meaning of the verses

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Dear All,

 

Namaskaar, Can someone help me in explaining the meaning of the verses

below, and also tell their source.

 

 

 

akarah peetavarnashcha rajoguna samudbhavah

ukarah satvikah shuklo makarah krishnatamasah

 

 

akare cha ukare cha makare cha dhananjaya

idamekam samutpanna-montu jyotihsvarupakam    

 

akare shchyarkasamyuktah ukarah somasamyutah

makaro bahnisamyukta onkarah paramam padam  

 

Thanks,

Neelay

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Namashkar Neelay :

 

i can not pinpoint the source of these verses at this time nor their

exact meaning but i am sure our most respected Sunderji will provide

us with the exact translation and the source of these verses. Also, i

have a feeling there is some error in transliteration wjhile quoting

these verses .

 

i will make a crude attempt t translate these verses - i am just

learning Samskritam all over again.

 

first verse

 

akarah peetavarnashcha rajoguna samudbhavah

ukarah satvikah shuklo makarah krishnatamasah

 

as is obvious , this verse is explaining the Charateristics of the

three letters A (aakarah) , U ( Ukaraha) and M ( Makarah) and link it

to the three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas! (MATERIAL MODES OF

NATURE)

 

As per this verse ,

 

The letter A in the cosmic mantra Aum is of yellow color( peeta

varanasha) and full of rajas .( qualities like Kama, krodha etc - in

chapter 3 of BG these qualities of Rajas are explained .)

 

The middle Letter U is full of Sattwic qualities and is of white

color .  (shuklo) White always represents Purity , clarity and

Goodness- that is what 'U' reprsents -

 

and lastly

 

the Letter 'M' represents Black color ( krishna) and is full of Tamas

or darkness .

 

Then the other two verses go on to explain that although individually

the letters may reprsent the three gunas ( RAJAS, TAMAS, SATTWA) BUT

when Joined together (idamekam samupanna) they are fukll of Light and

knowledge ( jyotihsvarupam )

akare cha ukare cha makare cha dhananjaya

idamekam samutpanna-montu jyotihsvarupakam

 

and the final verse

 

The cosmic mantra (omkarah) helps you to reach the ultimate

destination ( paramam padam) that of Brahmajnana - individually each

letter stands for different things -for example - UOR UKARAH STANDS

FOR SOMA ( NECTAR)    

 

akare shchyarkasamyuktah ukarah somasamyutah

makaro bahnisamyukta onkarah paramam padam  

 

Members , forgive me - i tried but i failed! Maybe sri subbuji or

Dr.yaduji can come and help with the actual meaning of these verses.

 

However , i have read many explanations of the 3 syllables in the

Cosmic Mantra 'Aum ' 

 

1)A waking state (jagrata avasta)

  U dream state ( swapna avasta)

  M SLEPP STATE (sushupta avasta)

 

The entire Cosmic symbol along with the crescent and  dot stands for

the last avasta - Turiya or Samadhi !

 

( i think this is is in one of the upanishads - i cannot readily

recall )

 

2) The THREE LETTERS REPRESENT present three genders, masculine,

feminine and neuter, while the entire symbol represent all creation

together with the Creator. TRYALINGA TITA ! 

 

3)tHE THREE etters correspond to the three tenses - past, present and

future - while the entire symbol stands Aum transcends all Time !

TRIKALA TITA!

 

4) The three letters also reprsent Brahma , Vishnu and Siva and the

entire symbol stands for Brahmnan!

 

and the member has posted in these verses the three letters also

reprsent the three gunas of Rajas, tamas, and sATTWA and

reprsents 'Gunatita' - the one who is beyond Gunas!

 

And who is this 'Gunatita'

 

None other than our beloved Ishta nIshta SRI KRISHNA PARAMATMA !

 

Harihi Aum! 

 

 

[Guest guest]

advaitin, "mechumla" <mechumla> wrote:

 

> Can someone help me in explaining the meaning of the verses

> below, and also tell their source.

>

>

>

> akarah peetavarnashcha rajoguna samudbhavah

> ukarah satvikah shuklo makarah krishnatamasah

>

>

> akare cha ukare cha makare cha dhananjaya

> idamekam samutpanna-montu jyotihsvarupakam    

>

> akare shchyarkasamyuktah ukarah somasamyutah

> makaro bahnisamyukta onkarah paramam padam 

 

 

   The first two lines are from Dhyanabindu Upanishad

 

http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_upanishhat/dhyanabindu.itx

 

akaaraH piitavarNaH  syaadrajoguNa udiiritaH .. 12..

ukaaraH saattvikaH shuklo makaaraH kR^ishhNataamasaH .

 

 

http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads/dhyanabindu.html Engl. transl.)

 

12(b)-13(a). Akara is of (Pita) yellow colour and is said to be of

Rajo-Guna; Ukara is of white colour and of Sattva-Guna; Makara is of

dark colour and of Tamo-Guna.

 

===================================================

 

    The other two verses are expressed in different words in

Yogachudamani upan. :

 

http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads/yogachudamani.html  (Eng.)

 

http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_upanishhat/yogachud.itx   (Sansk.)

[Guest guest]

Namaskaar Maa,

  

  Thank you for giving an explanation of the verses. Due to my lack of knowledge in Sanskrit, I was unable to understand what exactly they meant. Also thanks to the moderators for findng the source.

  

  PraNAm,

  Neelay

 

dhyanasaraswati <dhyanasaraswati > wrote:

  Namashkar Neelay :

 

i can not pinpoint the source of these verses at this time nor their

exact meaning but i am sure our most respected Sunderji will provide

us with the exact translation and the source of these verses. Also, i

have a feeling there is some error in transliteration wjhile quoting

these verses .

 

i will make a crude attempt t translate these verses - i am just

learning Samskritam all over again.

 

first verse

 

akarah peetavarnashcha rajoguna samudbhavah

ukarah satvikah shuklo makarah krishnatamasah

 

as is obvious , this verse is explaining the Charateristics of the

three letters A (aakarah) , U ( Ukaraha) and M ( Makarah) and link it

to the three gunas of sattva, rajas and tamas! (MATERIAL MODES OF

NATURE)

 

As per this verse ,

 

The letter A in the cosmic mantra Aum is of yellow color( peeta

varanasha) and full of rajas .( qualities like Kama, krodha etc - in

chapter 3 of BG these qualities of Rajas are explained .)

 

The middle Letter U is full of Sattwic qualities and is of white

color .  (shuklo) White always represents Purity , clarity and

Goodness- that is what 'U' reprsents -

 

and lastly

 

the Letter 'M' represents Black color ( krishna) and is full of Tamas

or darkness .

 

Then the other two verses go on to explain that although individually

the letters may reprsent the three gunas ( RAJAS, TAMAS, SATTWA) BUT

when Joined together (idamekam samupanna) they are fukll of Light and

knowledge ( jyotihsvarupam )

 

akare cha ukare cha makare cha dhananjaya

idamekam samutpanna-montu jyotihsvarupakam

 

and the final verse

 

The cosmic mantra (omkarah) helps you to reach the ultimate

destination ( paramam padam) that of Brahmajnana - individually each

letter stands for different things -for example - UOR UKARAH STANDS

FOR SOMA ( NECTAR)    

 

akare shchyarkasamyuktah ukarah somasamyutah

makaro bahnisamyukta onkarah paramam padam  

 

Members , forgive me - i tried but i failed! Maybe sri subbuji or

Dr.yaduji can come and help with the actual meaning of these verses.

 

However , i have read many explanations of the 3 syllables in the

Cosmic Mantra 'Aum ' 

 

1)A waking state (jagrata avasta)

  U dream state ( swapna avasta)

  M SLEPP STATE (sushupta avasta)

 

The entire Cosmic symbol along with the crescent and  dot stands for

the last avasta - Turiya or Samadhi !

 

( i think this is is in one of the upanishads - i cannot readily

recall )

 

2) The THREE LETTERS REPRESENT present three genders, masculine,

feminine and neuter, while the entire symbol represent all creation

together with the Creator. TRYALINGA TITA ! 

 

3)tHE THREE etters correspond to the three tenses - past, present and

future - while the entire symbol stands Aum transcends all Time !

TRIKALA TITA!

 

4) The three letters also reprsent Brahma , Vishnu and Siva and the

entire symbol stands for Brahmnan!

 

and the member has posted in these verses the three letters also

reprsent the three gunas of Rajas, tamas, and sATTWA and

reprsents 'Gunatita' - the one who is beyond Gunas!

 

And who is this 'Gunatita'

 

None other than our beloved Ishta nIshta SRI KRISHNA PARAMATMA !

 

Harihi Aum! 

 

 

[Guest guest]

advaitin, "advaitins" <advaitins> wrote:

>

>

> >

> > akare shchyarkasamyuktah ukarah somasamyutah

> > makaro bahnisamyukta onkarah paramam padam 

>

> > ===================================================

>

>     The other two verses are expressed in different words in

> Yogachudamani upan. :

>

> http://www.celextel.org/108upanishads/yogachudamani.html  (Eng.)

>

> http://sanskrit.gde.to/doc_upanishhat/yogachud.itx   (Sansk.)

>

Namaste,

The meaning of the above verse, as it appears to me, is this:

 

akara is associated with the Sun. ukara is associated with the Moon

and makaara is associated with Fire.  Onkara is the Highest Abode, or

state.

The first quarter of the sloka has to read:

akarashchaarkasamyuktah....(akaaraH+cha+arka....=akaarashchaarka...)

 

There is a Name for  Lord Shiva 'Soma-SUrya-agni-lochanaaya NamaH'.

The one who has the moon, the sun and the fire for His (three) Eyes.

There could be some more deep meanings for the Sun, Moon and Fire.

For example, akara is associated with waking: In the waking the

vyavahara is done with the light from the Sun.  ukaara is the dream

state where the light is the mind (moon is associated with the mind,

chandra is the adhidevata for manas, in Purushasukta 'chandramaa

manaso jaayata..'moon manifested from the manas of the Virat Purusha'

and hence is the devataa for mind (consider the word 'lunatic').  I

am unable to suitably link fire with  makaara, the sleep state.

 

The above is just a conjecture, not based on any corresponding

literature on the original mantra quoted. Someone could come up with

deeper and accurate meaning.

 

Pranams,

subbu