Principal Seed Bija Mantras: Bija & Chakra Bija Mantras

Principal Seed Mantras

The following are the principal seed mantras taught by expert Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Healing Mantras 1999 p 63).

  • Shrim  (shreem) — feminine seed sound for the energy of abundance, expressed by goddess Lakshmi
  • Eim  (I’m) — feminine seed sound for art, science, music and educationexpressed by goddess Saraswati
  • Klim  (kleem) — seed sound for the energy of attraction (neither feminine nor masculine)
  • Dum  (doom) — feminine seed sound for the energy of protection
  • Krim  (kreem) — feminine seed sound for the Hindu goddess Kali, the goddess of creation and destruction
  • Gum  (gum) — masculine seed sound for the energy of  Ganapathi /Ganesha, remover of obstacles
  • Glaum  (glah owm) — another seed sound for the energy of Ganapathi
  • Haum  (howm) — masculine seed sound for the energy of transcendental consciousness, manifested in the the god Shiva
  • Kshraum (sh-rowm) — masculine seed sound for the manifestation of the god Vishnu, “invoked to be rid of the most stubborn evil sitations”
  • Hrim  (hreem) — seed sound (can be either masculine or feminine) “for seeing through the illusion of everyday reality”