Shaḍakshari
Shaḍakshari · shaṭ-akshara, “the six-lettered”
Grammar: feminine noun; shaṭ (six) with akshara (letter).
Meaning: a six-lettered mantra for japa on the Saptamī.
In the scriptures: in the Vijayā Saptamī, Brahmā says to rise on the Saptamī, bathe, and do japa of the letters of the Mahāśvetā mantra or of the Shaḍakshari, and then to worship Bhagavān Sūrya and perform homa according to rule.
Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 81
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 81