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॥ श्री ॥vidhi

Upasaṁhāra – Japa of the Navārṇa mantra

Traditional

Steps
16
Minutes
35
Level
advanced

Japa of the Navārṇa mantra

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे

ōṁ aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ cāmuṇḍāyai viccē

Translation

Om aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ: to Cāmuṇḍā, vicce. (Recited one hundred and eight or one thousand and eight times.)

Word by word

ōṁ
sacred syllable
aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ
the seed syllables of Mahāsarasvatī, Mahālakṣmī and Mahākālī
cāmuṇḍāyai
to Cāmuṇḍā
viccē
vicce (the closing syllables of the mantra)

Meaning

Having prayed to the rosary, begin the japa: the root mantra one hundred and eight or one thousand and eight times, as prescribed, with the mind on the three forms of the Goddess just meditated upon.