ब्रह्मानन्तयोर्ध्यानकथनम्The meditations of Brahmā and Ananta
Verse 113
लँ रँ मृँ स्त्रूँ वँ यमिति क्षँ हौँ ब्रीममिति क्रमात् । इन्द्राद्यनन्तदिक्पानां दशमन्त्राः समीरिताः ॥ ११३ ॥
lam̐ ram̐ mṛm̐ strūm̐ vam̐ yamiti kṣam̐ haum̐ brīmamiti kramāt | indrādyanantadikpānāṁ daśamantrāḥ samīritāḥ || 113 ||
Translation
Laṁ, raṁ, mṛṁ, strūṁ, vaṁ, yaṁ, kṣaṁ, hauṁ, brīṁ and aṁ: these in order are declared the ten mantras of the guardians of the directions, from Indra to Ananta.
Word by word
- lam̐
- laṁ
- ram̐
- raṁ
- mṛm̐
- mṛṁ
- strūm̐
- strūṁ
- vam̐
- vaṁ
- yam
- (yam) yaṁ
- iti
- thus
- kṣam̐
- kṣaṁ
- haum̐
- hauṁ
- brīm
- (brīm) brīṁ
- am
- aṁ
- kramāt
- in order
- indra
- Indra
- ādi
- from
- ananta
- to Ananta
- dikpānāṁ
- of the guardians of the directions
- daśa
- the ten
- mantrāḥ
- (mantrāḥ) mantras
- samīritāḥ
- (samīritāḥ) are declared
Meaning
The commentary lists the ten seeds: laṁ for Indra (east), raṁ for Agni (south-east), mṛṁ for Yama (south), strūṁ for Nirṛti (south-west), vaṁ for Varuṇa (west), yaṁ for Vāyu (north-west), kṣaṁ for Kubera (north), hauṁ for Īśāna (north-east), brīṁ for Brahmā (above) and aṁ for Ananta (below).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Lam" and the rest. Laṁ, raṁ, mṛṁ, strūṁ, vaṁ, yaṁ, kṣaṁ, hauṁ, brīṁ and aṁ: these are declared, told, to be in order the ten mantras of the guardians of the directions, from Indra to Ananta.