Four Mystical utterances

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that I would udumbrate on it later in a posting. Today I thought let me do

some justice to this long procrastinated task. Tripura Tapini Upanishad

says thus I praise that Supreme Truth which is Knowledge Absolute, which is

to be known through the Vidya of the Tripura-Tapini-Upanishad. The Lord assumed

the form of destructive ferociousness and then He covered Himself all over the

three worlds, Bhuh, Bhuvah and Svah. Then He had that

power of the Adi-Sakti, i.e., the Adi-Sakti burst out from His heart. This is

The Sakti called the Maya of Siva and She is understood by the fundamental

syllable 'Hrim'. This Sakti then covered the whole universe. Since She Covered

the three worlds or Tripuras, She has been styled as 'Tripura'. This Tripura

Sakti has the following Vidya called Sri Vidya, which can be Derived from the

following Vedic Mantras: TATSAVITURVARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI | DHIYO YO

NAHPRACODAYÀT | PARO RAJASE SÀVADOM | JÀTAVEDASE SUNAVÀMA SOMAMARÀTÃYATO

NIDAHÀTI VEDAÞ | SANAÞ PARÙADATI DURGÀÕI VI÷VÀ NÀVEVA SINDHUÜ DURITÀTYAGNIÞ ||

TRYAÜBAKAM YAJÀMAHE SUGANDHIM PUSTIIVARDHANAM | URVÀRUKAMIVA

BANDHANÀTHMIRTYORMUKTIYA MÀMRITÀT || This Vidya consisting of one hundred

letters is the Supreme Vidya in its entirety. This is Paramesvari, Tripura

Herself. Out of the above Mantras, the

first four stanzas deal with the exposition of the glory of the Para-Brahman.

The second set of stanzas deals with the Mahima of Sakti. The third set deals

with the glory of Siva Himself. In this Vidya, all the worlds, all the Vedas,

all the Sastras, all the Puranas and all the Dharmas have been dealt with and

this is the Effulgence that has come out of the combination of Siva and Sakti.

Now, we shall comment on the most important and the hidden meanings of these

verses. Here the great word 'Tat' means Para-Brahman Itself, the Eternity. This

is the symbol used for that Lord who is beyond all definitions and arguments.

This Lord is the

embodiment of Supreme Knowledge itself. That is, He wishes to be in the form of

Knowledge Absolute. He alone is the great Lord Siva who is always desired by

sages, Yogins, etc., in Yajnas. Therefore there is the creation of desire.

Thus, this Lord who is beyond the reach of all desires, still desires and is

being desired. He creates the alphabetical list of language. Therefore, the

Lord is called 'Kama' or desire. The letter representing Kama is called 'Ka'.

Therefore the word 'Tat' represents the letter 'Ka'. This is the meaning of the

word 'Tat'. 'Savituh' comes from the Sanskrit root-word 'Sunj Praniprasave',

which means the Generator or producer of all beings. He is the great Power.

Power means Sakti. This great Sakti or Devi called Tripura, is embodied in the

Mahakundali (Yantra). Thus, the fire-globe (of the sun,Savituh) should be

known by the intelligent. This Sakti or power of Trikona (triangular figure)

bears out the letter called 'E'. Therefore we should learn the word 'E' from

the word 'Savituh'. 'Varenyam' means that which is fit to be adored and

worshipped, which is the imperishable and the praiseworthy. Therefore, it

should be understood that the letter 'E' should be taken from the word

'Varenyam'. 'Bhargo' and 'Dhimahi' will be now commented upon. The letter 'Dha'

means Dharana or concentration. The Lord is always concentrated upon by the

'Dhi' or the intellect or Buddhi. 'Bharga' is the Lord Himself who can be

understood only by reaching the fourth stage or Avastha and this is the Being

that pervades all and all. The letter representing this fourth stage is called

'I' and this is the real meaning of the above-mentioned words of the Mantra. We

shall now talk of the word 'Mahi'.

'Mahi' means greatness, idleness, strength, stubbornness, and this applies to

that element which possesses all these qualities. That is the earth which is

represented by the letter 'La'. This is the Supreme state. Thus, this Lakara

shows the quality of the earth in its being the embodiment of all oceans,

forests, mountains and the seven islands. Therefore the form of Devi called the

earth, is termed 'Mahi'. Now about 'Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat'. Para or the

Supreme is the Imperishable Siva Himself, the Eternal Soul. The underlying

meaning here is this: We should meditate on the immobile form of Lakara or

Jyotirlinga or Lord Siva which is the most supreme thing that ever exists

anywhere. Here, there is no desire for any Dhyana whatsoever. It is beyond all

Dhyanas. Therefore, we are requesting the Lord to direct our minds to be

established in that Nirvikalpa State

where there is no thinking at all. This request should not be made through the

mouth. It should be simply thought of in the mind. Then 'Paro Rajase Savadom'.

After meditating on the form of the Supreme Truth, there will come out a big

effulgence, pure and blissful, full of knowledge which is residing inside the

heart. This is the essence of all speech and Knowledge. This is the true Sakti.

And this is called the Panchakshara, since it is the creator of the Pancha

Bhutas or the five elements. This should be understood correctly by the

intelligent. This is the Vidya giving all desires to the devotee. Thus, after

understanding in its true aspect, this Vidya of thirtytwo letters, the devotee

Should think of the letter called 'Ha' which is the form of Siva, who is the

Imperishable, pure State. The letter derived out of the combination of the sun

and the moon, that is, the combination

of Siva and Sakti is 'Ha' and it is also named as 'Hamsa'. This is the seed of

Kama. Through this Vidya, we can know the Supreme Lord Siva. This combination

is also understood as being the merging of the Jivatma in the Supreme

Paramatman. Thus 'Ha' means the Eternal Stage or the Final Emancipation. This

is the derivation of the Sri Vidya. One who knows this, attains the form of

Rudra. He bursts open the residence of Vishnu and reaches the Para-Brahman.

Thus we can understand that the Tripura Tapini Upanishad directly points to the

Para Brahman, the Mantra words of the Gayatri. Taittriyaa Upanishad

contains a reference to Vyaahriti(the most popular reference) In Chapter 5 of

the Holy Upanishad (titled 'The four mystical utterances') Says thus: 'Bhuh,

Bhuvah, Suvah-these are, verily, the three utterances. Besides these there is a

forth, called Mahwah, which became known to the son of Mahachamasa. That is

Brahman, that is the Self. The other gods are its limbs.Bhuh is, verily, this

world; Bhuvah, the mid-region; Suvah, the world yonder; Mahah, the sun. Through

the sun, indeed, do all the worlds become great.Bhuh is, verily, fire; Bhuvah,

the air; Suvah, the sun; Mahah, the moon. By the moon, indeed, do all the

heavenly lights become great.Bhuh is,

verily, the Rik-verses; Bhuvah, the Saman; Suvah, the Yajus; Mahah, Brahman. By

Brahman, indeed, do all the Vedas become great.Bhuh is, verily, the prana,

Bhuvah, the apana; Suvah, the vyana; Mahah, food. By food, indeed, do all the

breaths become great.They, these four, become fourfold. Four and four are the

vyahritis. He who knows these knows Brahman. All the gods bring offerings to

him.' It further elucidiates with much granularity thus, There is a

space within the heart; in it lies the Person consisting of mind, immortal and

luminous.The Sushumna passes through the piece of flesh

which hangs down like a nipple between the two palates and ends where the skull

splits and the roots of hair lie apart. That Sushumna is the path for the

realisation of Indra. The souls of the aspirants, passing through the Sushumna,

rests in fire, represented by the vyahriti Bhuh; the rests in the air,

represented by the vyahriti Bhuvah. He rests in the sun, represented by

the vyahriti Suvah; he rests in Brahman, represented by the vyahriti Mahah.He

attains self-rule. He attains the lordship of the mind; he attains the lordship

of speech; he attains the lordship of sight; he attains the lordship of hearing;

he attains the

lordship of intelligence. Furthermore, he becomes this-he becomes Brahman, whose

body is space, whose nature is true, who delights in life and rejoices in the

mid, who abounds in peace, who is immortal. Those who are familiar with

Gayathri Tantra are familiar with this term. It is said in Gayathri Tantra that

'Every Brahmana (one who seeks Brahman) who does Gayathri Japa is a Shaktha'.I

do not understand then that why many brahmins fear Shaktha.The fear lies in not

clearly understanding the path. A meditative study of Vyahriti will certainly

throw light on the issue.

new roman" color="#7f003f">(Pandit Shreeram Acharya) I have with me the

Hindi version of Gayathri Tantra and other books on Vedas in Hindi by Pandit

Shreeram Acharya and the revered saint extols the greatness of Gayathri Adbhuta

Shakthi vis-a-vis the Vyahriti concept.I liked his description of the Vyahriti

Sambandhitha Vishaya.Also one book written by S.Viraswami Pathar(in 1969)

throws ample light on the subject. Earth, the mid-region, heaven, the

quarters and the intermediate quarters. Agni (fire), Vayu (air), Aditya (sun),

Chandrama (moon) and the Nakshatras (stars). Water, herbs, tree, space and the

body. So much with reference to material objects. Now with reference to

the body: The prana, vyana, apana, udana and samana; the eye, the ear, the mind

speech and touch; the skin, flesh, muscle, bone and

marrow.Having thus ordained, a rishi said: "Whatever exists is fivefold."

Through the fivefold one becomes united with the fivefold material object.

Vyahriti is that which gives knowledge of entire cosmos or "ahriti". The

scripture says: "Visheshenh Aahritih sarva viraat, praahlaanam prakashokaranh

vyahritih". Bhuhu Bhuvaha Suvaha(Swah) BBhuhuhuh Bhuvah

Svah Earth Atmosphere Beyond Atmosphere Past Present Future Morning

Noon

roman" color="#7f003f" size="2"> Evening Tamas Rajas Sattwa Gross Subtle

Causal Thus, by uttering these three words, the chanter contemplates the

Glory of God that illumines the three worlds or the regions of experience.

The fourteen worlds are represented in the upward movement and downward movement

of the kundalini pravaaha shakthi. The vedic seers have pointed out fourteen

fields of experiences or fourteen worlds. (Second from left is Composer

Thyagaraya who had done many purascharanas of Gayathri Mahamantra and did the

RamaTaraka Mantra many crores of times along with panchayathana puja) During

my childhood days when I was learning some Carnatic music I remember my mother

teaching me a Thyagaraya krithi "Gnaanam Osaga Raadha..." In that

Thyagaraya refers to Lord Rama as the paramaatma and himself as the jeevatma

and then talks of the 14 worlds(padunaalugu lokamulu) and then go on to

suras,kinkaras,kimpurushas and naradaadi munis. There are seven higher and

seven lower worlds making it 14 worlds.

new roman" color="#7f003f">Bhur Loka(earth) Bhuvaha loka(the world next to the

earth closely connected but subtler) Suvaha(heavenly world where punyaatmas

stay) The 4 higher worlds beyond this are Mahaloka Jana loka Tapa Loka And

Satya Loka. In these the go comes to move about and enjoy in its higher

evolutionary life. The seven nether or lower worlds are Pa...Tala(Patal)

Maha...Tala Rasa...Tala Tala...Tala Su...Tala Ni...Tala A...Tala Of these 14

the reference to vyahritis is with respect to Bhur,Bhuvah and suvaha. There

are three distresses which afflict humans Adhyaatmika(pertaining to body and

soul--rather the ignorance thereof) Adibhowtika(Pertaining to enemies and

elementals) Adi Daiveeka( Arising from causes beyond control from suric

forces e.g, excessive rain and mental worry due to graha movements,etc) The

removal of these three afflictions is the paramount duty of any human being as

per Sankhya Shastra.(It is the first formula in Sankhya Shastra) Vya means

extensivity aspect Hri means destroyer aspect Thi means pain ,affliction

and distress Vya-Hri-Thi thus cures the threefold afflictions of humanbeings

when uttered. Vyahrithis are the first sounds uttered by the Brahman when

creating the Universe. Hope this much is enough for now. I will dilate later

on this topic in an elaborate fashion.I will also give a posting later on 'Paro

Rajasi Savadhom Swaha' as asked by you Shree Govindanji. Yours Yogically,

Aunmaa Aunm Aum Om Ityaadi Veda Satyaha Vyahriti Huyathe' Havihi!! Shreeram

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