Mystery of Ancient Sanskrit Mantra

"ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वःतत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् ॥"

-Gayatri Mantra

Om Bhuur-Bhuvah Svah

Tat-Savitur-Varennyam

Bhargo Devasya Dhiimahi

Dhiyo Yo Nah Pracodayaat ||

 

OM: From Darkness to Light

Sanskrit Mantra/Chant

A mantra: is a holy word, and as a natural sound, syllable, word, or a phoneme, or a group of words in Sanskrit, Pali, and other languages, and, according to practitioners, religious, magical, and spiritual abilities.

Vedic Sanskrit Mantra

The earliest mantras were composed in Vedic Sanskrit in India and date back to at least 3500 years old. In its simplest form, it is a word (Aum, Om). It is assumed that this will be the first one to sound on the earth. The Aum/Om sound, where it has been produced, creates a resonance effect in the body, which helps the body and calms the mind. 

Ancient Lotus Mandala 

What are Mantras?

In more complex forms, mantras are melodic phrases with spiritual interpretations such as a person's desire to find the truth, reality, light, immortality, peace, love, understanding, and action. Some mantras without literal meaning are musically important and are spiritually significant.

Importance of Ancient Mantra

The use, structure, function, importance, and types of mantras vary according to the school and philosophy of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. In Japanese Shingon tradition, the word Shingon means a mantra. These hymns, antiphons, chants, songs, and concepts are found in Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Christianity, and elsewhere.

Tantra and Mantra

The Mantra is playing a central role in tantra. In this school, mantras are considered to be a sacred formula and deeply personal ritual, effective only after the receipt of the initiation. In other schools of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, or Sikhism, initiation is not required.

Keywords: Mantra, Vedic Sanskrit, spiritual interpretations, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Japanese Shingon, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, Christianity