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Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan Chapter Nine OM WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? The centre of Hindu Philosophical Thought had always been the divine sound Om and the sacred symbol Om. However to the surprise of historians, Om is never mentioned in any documents directly or indirectly before the ministry of St. Thomas. On the other hand this symbol is encripted at the entrance of every ancient Christian Church in Malankara. Om is essentially a Christian concept introduced by St.Thomas. The Logos theology of John, Creation as the Word in action, Jesus as the Word incarnate and the idea of Trinity in Om are typically Christian and alien to the Vedic Religion. 155
Hinduism: What Really Happened in India – M. M. Ninan 156 The sacred syllable Om, which forms a central core of modern Hinduism turns out to be more enigmatic as one studies its origin. In spite of all the claims of its prehistoric origin and Vedic origin, Om cannot be found in any document or archeological object, which antedates the Christian era. Om is not mentioned in the ancient Rig-Veda. The only possible indirect reference is in hymns 1.164.39 which speaks of the syllable (akshara) that exists in the divine and is in no way definitive or even indicative. “What,” asks the composer of this hymn, “can one who does not know this do with the chant?” He adds, “Only those who know it sit together here.” That is, only initiates gather to delight in the mystery of the sacred syllable and the company of the deities. Since the syllable and the mantra are so important, the fact that Vedic religion did not mention about it anywhere is significant. The earliest direct reference to Om is found in the opening hymn of the Shukla- Yajur-Veda (1.1), the “white” recension of the Vedic hymnody dealing strictly with the performance of the sacrifices (yajus). But historians consider this as a later addition. The Taittirîya-Samhitâ (5.2.8), which is appended to the Yajur-Veda, cryptically speaks of the “divine sign” (deva-lakshana) that is written threefold (try-alikhita). All direct reference to Om appears only in the Upanishads that were written later than AD 150. The threefold constituents of Om – A U M - are referred to, in the Prashna-Upanishad (V.5). The symbolic elaboration of this is found in the Mândûkya-Upanishad.
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