Devanagari: मंत्र ISO15919: maṁtra
A hymn of the Vedas. These hymns are also referred to as Vedic richa (Devanagari: ऋचा ISO15919: r̥cā).
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Each mantra has a devata, a rishi and verse called a chhand (Devanagari: छंद ISO15919: chaṁda). These rishi did not compose those verses. The rishi understood the meaning of the mantra and had an audience with the devata of the mantra. The other context for using a mantra is mantra dena (Devanagari: मंत्र देना ISO15919: maṁtra denā). This is same as diksha.
REFERENCE
Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 3
