Mandukya Upanishad : 10. T.N.Sethumadhavan.

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An inquiry into what is Real And Unreal 
AGAMA PRAKARANA 
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A U M : ( OM )

MANTRAM – 8.

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Mantram-8.

"So 'ayam atma- dhyaksharam-onkaro.

adhimtraam pada matra matras-cha pada

akara ukaro mara iti .

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Commentary :

The same Atman which has been described above as having four quarters, is again 

AUM from the point of view of syllables (letters – aksharam). The AUM with parts 

is viewed from the standpoint of sounds (letters, matras). The quarters are the 

letters (parts) and the letters are the quarters. The letters here are A, U, and M. 

The word AUM which has been explained before as Atman having four quarters is again 

explained as the same Atman from the standpoint of syllable where prominence is given 

to the name. What is the syllable? It is AUM. It is that word AUM which being divided 

into parts, is viewed from the standpoint of letters. How? Those which constitute the 

quarters of the Atman are the letters of AUM. What are they? They are A (akaara), U 

(ukaara), and M (makaara).


Earlier it was said that the Self can be seen in four states or quarters (padas); visva – the 

waking state, taijasa – the dream state, prajna – the deep sleep state and turiya – pure 

consciousness. Turiya is the real nature of the Self. 


The Upanishad vouchsafing to us that the three mantras are the three pada-s


The first three states (padas) of the Self are represented by the three letters (matras) A U 

M. Hence this mantra says that the padas and the matras are the same. Turiya is beyond 

description; so it is amatra- beyond the matras.


A doubt may naturally arise as to why this repetition of explaining the same idea about 

Atman, though in different ways. The reason is that those who cannot enter upon 

philosophical reflection regarding the Supreme Reality as given in the previous mantras

are advised to concentrate on AUM as the symbol of the Ultimate Reality. 


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MANTRAM – 9.

To be continued 


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