The first syllable klim is the seed, or käma-bija. Joined together with this seed, the mantra is klim krsnaya govindäya gopijana-vallabhäya svähä. . The mantra is called a sad-anga, sad-padi mantra, meaning that its six words (pada) comprise its six limbs (anga). The six words are (1) krsnäya, (2) govindäya,(3) gopijana, (4) vallabhäya, (5) svä and (6) hä. The mantra is formed by arranging the words in this order. Klim is the original one-syllable seed (käma-béja), whose meaning has been expressed as follows in the Upanisads. “Krsna created the universe by the käma-bija, klim. In this käma-béja, the letters k, l, i, the sign of the half moon and the dot (bindu) above it have given rise to the elements water, earth, fire, air and space respectively.” Therefore this mantra, whose heart is the käma-bija, is the root cause of all living beings.
Klim: The letter k indicates the very form of eternity, knowledge and bliss, the Supreme Person, Krsna. The letter l signifies the highest bliss in the ocean of happiness born from the love of Rädhä-Krsna. The letter i indicates Vrndävanesvari, the supreme potency, Rädhä. The sign of the half-moon and the bindu, which together form the ending m, signify the supremely ecstatic sweetness derived from the mutual love of Rädhä-Krsna. Narada was once told by Sanat Kumara about the origin of klim. "klim is not something that is only made of letters; it is the very embodiment of Krsna’s divine transcendental form, because each one of its component letters is one of Krsna’s limbs. One should understand the letter k Krsna’s head, specifically the crown of His head, His forehead, His two eyebrows, His nose, His two eyes and His ears. The letter l embodies His cheeks, the upper portion of the cheeks, His chin, neck, throat and His fingernails. The half-moon is His chest, His belly, the sides of His body, His navel and His waist. One should understand the bindu to be His thighs, His knees, His calves, the center of His knees, the backs of His heels, His feet, the lower part of His thighs, His toes and His toenails".
Krsnaya: Krsna whose form is eternity, knowledge and bliss completely takes away all kinds of sins and offenses and even vanquishes the offenses of the demons.
Govindaya: Go means (a) the cows, (b) the world and (c) the Vedas; so it can mean He who pleases the cows, the Earth and the Vedas, and who nourishes all, thereby increasing their bliss. SO, He who is in cowherd boy attire, who is celebrated throughout the world and the Vedas, is addressed as Govinda.
Gopijana: indicates those gopis who are the very embodiment of that love and devotion that is itself the power to attract Krsna, who is only controlled by this type of affection. It can also be interpreted as the word gopi is derived from the gup, which means “to protect or to maintain.” His special potency that bestows love upon the devotees and nourishes and protects them is called gopé, or the pleasure potency, and Rädhä is the original embodiment of the pleasure potency. Therefore, the word gopi indicates the embodiment of the pleasure potency, the aggregate of the predominated principle, Rädhä. Jana means the circle of Her plenary expansions, or those who are expansions of Her personal form, the sakhtis such as Lalitä and Visäkhä.
Vallabhäya: The word vallabha means “one who inspires/encourages/engages in love” or “a lover.” He who engagess the gopis through His endearing pastimes. He who enjoys the sweetest amorous sports with the gopés, is called Gopijanavallabha. In the company of Rädhä, He manifests as Madana-mohana. The expression gopéjana-vallabha is therefore properly interpreted to mean Madana-mohana, who is the form eternally embraced by Rädhä. Since gopéjanavallabha evidently refers to the Divine Couple, Rädhä-Krsna .
Svähä: The word svähä means “His energy” Yogamäyä. Yogamäyä is the spiritual potency that manifests from Gopijana-vallabha’s intrinsic nature, and she offers the devotees unto the lotus feet of krsna. Hence, Svaha means, she by whose help one’s ätmä is absolutely and irrevocably offered un to His lotus feet. By uttering or remembering the word svähä, the devotees accomplish unconditional self-surrender. Therefore one should recite or remember the word svähä as the method of completely selfless dedication.
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