These Sanskrit words have meaning. "shri" means auspicious or glorious. "namah" means 'to bend down'.
I have never heard any official explanation about the logic behind their use in TM meditation. Please note: TM is NOT a form of sacrificial worship (yagya) nor is it a form of adoration (puja). --- In [email protected], "Marcio" <tmer1306@...> wrote: > > emptybill > good, great ... you help me understand .. .... and the > advanced techniques MMY ... adding "shri" before the Beej '"namah" after > Beej? > example : > shri krim namah > shri shri krim namah > shri shri krim krim namah namah > > What is the origin of these additions? do you know about this? > > > --- In [email protected], "emptybill" emptybill@ wrote: > > > > Krim/kring is called Kali bija. > > Shyam is called Krishna bija. > > Aim/aing is Saraswati bija, not other. > > Shrim/Shring is for Lakshmi and also > > for Krishna's lover, Shrimati Radhanani. > > > > These are Puranic and Tantric titles that > > correlate the bija-s to standard Hindu deva-s. > > > > However, please recognize that these titles of the > > mantras are more a way to relate them to a particular > > way of using them rather than actual names. > > > > The names of deities are sometimes also used as > > a type of mantra called a "nama-mantra" but that > > is strictly a form of worship rather than meditation. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Marcio" tmer1306@ wrote: > > > > > > I understand ... great explanation ... dear friend ... but and > about > > > sixteenth TM mantras? .. Krim is the mantra of Mahakali Shyam is a > > > Krishna mantra,,, Krim and Shyam are considered saraswati mantras ? > > > krim shyam are mantras MMY-TMO > > > Krim and Shyam are considered saraswati mantras ? > > > > > >
