Re: Bija Mantras / Devanagri Script

01-23-2005, 03:11 AM

Namaste Sri DDji,

Its been a long time since I last looked properly at Devanagri
script

) It will take some time for me to really sink the teeth
into it again. Shall try but no promises yet..... Need a bit of
time; brain is rather deadbeat at the moment and can't think or see
properly

Please bear with me, thanx!

Om Namah Shivaya
With Respects,
Simone

--- In rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, rudracentre
wrote:
>
> Dear Syji
>
> DharmaDev answering from moderator email............Thanks for
> answering this message for Bikramjitji..........maybe we can
clarify
> something about the Mantra Bikramjitji is asking about so the group
> knows better what we are dealing with
>
> Yes agreed the Mantra Kshraum is the bija of Lord Narasimha however
> we were trying to find out the Mantra Aum Kraum Ksaum Raum Namah
for
> the 12 Lord Surya Bead
>
> There are 3 Bija Mantras for the Lord Surya Rudraksa that I have
only
> seen in the Shiva Purana and really dont know what they mean
>
> Kraum with aspirated m
> Ksaum with Sibilant Cerebral s and aspirated m
> Raum with aspirated m
>
> These are all bij Mantras that contain the Pranava or Okaara Om
that
> may have been spelled Aom in the beginning and then changed to Aum
> and also today spelled as as Om
>
> In these Mantras they are useing Kr with aum
>
> then Ks with aum
>
> the r with aum
>
> all with specificly different meanings
>
> Shiva Puran is really clear about the diacritical marks on the
> Devanagari Letters in these Bij Mantras and the S in Ksaum has the
> dot below the s meaning it is the sibilant s with a hard sound or
> that is also pronounced as the cereberal s with tongue held lightly
> at forward roof of mouth
>
> As we know there are 3 of the S letters in Devanagari Printed
Language
>
> one is the Sh sound with diacritical mark as a slash above the S
> the next is the hard Cerebral S sound with the dot below the S
> third is the S that is sounded as S or Sa if printed as a single
> letter
>
> The S in Ksraum has a dot below the s so there is no sh sound in
this
> mantra
>
> Each letter in the Devanagari Alphabet has a meaning or multiple
> meanings so what I am seeing here is a single Devanagari Letter or
a
> combination Devanagari Letter that is placed in front of the
Pranava
> Aum
>
> So I am thinking if we can find the meaning of combination letter
Kr
> or Kra
>
> then the meaning of combination letter Ks or Ksa with hard cerebral
s
>
> the the meaning of single letter Ra
>
> we might be able to find out the intent or meaning of entire mantra
> sequece
>
> What do you think about this
>
> Thanks and Take Care Mitra
>
> DharmaDev
>
> --- In rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, "Simone"
> wrote:
> >
> > Namaste Bikramjit,
> >
> > KSHRAUM
> > -------
> > This is the bija of Narasimha, a very fierce half man half lion
> > incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Ksha is Narasimha, ra is Brahma, au
> means
> > with teeth pointing upwards, and bindu means dispeller of sorrow.
> > The science of Mantra is very complex. There are even Mantras for
> > such specific purposes as curing snake bite and chronic disease,
> but
> > these are of a lower order. In the modern world, the power of
gross
> > sound vibration is just beginning to be utilized in physical
> therapy,
> > and its potential is being tapped in other fields.
> >
> > The ancient Indian sages had this sophistication thousands of
years
> > ago. They have used sound in its gross and subtle states to
> penetrate
> > the planes of human consciousness and to reach the divine
vibration
> > that is the experience of God. Beginning in OM and dissolving in
> OM,
> > the Mantra comes full cycle.
> >
> > "Raum is a shortened derivation from Kshraum".
> >
> > Ommmmmmm......
> > Simone
> >
> >
> > --- In rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com, rudracentre
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Bikramjitji
> > >
> > > Have never seen the last three except in Shiva Purana and the
> book
> > > does not give a meaning........the words are combination of one
> > > Sanskrit letter combined with aum and only applies to the 12
> Mukhi
> > > Lord Surya Rudraksa
> > >
> > > Kraum
> > >> Raum
> > >
> > > hope this helps a little
> > >
> > > Thanks and Take Care
> > >
> > > DD
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In rudrakshabeadsocietiesclub (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com,
> > > bikramjit.pandher@h... wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dharmadev Ji,
> > > >
> > > > Please explain the meaning of following words for me so that
I
> > know
> > > what I
> > > > am saying.
> > > >
> > > > Hreem
> > > > Hum
> > > > Kleem
> > > > Kraum
> > > > Ksaum
> > > > Raum
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > Bikramjit Pandher