Also known as: Spanda Karika, Cosmic Vibration, Divine Pulsation
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Origin & Tradition
About this mantra
Mantras from the Spanda Karika, which teaches that the universe is the pulsation (spanda) of divine consciousness. Chanted for understanding the nature of reality as vibration.
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The Sacred Sound
Mantra in Sanskrit
ॐ स्पन्दाय नमः
Oṁ Spandāya namaḥ
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Meaning & Word Analysis
What the words convey
Salutations to the divine pulsation of consciousness.
Oṁ
Primordial cosmic sound.
Spandāya
To the pulsation (dative case).
namaḥ
Salutation, bowing.
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Benefits & Purpose
Why this mantra is chanted
Consciousness
Awakens awareness of the universe as divine vibration.
Meditation
Deepens meditative absorption into non-dual reality.
Spanda Realization
Leads to direct experience of the pulsation of consciousness.
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How to Chant
Method & traditional guidance
Count
108 daily
Best time
Brahma muhūrta (pre-dawn)
Facing
East
Posture
Sukhāsana with japa-mālā
Duration
40 days for visible effect
Notes
Best chanted with understanding of Spanda philosophy.