Dear All Vedic Scholars- Mantra &Syllables

[Anusha 0]

Dear respected Scholars, Pranams:pray:

 

The mantras seem to have some specific syllables.

Does the number of syllables in a matra have any significance?If so,then how the number of syllables is decided to form a mantra?Should it be odd or even?

 

For instance:

 

1.Different people write "Sri Rama Jeyam" in different ways as "Shree Rama Jayam","Shri Rama Jayam" where Sri & Jayam take different alphabets but five syllables remain.Even some write "Raama" instead of "Rama",making it a six syllable one.

 

2.When people write Dvadakshari,twelve syllable one "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya",some also add Sri or Shri before Vasudevaya,making it thirteen.

 

It will be helpful,if some light is thrown on the importance syllables and its numbers.

 

Regards,

Anusha

[U.Sanjeeva Rao 0]

Anushaji,

What is given in Devanagari script is to be taken as correct.

When written in local North or South Indian languages such difference like Sri as Shri or Shree ; Sani as Shani ; Rahu as Ragu etc crop up.These subtle differences appear in rhyme and pronounciation of Mantras from place to place.

These are to be accepted as Sanskrit is absorbed in all local languages and is binding force in unity in diversity.

USR

[Anusha 0]

USR Ji,

Pranams.

Thank you for the valuable guidance.

 

Regards.

Anusha