The mystic words and letters of the Vedas. (Part-1)
The mystic words and letters of the Vedas. (Part-1) dugdhe asmai vaak doha yo vaacho dohoH —For the enlightened soul, the goddess Vaak milks forth all the nectar contained within Her. (From the Chandogya Upanishad, verse 1.3.7.) Introduction. The title of this article contains the terms 'Words' and 'Letters'. These two terms denote the expression of vaak —Consciousness as the creator of sound, word, and speech. Sound is the first form of manifestation, followed by touch, vision, etc. (We have briefly explained this sequential unfolding in Section 28 of this presentation.) The letters of the alphabet system represent specific potent personalities of Consciousness that participate in creation. They are also called varaNa- maatrikaa or the mother goddesses in the form of the letters. In this article, I have presented a set of interrelated words and explored their meanings and implications from the perspective of the principles of Consciousness as exper...