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either as endower of
moksha
(salvation) or as bestower of plea-
sure of this world.
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3. One who meditates on one matra of
Om, i.e.,
the first
letter (which signifies the All-pervading and Omnicient quali-
ties of God), he, being enlightened thereby, immediately be-
comes elevated in this world. The knowledge of the hymns of
Rig Veda
make him reborn as a wiseman and, by his austerity,
rcelebacy and faith, he experiences the greatness of God.
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4, And, if one meditates on the two
mamas
of
Om, i.e.,
the
first two letters, viz., (as explained above and (which signi-
fies the Almighty and effluent qualities of God), he is, by tke
knowlebge of the
hymns
of
Yajur Veda,
escorted to the
som loka,
i.e.,
lunar world, as one possessing super-human qualities, and
he thereby experiences the supremeness of God and is then re-
born in this world as one possessing godly qualities (which
making him fit for
moksha).
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