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JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG
Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna! We have seen references of the word Om in the Upanishads and also the Bhagwad Gita. Let us see some more references of the same in Bhagwad Gita.
In Bhagavad Gi:tā (9.17): Lord Krishna says to Arjuna - "I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable Oḿ. I am also the Ṛig, the Sāma and the Yajur Vedas."
The Bhagvad Gi:tā (17.23) has:
om tatsatiti nirdesho brahmanstrividhah samratah
"OM, tat and sat has been declared as the triple appellation of Brahman, who is Truth, Consciousness and Bliss."
In the following sūtra it emphasizes, "The repetition of Om should be made with an understanding of its meaning".
Om is one of the most chanted sound symbols in India. It has a profound effect on the body and mind of the one who chants and also on the surroundings. Most mantras and vedic prayers start with Om.
The OM mantra has been mentioned in many of the ancient texts related to yoga. In many of the Upanishads, it is revered as representing everything that is manifest and yet has its roots in the unmanifest. The Mandukya Upanishad (MU), in particular, is fully devoted to the discussion of OM. In the Upanishads, OM is mentioned as being the same as Brahman (the supreme consciousness).
We shall know more about this sacred syllable in our next post.
… to be continued
Section II: Information about Indian herbs
In this post let us know about Mandwa also known as Indian Millet in English and Eleusine Coracana in Latin.
- It’s a foodgrain resembling millet that has many medicinal properties
- Paste of Mandwa gives relief in bites of certain spiders
- It helps cure dropsy
That concludes the post for the fortnight. Till the next post keep chanting the Radhekrishna namam and enjoy the supreme bliss.
Sarvam Guruvaarpanam
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