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Ram Anbil • April 27, 2003 


Dear friend:

As per our Siddhantam, PraNavam comprises of three syllables "a", "u" and 
'ma". "a" denotes Sriman Narayana. "u" represents "Thaayaar". In another 
yojana, it is said to denote "only", since "a" itself is taken to denote the 
divine couplle (Sriman Narayana and His inseparable Consort, Sri 
Mahaalakshmi") "ma" represents the Jivatma. Taken together, it means that 
the Jeevatma exists as the servitor ONLY for the divine couple as aforesaid.

Swami Desikan in his "Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram" has established this 
truth beyond any doubt quoting appropriate PramaaNams from the Vedas down to 
the least of our scriptures.

As it always happens, there is a tendency on the part of others to literally 
highjack this sacred term and use it with all and sundry deities (and 
sometimes even fake Gurus)! No doubt, the votaries of these would advance 
spurious expalantions (not based on PramaaNams)
to justify this misuse.

Perhaps, this is also a leela of our meciful Lord to allow this blasphemy!

Sometime ago, I discussed this issue with Sri Ananta Narasimhachar Swami, 
Srikaryam of Srimad ANDavan, PounDarikapuram Swami Ashramam, Srirangam. He 
gave a very interesting reply.

"Whatever it may be, the very mention of the PraNavam at the beginning 
proves that knowingly or unknowingly, they have paid their respects to the 
Divya Dhampatis first and what follows may relate to any "entity" about 
which we need not bother!"

Dasoham
Anbil Ramaswamy
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>From: "balajiv_54" 
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>Subject: the meaning of pranavam
>Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:25:41 -0000
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>friends,
>
>i have been thinking of the meaning of the manthra ohm.
>we use it with all gods names. say om namo narayana,om namasivaya,om
>sakthi, om muruga etc. if we are not to worship other than vishnu who
>is paramapurusha then why is this ohm attached with other gods.is
>this ohm denote the parabrahmam which has no form. i shall be grate
>ful if any one can enlighten me on this.
>
>balaji
>
>
>
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