तत्राऽऽदौ शृणु देवेशि मन्त्रोद्धारक्रमं शिवे । यस्य श्रवणमात्रेण जीवन्मुक्तोऽपि जायते ॥ ९ ॥
tatrā’’dau śṛṇu dēvēśi mantrōddhārakramaṁ śivē | yasya śravaṇamātrēṇa jīvanmuktō’pi jāyatē || 9 ||
Translation
First hear, O queen of the gods, O Śivā, how the mantra is formed: by merely hearing it one becomes liberated while living.
Word by word
- tatrā’’dau
- there, first
- śṛṇu
- hear
- dēvēśi
- O queen of the gods
- mantrōddhārakramaṁ
- the forming of the mantra
- śivē
- O Śivā
- yasya
- of which
- śravaṇamātrēṇa
- by merely hearing
- jīvanmuktō’pi
- even liberated while living
- jāyatē
- one becomes
Meaning
Verses 10 to 17 give the mantra in the coded speech of the Tantras, naming letters by epithets.