mantra (part 2)

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cont.<br><br>Gopala-tapani-Upanisad

states:<br>"The sacred syllable om consists of three letters: a,u

and m. Balarama, the son of Rohini,who is the

substratum of the entire universe is the letter a. Splendid

Pradyumna who is the Supersoul of the universe is the

letter u. Intelligent Aniruddha, who is the Supersoul of

each individual being in the universe is the letter m.

Lord Krishna, in whom the entire univers rests -the

fountainhead of all Vishnu incarnations, is the ardha-matra

letter (m)(the dot above the m), which completes the

syllable om."<br><br>"Rukmini is Lord Krishna's wife. She

is the creator of worlds and the root of material

nature. The Vedic literatures explain that the goddess of

fortune appeared among the women of Vraja. Learned

transcendentalists say that the Lord's potency is the syllable om.

Therefore, all-prevading Lord Gopala is the syllable

om."<br><br>Srila Visvanatha Chakravarti Thakur in his commentary

on these verses has cited the following statement

found in the Skanda Purana, Matsya Purana, and other

shastras.<br><br>"Rukmini is the Lords's consort in Dvaraka and Radha is

His consord in Vrndavana (Vraja)." This is cited to

show that the goddess of fortune appearing in Vraja is

non other than Sri Krsna's counter self - Srimati

Radharani.<br><br>Acharyas also explain that in the seed word Om which is a

combination of the three syllables, A-U-M, A expresses the

form of Lord Vishnu; U expresses the form of His

consort Sri, the mother and support of the entire world;

M expresses the individual soul, who is the

dependent servant of Vishnu and Sri and no one

else.<br><br>"The meaning of the sound vibration omkara is present

in the Gayatri mantra. The same is elaborately

explained in the four slokas of Srimad Bhagavatam known as

the catuh-sloki. The sound vibration omkara is the

root of Vedic knowledge. This omkara is known as

maha-vakya, or the supreme sound. Whatever meaning is in that

supreme sound omkara is further understood in the Gayatri

mantra." (Caitanya Charitamrta Madya lila

25.97)<br><br>your servant,<br>Audarya lila dasa