The last line of each stanza is a six-syllable phrase that you get from the first line of each stanza. |
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Whenever one worships with tulasi plant, one should accompany it with the six-syllable mantra. |
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If the six-syllable mantra was being popularised through an oral tradition in the ninth and tenth centuries, then we would not necessarily expect to find a widespread textual representation of the mantra. |
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It was clearly a very emotional scene, with great crowds of people escorting him through the valleys, chanting the six-syllable mantra of Avalokitesvara, making prayers, and weeping from faith. |
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It also is exceedingly easy reading, allowing a line to each expiration, and giving time for a little longer rest than usual at the close of the six-syllable line. |
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