Shloka 5
Adhyaya 42 — Dattatreya on the Yogic Import of Oṃ (Praṇava): Matras, Worlds, and Liberation
निर्गुणा योगिगम्यान्या चार्धमात्रोर्ध्वसंस्थिता ।
गान्धारीति च विज्ञेया गान्धारस्वरसंश्रया ॥
nirguṇā yogigamyānyā cārdhamātrordhvasaṃsthitā /
gāndhārīti ca vijñeyā gāndhārasvarasaṃśrayā
ಆ ಅರ್ಧಮಾತ್ರೆ ನಿರ್ಗುಣವಾದುದು; ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಲಭ್ಯ. ಅದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಧ್ವನಿ-ಮಟ್ಟಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಮೇಲಾಗಿ ‘ಅರ್ಧಮಾತ್ರೆ’ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಗಾಂಧಾರ ಸ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲಸಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನು ‘ಗಾಂಧಾರೀ’ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು.
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FAQs
The teaching emphasizes that the subtlest aspect of Oṁ (the ardha-mātrā) is beyond ordinary sensory grasp and is realized through disciplined yogic practice rather than mere recitation—urging inward refinement over external form.
Primarily connected to Dharma/Upāsanā and tattva-instruction rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it is a philosophical-yogic excursus within the Purāṇic teaching style.
The ‘ardha-mātrā’ points to the turīya-like transcendence beyond A-U-M. Naming it ‘Gāndhārī’ and linking it to a svara encodes the doctrine that inner realization is a refined ‘nāda’ ascent—sound as a ladder to the attributeless.