History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.201

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Several Purāṇas are affected by the theory about the power of mantras of the Tāntrika type The Garuda-purāṇa (I. chap. 7 and 10) employs many monosyllabic unmeaning mantras like hrām, ksaum, hrīm, hum, huḥ, śrīm, hrīm and says (I. 23) that 'om Khakholkāya Sūryamurtaye namaḥ' is the mūlamantra of the Sun and this mantra is employed for sun-worship in an early digest like the Kṛtyakalpataru on vrata (p 9 note). The Bhaviṣya-purāṇa (Brāhmaparva 215 4) gives 'Khakholkāya namaḥ' as the mūlamantra in Sun worship. The Bhaviṣya (Brāhma 29 9-15) provides that 'gam svāhā' is the mūlamantra of Gaṇapati worship, cites the mantras for hṛdaya, śikhā, kavaca &c. and a Gāyatrī suited to Ganapati. ¹⁷⁹⁴ Garuda I. 38 contains a long prose mantra of Cāmuṇḍā The Agnipurāṇa also contains many mantras of the Tāntrik type. Chap. 121 verses 15-17 provide¹⁷⁹⁵ for a mantra whereby enemels are brought under control (as noted below) and verses 17-19 speak of a mantra for paralysing (*stambhana*) of an enemy. Chap. 133-135 of the Agni contain several mantras of the Tāntrik type. Chapter 307 contains several mantras of bringing under control the three worlds.