...obvious enough. A reason assigned for it is given by Manu himself. " Brahma," he says, " extracted from the three Vedas the letter a, the letter u, and the letter m (which combined result in Om), together with the (mysterious) words Bhuh, (earth), Bliuvah' (sky), and Swah'...

...appears not to mean reciting merely. Chap. ii. v. 76, "Brahma milked out, as it were, from the thrce Vedas, the letter A, the letter U, and the letter M, which form by their coalition the trilateral monosyllable, together with three mysterious words — bhu, Ihumh, siver, or earth, sky,...

...syllable OM. Brahma milked out as it were from the three Vedas [Manu does not recognise the 4th Veda], the letter A, the letter U, and the letter M, which form the triliteral monosyllable, together with the mystical words \tyahritis\, bhur, bhuvah, swar, or earth,...

...tell us how the sacred word was produced : " Brahma milked out, as it were, from the three Veclas, the letter A, the letter U, and the letter M, which...monosyllable, together with three mysterious words — bhur, bhurvah, and suier ; or, earth, sky, and heaven." These three letters, which are pronounced 'OM, refer...

...express the sound. The origin of this Ineffable Name is thus related (' Inst. Menu.' ii. 370) Brahma milked out as it were from the three Vedas the letter A, the letter U, and the letter M ; together with the three mysterious words " Bhur," " Bhavah," " Swar," or Earth, Sky and Heaven. From...

...the syllable om [or aum] . . . since it is a symbol of god, the lord of created beings." 15 " Brahma milked out, as it were, from the three Vedas, the...form by their coalition the triliteral monosyllable." 16 SEC. 254. Brahmin Henotheism. — Many passages in the code of Menu, as well as in other sacred...

...which this word is held may be judged of from the following quotations. " Brahma milked out, as it were the three Vedas, the letter A, the letter U, and the...letter M, which form by their coalition the triliteral monosyllable,i,ogetiher with three mysterious words, bhur bhuvah, sever or earth, sky, heaven." " All...

...that holy grass, and by three suppressions of the breath, he may fitly pronounce 6m. 75. Prajapati milked out, as it were, from the three Vedas the letter A, the letter U, and the letter M, and the words bhuh, bhuvah, svah. 76. From the three Vedas also Prajapati, the Supreme Lord, milked...

...of the breath, each equal in time to five short vowels, he then may fitly pronounce AUM. 76. Brahma milked out, 'as it were), from the three Vedas, the letter A, the lette1 U, and the letter M, (which form by their coalition, the triliteral monosyllable), together...

...this word is held may be judged of from the following quotations : — " Brahma milked out, as it were the three Vedas, the letter A, the letter U, and the...together with three mysterious words, bhur, bhuvah, sever, or earth, sky, heaven. All rites ordained in the Veda, oblations to fire, and solemn sacrifices...