Mandukya Karika 1.23

Sanskrit Verse

अकारो नयते विश्वमुकारश्चापि तैजसम् ।
मकारश्च पुनः प्राज्ञं नामात्रे विद्यते गतिः ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

akāro nayate viśvamukāraścāpi taijasam |
makāraśca punaḥ prājñāṃ nāmātre vidyate gatiḥ || 23 ||

Translation

The sound (letter) A helps its worshipper to attain to Viśva, U to Taijasa, and M to Prājña. In the “Soundless” there is no attainment.

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Related Upanishad Verse:

• Mandukya Upanishad Verse 12 (Soundless)