Meaning of MoolaMantra

[c.smith]

Sarabhanga,

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Clayton

[MahaHrada]

Om Shanti,
I came across the phrase "Mulamantratmika mula kutatraya kalebara" in the Shree Lalita Sahasranaama Stotram. I believe it is the same mantra.

Namaste,
Hiwaunis

Namaste Hiwaunis

In the context of the Lalita sahasranama mulamantra refers to the mulamantra of the devi, mula means root, or primary mantra in this case the mantra of lalita devi, which is made up of 15 letters consisting of three parts or kutas, that is peaks or heaps of Letters, which are identical to Lalita Tripurasundari.
Her mulamantra is not the mantra that is mentionend in this discussion.
Generally the term mulamamtram refers to the primary mantra of a devata, this implies that there are other secondary mantras for instance mala mantras which are much longer than the root mantras.
According to the devata adressed the mula mantra differs.

Mahradanatha