BEEJ MANTRA
Chandra Beej Mantra
Chandra
Chandra
Moon · weekday Monday
The mantra
ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चन्द्राय नमः
oṃ śrāṃ śrīṃ śrauṃ saḥ candrāya namaḥ
In English letters
Om Shraam Shreem Shraum Sah Chandraya Namaha
How to say it
Shraam as in "shrub" opened out to a long aa. Shreem rhymes with "scream". Shraum is shr plus "ow" plus m. Chandraya is chun-draa-ya, first syllable short.
Monday, after sunset, facing north-west. One mala of 108. A full anushthana runs to 11,000 repetitions, usually completed inside forty days.
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Salutations to Chandra, the Moon. These seed syllables cool and steady the mind, the emotions, and the rhythms of sleep and recovery.
What this mantra does
Cools and steadies the mind, the emotions, and the rhythms of sleep and recovery. Best on Mondays after sunset.
When to chant
Mondays after sunset, facing north or northwest. Also during the waxing moon (shukla paksha) for any practice that needs the mind to settle.
Recommended count: 108 times daily
Classical sources
Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Chandra Khanda; verses preserved in Devi Bhagavata 8.17
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