Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 279. Spashta-aksharah -Spashtam=clear. One who is clearly indicated by the Supreme Sound (Akshara), the famous Sound-Symbol of the Eternal Lord Om. In Geeta we read: " One who chants my name Om and leaves his body at the time of death thus remembering Me, he shall go to the Supreme State " In Sanskrit, Kshara means the " Perishable " and Akshara means the " imperishable. " The world of plurality, the " perishable " is no doubt nothing other than the All-Perfect, the Immutable Truth, but due to the imperfections of the instruments-of-perception-body, mind and intellect-the perceiving ego can experience only this world constituted of a plurality-sense objects, emotions and thoughts- The ego peeping through the vehicles can never experience the One co- ordinating Reality, the Divine. When the mind is hushed and the ego thus sublimated, the Immutable Akshara-factor is experienced, wherein we gain the clearest (Spashta) understanding of the Absolute. Since it is thus clear (Spashta) only in Its Immutable nature (Akshara=Kootastha), Vishnu, the Supreme Self, is indicated here as Spashtaaksharah). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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