Below is a simple table of the main energies (Shaktis) of the Shakti mantras. They hold, resonate, and propel the Kundalini force in specific and transformative ways. They project various aspects of force and radiance for body, mind and consciousness. They carry the great forces of Nature such as the energies of the Sun and Moon, Fire and Water, electricity and magnetism, not simply as outer factors but as inner potentials of Divine Light. Shakti bija mantras are probably the most important of all mantras, whether for meditation, worship of deities, energizing prana or for healing purposes. They are several more such mantras that are commonly found in bija mantras, particularly to the Goddess. With it there are said to be eight total such primary bija mantras, with Aim, Hrim, Klim, Krim, Shrim, Trim, and Strim, as mentioned in the Mantra Yoga Samhita.
Oæ is usually the foremost of these Shakti bija mantras. These come under the term ‘Shakti mantras’, as they are commonly used in the worship of Shakti, projecting various Shaktis or types of cosmic energies. Adapted from book Mantra Yoga and Primal Soundīesides the mantric power of letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, there is another series of powerful bija or single-syllable mantras, which consist of several vowels or consonants.
