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NINE UPANISHADS
attributes being truly represented by the three letters constitu-
ting
'Om',
viz., AM, U (7)M (r0.
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(9) 'A' (R) is the first
matra
(letter) of 'Om' and represents
God's wakeful phase, i.e., God diffused in external nature,
for
means that which pervades throughout and is known as the
first step. He who realises this attribute of God (repersented
by the matra 'TO, and worships Him accordingly, all his desired
are fulfilled, and he has taken the first step towards His
realisation.
(Note:- Just as
`WI'
letter is present in all the consonants and
is the first in the Alphabet, so this letter, when used in relation
to God, represents His All-pervading attribute as also His
ranking first in praise and prayer.
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(10) `U'
(7), the
second
mater
(letter) of Om, represents
God's contemplative, designing or luminous phase; for '7'
denotes advance and centrality. He who realises this attribute
of God (represented by the matra '7'), becomes wise an
d
harmonized, and
no atheist is born in his family.
(Note:
Just as '7' occurs in the middle of 'Om'
(sr, 3, T), so
God contains within
Himself the sun and other luminous
objects, and is All-pervading).