Vedic Perspectives on Sound Dr. M. G. Prasad Professor of Mechanical Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, new Jersey _____________________________________________ Presented at the Symposium on Science and Spirituality Held at CHINMAYA VRINDAVAN, Cranbury, new Jersey Feb 20-21, 2016
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Vedic Perspectives on Sound
Dr. M. G. Prasad
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, new Jersey
_____________________________________________
Presented at the Symposium on Science and Spirituality
Held at CHINMAYA VRINDAVAN, Cranbury, new Jersey
Feb 20-21, 2016
Wheel of Acoustics
Lord
Krishna
with
“FLUTE”
Goddess
Saraswathi with
“VEENA”
Lord Shiva
with
“DRUM”
Lord Krishna
with
“CONCH-
SHELL”
“ROSARY” as Speech Alphabet Sounds
Two Manifestations of Brahman
द्वे ब्रह्मणि वेदितव्ये शब्िब्रह्म ंपरं च यत ्
शब्िब्रह्मणि निष्िातः परम्ब्ब्रह्माधिगछनत
अमतृबिन्िपूनिषत
There are two manifestations of Brahman to be
realized: Shabda and Param Brahman. One who
has realized and is well versed in Shabda
Brahman will realize Param Brahman .
Amrita Bindu Upanishat
Vedic Literature as
an Inverted Tree
ॐ इनत ब्रह्म ॐ इतीिगम ्सव ं
Om is Brahman and Om is everything
तस्य वाचकः प्रिवः I
तस्य ईश्वरस्य प्रिवो िामेत्यर्थः
(योगवानतथक)
Om (Pranava) is Shabda Brahman
Mantras (chants) are orally
transmitted with precision in
intonations and phonetics
from teacher to disciples
Shiva Panchaakshari mantra
“Expressed in the Vedic language, which is derived from classical
Sanskrit, the verses of the Vedas were traditionally chanted during
sacred rituals and recited daily in Vedic communities.
The value of this tradition lies not only in the rich content of its oral
literature but also in the ingenious techniques employed by the
Brahmin priests in preserving the texts intact over thousands of years.
To ensure that the sound of each word remains unaltered, practitioners
are taught from childhood complex recitation techniques that are
based on tonal accents, a unique manner of pronouncing each letter