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they were standing at the crossroads of their spiritual pursuits. People may call this the invisible helping hand of the 'Guru'.
Comparison of Mantras found in the Different Sources:
Most of the books and manuscripts give the same mantras and yantras for any given verse. However there are variations too. And especially some variations are such that there is no proper answer as to why different results or different mantras have been suggested for the same verse. We are going to examine mantras for verse No 12 to see how the different sources provide different mantras.
Verse No 12 goes like this:
O Jewel in the crown of the three worlds. In this universe, certainly there were only as many atoms possessing the melody of peace (shänträga ruchi) as you are formed of because (once those atoms are now used up) there is no one as elegant (rupam) as yourself.
Mantra Source No.1 For this particular verse, the Achärya Soori-Soori gives the following mantra:
Aum Hrim Chaudasha-puvvinam, Aum Hrim Payanusarinam, Aum Hrim Egarasangdharinam, Aum Hrim Ujjumainam, Aum Hrim Viyulmainam, Namah Svähä.
The above mantra has been named as "The science of obtaining true wisdom and knowledge (Saraswati-Vidya) by the said Soori-Soori. The Ächärya also says that this mantra helps in getting a good partner for a happy married life.
Source No.2 In a book by Pandit Dhirajlal, the author gives two 'mantras' here. One is called the complementary mantra (ruddhi) and the other is the mantra for worship. The ruddhi is as below:
Aum Hrim Arham Bohibuddhinam.
The mantra for worship is the same as in source No 1, above. Here the author says that any wild and rogue elephant would be calmed down by the worship of this mantra.
Source No. 3: A book by Räjyasha-Sooriji has also given the same ruddhi and the same mantra, saying that the ruddhi is for a desired girl for marriage and the mantra is for calming the rage of an elephant.
In this same book, there is yet an other mantra given for verse No 12 of the Bhaktämara Stotra. The mantra is: Tribhuvanaik Lalambhoot Shri Rishabhadevaya Namah
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