Every Letter Is Mantra - Jain Perspective

Mantra gets a prominent place of prestige in Jain philosophy. There are thousands of mantra, hymn and other prayers that are recited in day-to-day life. However, what is a mantra, and that too from Jain perspective, we have already seen earlier. When it comes to creating a list of known mantra in Jainism, it would be a highly voluminous. But, before doing that, it is essential to know that mantra are formed by vocables. And as per Jainism, every letter is mantra. Here, I have listed down a couple of letters and their significance that they enjoy in a particular mantra. (Note that this is not an exhaustive list)

अर्हम - ज्ञानबीज हैं  - Associated with Knowledge
ॐ - तेजोबीज हैं - Associated with Luster
इ - पुष्टि बीज हैं - Associated with Health
उ - बलदायक हैं - Associated with Strength
ऋ - स्तम्भन बीज हैं - Associated with Support and Erection
लृ - विद्वेषण बीज हैं - Associated with Separation
ए - वशीकरण बीज हैं - Associated with Hypnosis 
ऐं - वाग्बीज और सत्वबीज हैं - Associated with Speech and Substance
अः - मृत्युनाशक बीज हैं - Destroyer of Death
क - विष बीज हैं  - Associated with Poison
घ - मारण बीज हैं - Associated with Violence
च - चन्द्र बीज हैं  - Associated with Moon
ट - क्षोभण बीज हैं  - Associated with Agitation
ठ - घात बीज हैं - Associated with Ambush
ढ - कुबेर बीज हैं - Associated with Money
ण - असुर बीज हैं - Associated with Demon
त - अष्ट बीज हैं - Associated with Eight (most probably, sage Patanjali's eight-fold path to salvation or deity Lakshmi's eight names)
थ - यम बीज हैं और मृत्यु भय का नाश करता हैं - Associated with Yama (death deity) and destroys fear of death
ध - सूर्य बीज हैं और यश तथा संतोष देता हैं - Associated with Sun and gives fame & contentment
न - ज्वर बीज हैं जो सभी ज्वरों को नाश करता हैं - Associated with Fever and destroys all sorts of fever
प - वीरभद्र या जलबीज हैं जो सभी विघ्नों का नाश करता हैं  - Associated with the deity Veerbhadra or Water, and destroys all the disruptions
ब - ब्रह्म बीज हैं जो वात, पित्त, तथा श्लेष्म नाशक हैं - Associated with the all-pervading spirit and destroys imbalances relating to air, bile and mucus
म - अग्नि, रूद्र और माला बीज हैं- Associated with Fire, sage Shiva and Garland
य - वायुबीज हैं - Associated with Air
र - अग्नि बीज हैं - Associated with Fire
ल - इंद्र या तंत्र बीज हैं - Associated with Indra (king of deities) or tantra
व - वरु बीज हैं - Associated with Neptune
श - लक्ष्मी बीज हैं - Associated with Wealth (or wealth deity Lakshmi)
ष - सूर्य बीज हैं - Associated with Sun
ह - गगन बीज हैं - Associated with Sky
स - वाग्बीज हैं - Associated with Speech
क्ष - पृथ्वी बीज हैं - Associated with Earth
श्लीं - सोम बीज हैं - Associated with Moon
हंस - विशापहारी बीज हैं - Abductor of Poison
नमः - शोधन बीज हैं - Associated with Purification
स्वाहा - शांति बीज और होम बीज हैं - Associated with Peace and Oblation
हसौं - महाशक्ति बीज हैं - Associated with Great Power
वौषट् - आह्वान बीज हैं - Associated with Beckoning
फट् - विसर्जन और चलन बीज हैं - Associated with Immersion and Current affairs
वशट् - दहन बीज हैं - Associated with Burning
क्रों - अंकुश तथा निरोध बीज हैं - Associated with Control and Conception
ह्रीं - माया बीज तथा त्रैलोक्य बीज हैं - Associated with Illusion and Three Worlds (Earthly realm, heavenly realm, and realm of hell)

Bhala Ho (Stay blessed)

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