Sanskrit Yoga Glossary
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Word 'pranava'
Itrans
prANava
Meaning(s)
- The 'om' mantra
Additional Explanation(s)
The pranava is the sound manifestation of the highest consciousness or highest light called Brahman.
The mantra exerts us to repeat it in order for our mind to be absorbed and merge into that brahman of the upanishads.
For more results one should repeat it on three levels:
- Verbally: to let the sound resonate and work its magic on the conscious level
- In a whispering fashion: to affect the subconscious mind
- Mentally: to transform the super-conscious mind
Also called the omkara.
That supreme light is Om. One should always repeat that verbally, should practice that regularly within the body, and should repeat that mentally. Yoga Chudamani Upanishad
Mantra 87
