The Importance of Sanskrit Alphabet: Sanskrit alphabet is considered to be of Divine nature. It is eternal and indestructible. Comprised of the 51 letters (a to kṣa), called a...

During that first American tour in 1988, Guruji and Amma were invited to stay for a few days at the Himalayan Institute, Swami Rama’s mountaintop Ashram in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. “Swami Rama was awa...

I haven’t come across Guruji explaining this particular issue, but I can venture a guess. The answer can be found in the Pañcopacāra pūjā. In the pūjā each offering is prefixed by a bījā (laṃ, haṃ, ya...

Source: Guruji's explanation of Kalavahana mantras

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The 15th and 16th letters in Sanskrit alphabet are “aṁ” (anusvāra) and “aḥ” (visarga). In ṣaṭcakra japa we add “ṁ” (anusvāra) to each one of the letters of the sanskrit alphabet. When we add anusvāra ...