History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.1355.1

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Mantra (or Mantras, acc to context), (vide under 'Aurobindo, Brāhmaṇa texts, Kapaly Sastri, Nigada, Śāradātilaka Tantra, Veda, Vedic Interpretation). are employed in sacrifices for bringing to mind the act that is being done 1097, 1220, 1244; are the 3rd out of the five classes of Vedic texts 1244, *bīja* m like hrīm, śrīm, are said to make visible the form of the *devatā* in Tāntrik worship 1099; Buddhist Tantras (some) state that certain m. can confer even Buddhahood 1104; called 'Abhaya' 769n, difficult to define what a Vedic Mantra is and hence it is held that those Vedic verses or passages are m. that are recognized as such by the learned, 1096, 1098, 1220, 1223, difference between M. and prayer, 1100, difference between Vedic M and Tāntrik M 1107, differing interpretations of Rg IV. 58 3 (catvārı śṛngā etc) by Nirukta and others, 985; examples of short mantras of 5, 6, 8, 12, 13 syllables from Smrtis and Purāṇas as efficacious for securing all objects, 1096 and n, for killing an enemy in Agnipurāṇa, 1102, four classes of Vedic M viz *ṛk*, *yajus*, *sāman* and *nigada* 1097, 1221, great controversies about meaning and purport of Vedic M. illustrated, 984-5; great importance attached to recitation of M and many educated men even of these days believe in their great efficacy 172; has three senses, acc to Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, *sthūla*, *sūkṣma* and highest, 1115;