Pronunciation

[Stephen Benton 0]

Dear fellow mantra devotees,

 

I am interested in knowing your thougths on the correct pronunciation of the basic bija mantras such as:

Lam, Vam, Ram, Ham, Yam, and Sham.

For all of these is the "a" vowel sound short as in the sound "ah"?

 

I have heard varying ideas that say some of them are pronounced with a short "u" vowel sound, such as Lum, Vum, and soforth.

 

Thank you for your input,

Sincerely,

Stephen Benton

[Ahara Vimaladvaita 1]

"a" in these bija mantras is pronounced as long "a".

 

Laaam, Vaaam, Yaaam, Raaam, Saaam, Saaam,....