Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Aum, the Pranava

Aum


Aum (also Om, Devanagari ) is a mystical or sacred
syllable
in the Dharmic religions.
It is placed at the beginning of most
Hindu
texts as a sacred exclamation to be uttered
at the
beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas
or
previously to any prayer or mantra recitation.

The Mandukya Upanishad is entirely devoted

to the explanation of the syllable 'AUM'.

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