SAIVA-SIDDHANTA

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THE SAIVA RELIGION. 285
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the imperishable, and infinite highest Brahman, where
in the two, Vidya, (Vijnana-Atma) and Avidya are hidden, the
one, Avidya, perishes the other Vidya, is immortal ; ;
but He
who controls both Vidya and Avidya, is another *
(Anyata)."
And in the subsequent verses, this another is clearly pointed
out to be the only one God, without a second, the ruler of all,
the generator of all and the supporter (ripener) of all." This
forms the subject of discussion in the hands of Badarayana
in I. ii, 21. And the famous passage in Brihadaranyaka is
referred to. who dwells in Atma (Vijnana) and different
from Atm& whom the
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Atma does not know, whose body Atma
is and who pulls (rules) Atma within, He is thy Atma, the
puller wifhin, the immortal
(III. 7, 22).
(3) The Supreme Mantra of the Ve~da or the Sabda
Brahma is the Pranava or Omkara. It is ordinarily known that
Om is a compound of the three lettec_A, U, and M, and that
they represent the deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra. What
is not known is that there is a fourth part of this Omkara
called its Ardha Matra sound, this is called the Chaturtam or
Turlyam, and represents the supreme Brahman or Siva. This
is brought out in several of the Upanishats and in the follow
ing verses it is coupled with Sivam and Sambhu.
Sivam Safltam Advaitam Chaturtam Manyarite
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(Mandukya.)
Dhyaytisanam pradhyayitavyam, Sarvamidam, Brahma
Vishnu Rudrndrasthe, Samprasuyante, Sarvani chendriyani
Sahabhutaih ;
Nakaranam Karananam Dhata Dhyata Kara-
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: II (Sveta 51)
knowing all these things to be denoted by the Tri-matras, under
stand that iva, the Atman of all, is denoted by the Ardha-matra," (Vayu-
Samhita IV Chap. 7, vide also Chap, 27 of Vayu-Samhita II in the
Mahalinga Pradarbhavadhyaya.)