Om, also spelled "Aum".
Is the oldest mantra, or sound of numinous power, known to the sages of India.
Often is used as a mantra during meditation.
Although often pronounced as if it rhymed with "home," it is also pronounced "ah-oo-mm."
1. The sound a , earth - ric (hymn of praise) , Rig-Veda , Brahman , Vasus (a class of eight deities) , gâyatrî meter , gârhapatya fire , red , dedicated to Brahman.
2. The sound u , atmosphere , yajus (sacrificial formula) , Yajur-Veda , Vishnu , Rudras (deities governing the region between earth and heaven) , trishtubh meter , dakshina fire , bright , dedicated to Rudra.
3. The sound m , heaven , sâman (sacred chants) , Sâma-Veda , Vishnu , Âdityas (deities connected with the Goddess Aditi, symbolizing primordial infinity) , jagatî meter , âhavanîya fire , black , dedicated to Vishnu.
4. Half-part , (ardha-mâtra) Atharvan songs , Atharva-Veda , fire of universal destruction , Maruts (deities of the mid-region who are especially associated with the wind) , Virât , lightning-like and multicolored , dedicated to Purusha.
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