Words on the Way - Muz Murray Mantra Yoga Master

V—WORDS on the WAY
The letter ‘v’ in Sanskrit is generally pronounced much softer
than in English, being much closer to the sound of ‘b’, or ‘vw’ but
in transliteration the letter ‘v’ is generally preferred by scholars, as
otherwise many words seem ungainly in English if written with a
‘b’ or sometimes with ‘w’; although the more usual tattva and
sattva are often seen written as tattwa and sattwa and Goddess
Sarasvat⁄ as Saraswat⁄, but never as Sarasbati.
Våc (vark)
Var:Vaac, Vak
Synon: Brahman, Shabd
Sense: ‘The Word, the Imperishable, the Firstborn of All;’ the
offspring of the Absolute—the revealed sound, which is the life
giving principle and breath of life within all beings.
Våc is also considered as a Goddess, as in Vedic terms the word
is grammatically feminine. She existed before creation and was
that which initiated the creative process. This function later
became known as Shakti [primordial energy].
In the Brahmånas, the texts that explain the Vedic hymns, she is
extolled as a queen with a kingly partner in Prajåpati, the Creator.
Quote:
a) “This, [before Creation] was the only Lord of the Universe. His
Word was with him. This Word was his second. He contemplated.
He said, “I will deliver this Word so that She will produce and
bring into being all this world.” 1
b) “It would be inadequate to describe våc exclusively as the
principle of intelligibility of the universe, because she is equally
the principle of pure affirmation emerging out of nothingness. Våc
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