the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, the great mantra that conquers death.
- The Vishnu Sahasranama Worship
…e that carries the weight of the whole war behind it, asks for "those Mantras by reciting which a living creature becomes freed from the bonds of birth and life." Bhishma's reply is direct.
- What is Puja? Worship
In a temple this becomes abhisheka , the pouring of water, and often milk, curd, honey, and more, over the image while mantras are sung, until the form glistens.
- What is the Hanuman Chalisa? Worship
tumharo mantra bibhishana mana, lankeshwara bhaye saba jaga jana — Vibhishana heeded your counsel and became lord of Lanka, as the whole world knows.