Shloka 11
Adhyaya 42 — Dattatreya on the Yogic Import of Oṃ (Praṇava): Matras, Worlds, and Liberation
Sanskrit
सव्यञ्जनो मकारश्च स्वर्लोकः परिकल्प्यते ।
व्यक्ता तु प्रथमा मात्रा द्वितीयाव्यक्तसंज्ञिता ॥
Transliteration
savyañjano makāraśca svarlokaḥ parikalpyate /
vyaktā tu prathamā mātrā dvitīyāvyaktasaṃjñitā
Translation
Huruf M, bersama unsur konsonannya, dibayangkan sebagai alam Svarga. Mātrā pertama ialah “terzahir” (manifest), manakala mātrā kedua dikatakan “tidak terzahir” (unmanifest).
Speakers
Unspecified in provided extract (didactic narration within Markandeya Purana’s philosophical instruction)
Key Themes
PraṇavaCosmology (svarga)Sāṃkhya-like vyakta/avyakta categoriesPhonetics