वियदीकारसंयुक्तं वीतिहोत्रसमन्वितम्। अर्धेन्दुलसितं देव्या बीजं सर्वार्थसाधकम् ॥ १८ ॥
viyadīkārasaṁyuktaṁ vītihōtrasamanvitam | ardhēndulasitaṁ dēvyā bījaṁ sarvārthasādhakam || 18 ||
Translation
Space joined with the vowel ī, accompanied by fire, shining with the half-moon: this is the seed of the Goddess, which accomplishes every aim.
Word by word
- viyat
- space (the letter ha)
- īkārasaṁyuktam
- joined with the vowel ī
- vītihōtrasamanvitam
- accompanied by fire (the letter ra)
- ardhēndulasitam
- shining with the half-moon (the nasal ṁ)
- dēvyāḥ
- of the Goddess
- bījam
- the seed syllable
- sarvārthasādhakam
- which accomplishes every aim
Meaning
Another coded mantra, this time openly decoded in the tradition: space is the letter ha, fire is ra, the vowel ī follows, and the half-moon is the nasal sound. Together they give hrīṁ, the seed syllable of the Goddess as Bhuvaneśvarī, ruler of the worlds.