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Mantra Shiva

Soham Mantra

सोहं मंत्र
Vigyana Bhairava Tantra Ajapa Mantra During meditation
DeityShiva
Composed byVigyana Bhairava Tantra
TypeAjapa Mantra
Verses1 verse
Best TimeDuring meditation
LanguageHindi / Sanskrit
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About Soham Mantra

The breath mantra meaning I am That - realizing the identity of self with the divine.

Mantra
Mantra 1
सोहं
So Hum
Meaning

So - That (the universal consciousness, Brahman)
Hum - I am

I am That. This mantra is naturally chanted 21,600 times a day with every breath. On the inhale the sound So arises and on the exhale Ham. It is the recognition that the individual self (Atman) and the universal self (Brahman) are one and the same.