Citra Matra

[Guest guest]

Hello!

 

Someone posted a photo and matra to the goddess Citra sometime ago.

I would appreciate if someone would please break the the mantra by

syllables and if possible tell me where the accented syllables are in

each word.

 

Here is her matra:

 

OM vichitraayai vidmahe mahaanityaayai dhiimahi

tanno nityaa prachodayaat

 

Those double "a's" that occur are a bit confusing to me.

 

As always, thank you for your time. If anyone would care to

translate it, that too woule be greatly appeciated.

 

Thank you.

 

Eric

[Guest guest]

Eric,

 

I hope one of the group's Sanskrit/mantra experts can direct you to

an MP3 of the mantra or a similar resource that might help with meter

and pronunciation. In the meantime....

 

With regards to syllabic stress and long vowels, see Devi Bhakta's

message #9943, in response to my query about pronunciation.

 

Here's what Devadatta Kali has to say about syllabic stress [from the

pronunciation guide in his _In Praise of the Goddess_]:

 

"The accentation of syllables in Sanskrit is weaker than in English.

The stres falls on the penultimate (next to last) syllable when that

syllable contains a long vowel, a diphthong (e, ai, o, au), or a

short vowel followed by two or more consonants. Otherwise, the

stress falls on the antepenultimate, or preceding syllable."

 

You may also find the following two pronunciation guides helpful:

 

http://www.selfdiscoveryportal.com/cmSanskritPron.htm

http://www.sanskrit.org/Sanskrit/Sanskritpronunication.pdf

 

, "Eric Otto" <eottoe2001>

wrote:

>

>[ mantra to the goddess Citra ]

> I would appreciate if someone would please

> break the the mantra by

> syllables and if possible tell me

> where the accented syllables are in

> each word.

>

> Here is her mantra:

>

> OM vichitraayai vidmahe mahaanityaayai dhiimahi

> tanno nityaa prachodayaat

>

> Those double "a's" that occur are a bit confusing to me.

> [....] If anyone would care to

> translate it, that too would be greatly appreciated.