What ‘bija’ means
Bija means seed. A bija is a compact sacred syllable used within a mantra; its role is sonic and contemplative, not a literal one-word translation.
Seed-syllable collection
Beej Mantras
Short, traditional seed-syllable invocations presented in Sanskrit, easy Hinglish and Hindi, with meanings and a source note on every reading page.
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13 verified Beej Mantras
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Beej Mantra
↗Ganesh Mantra
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Shiva Beej Mantra
हौं॥
Beej Mantra
↗Maha Mrityunjaya Beej Mantra
ॐ जुं सः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Rama Beej Mantra
रां रामाय नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Om Namo Narayanaya
ॐ नमो नारायणाय॥
Beej Mantra
↗Krishna Beej Mantra
क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा॥
Beej Mantra
↗Durga Mantra
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Chamunda Navarna Beej Mantra
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे॥
Beej Mantra
↗Mahalakshmi Mantra
ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Saraswati Mantra
ॐ ऐं सरस्वत्यै नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Kali Mantra
ॐ क्रीं कालिकायै नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Surya Beej Mantra
ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं सः सूर्याय नमः॥
Beej Mantra
↗Shani Mantra
ॐ शं शनैश्चराय नमः॥