ब्रह्मानन्तयोर्ध्यानकथनम्The meditations of Brahmā and Ananta
Verse 109
शाँ शीँ शू शैँ ततः शौँ शँः शुक्रमन्त्रः समीरितः ॥ १०९ ॥
śām̐ śīm̐ śū śaim̐ tataḥ śaum̐ śam̐ḥ śukramantraḥ samīritaḥ || 109 ||
Translation
Śāṁ śīṁ śūṁ śaiṁ, then śauṁ śaḥ: this is declared the mantra of Śukra.
Word by word
- śām̐
- śāṁ
- śīm̐
- śīṁ
- śū
- śūṁ
- śaim̐
- śaiṁ
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- śaum̐
- śauṁ
- śam̐ḥ
- śaḥ
- śukra
- of Śukra
- mantraḥ
- (mantraḥ) the mantra
- samīritaḥ
- (samīritaḥ) is declared
Meaning
The seed śa takes the long vowels in turn, as Vāstu's kṣra does in verse 103, giving six seeds: śāṁ śīṁ śūṁ śaiṁ śauṁ śaḥ. This is Venus's whole mantra.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Śāṁ śīṁ śūṁ śaiṁ śauṁ śaḥ: this is declared, told, to be the mantra of Śukra.