What is the correct meaning of Mantra?

Almost in all religion in the world, sound of words or sentence has its own significance in the form of poem, prayer or slogan etc. In Hindu religions, it has a very much importance to sound. Basically words and speeches are used to communicate in society through speaking and writing.

Some specific words, sentence, a letter or any specific sound are considered as mantra and recited in daily. Hindu spiritual followers almost daily chant some word or can be called as mantra to attained the spiritual upliftment. 

Mantra are nothing but sound of some word and sentences. A question arises in mind " what is the exact meaning of mantra and why it is called as mantra". In Hindu religion various kinds of meditations techniques are proposed. One of those meditation technique, chanting of any word / sentence and concentrating mind on the meaning if that word and sentence is a type of concentration. 

In Hindu scriptures, it is specified as the word or sentence, which control the mind and develop the concentration on understanding / meaning of word / sentences are called as mantra. Simple, which can control the mind and not allow to go mind here and there or not allowing mind to get diverted from understanding of mantra word and feelng. In Hindu religion, such meditation techniques are being used from 1000 of year. When no any other religion was in existence.

There are various types of mantra in Hindu religions. All those mantras creat some feeling in mind of reciter of that mantra. Modern psychology also accept that if any person think anything and feels accordingly, then he is attracting that thought to be happen in reality. Yes, thought is a imagination but continuously thinking on any topic. Nature will bring that thought to be happen in reality. Therefore mantra helps to Concentrate on single thought or feeling. After chanting mantra for some time, we get mastery and control over that thought and feeling of that mantra. Such a success in mantra recitation is called siddhi.
In Hindu religion, some of mantras are meaningless but create some specific sound or vibration in environment. Due to this, some feelings are generated in mind. Such feelings go on increasing day by day on reciting that mantra. Such mantras may be of a single letter or more than a single letter. Those mantras are called as Beej mantras like ह्रीं, श्रीं, क्लिं, ऐं, डूं and द्रों.

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