The akSara-s for biija-mantra-s are usually written with a dot on the upper right, like /kliiM/ here:
http://www.religiousworlds.com/mandalam/island.htm The dot represents the sound called /anu-svaara/ or, I believe, also /anu-naasika/, whose phonetic properties are a bit, well, volatile, or stuff. "Thus", repeating a biija-mantra might be a form of /naasika-antar-madhya- saMyama/ mentioned in Shiva-suutra... :0 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
