Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Lull period ... So rather than product informercials break the silence How about questions? http://www.sivananda.org/teachings/mantras/mantras.html Why is gum(gung) used with Gurubhuyo and gam with Ganapataye? Why are the purpose of these 2 bija? Andrew The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing./arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Namaste Andrew, Both those bijas have the same bija root. Look at the Sanskrit letter. The only difference is the vowel sound. You will see these kinds of things in Nyasa mantras, as well as others. Ending in "m" or "ng" is just a matter of dialect pronunciation. North and South tend to use "m" and Bengal and East India tend to use "ng". There are other regional dialect subtleties as well. All argue that their way is the true way. Ganapati is also considered a form of Guru, and you sometimes will see mantras intertwining the two. In some traditions Ganesh is honored first and then Guru, and in some the opposite is true. It can get confusing when you jump from one tradition/sampradaya/lineage to another. There doesn't have to be only one right way. This is generally tough for the Western mind to wrap itself around. Remember seeing transliterated English of Sanskrit is not always going to be consistent. There are more than a few transliteration schemes. I hope this helps. Others comments are welcome. I am certainly not an expert on these things. Bom Mahadev! Surya - Andrew Ng Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:28 AM Gam(gum) and Gum(Gung) Lull period ... So rather than product informercials break the silence How about questions? http://www.sivananda.org/teachings/mantras/mantras.html Why is gum(gung) used with Gurubhuyo and gam with Ganapataye? Why are the purpose of these 2 bija? Andrew ________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing./arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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