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According to Sanjukta Gupta (translator), "Lakshmi Tantra - A Panchratra Text",
the sanskrit *ara means either a wheel-spoke or a radius. Thus the rays of the
sun are also sometimes call *ara. You might consider buying the Lakshmi
Tantra since it is worth some study the sahasra-ara mantras are contained in
it. Here are some itsy-bitsy pointers from this large text: om
sahasraara hu.m pha.t is the six syllable sudarshana mantra of Vishnu-Narayana.
sahasraara iim is the sudarshana bijamantra om sa.m ha.m sraa.m ra.m
huu.m pha.t is the samj~na mantra hrii.m (taaraa) and shrii.m (anutaaraa)
pacify sudarshana and must always follow and concluded any iterations, either
verbal, mental or contemplative. This last point is considered essential
for maintaining mind-prana sanity when doing any serious sadhana of sudarshana
mantra. If you remember that sudarshana-chakra was a gift from Rudra-Shiva
to Vishnu-Narayana of his own final universal
end-it-all incandescence then you will be careful. It is considered potent
mantra - not for sand-box play. Better to just be a curiously amused
dilettante rather than commit self-induced mantracide i.e. jivaatma-maarana.
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cardemaister Wed
May 13, 2009 1:41 am (PDT) I used to think
"saharara" is some kind of derivative
from 'sahasra', which means 'thousand'. Only recently
realized it's a compound word, and the accurate spelling is actually
'sahasraara' , which is sandhi for 'sahasra' + 'ara':
ara m. spoke of a wheel.
So, 'sahasraara' seems to be a bahuvriihi-compound , perhaps
meaning something like 'thousand-spoked' (wheel).
