Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.6.42
తస్య హ్యాసంస్త్రయో వర్ణా అకారాద్యా భృగూద్వహ ।
ధార్యన్తే యైస్త్రయో భావా గుణనామార్థవృత్తయ: ॥ ౪౨ ॥
tasya hy āsaṁs trayo varṇā
[tasya hy aasams trayo varnaa]
a-kārādyā bhṛgūdvaha
[a-kaaraadyaa bhrigoodvaha]
dhāryante yais trayo bhāvā
[dhaaryante yais trayo bhaavaa]
guṇa-nāmārtha-vṛttayaḥ
[guna-naamaartha-vrittayah]
Word-for-word
tasya
—
of that oṁkāra
hi
—
indeed
āsan
—
came into being
trayaḥ
—
three
varṇāḥ
—
sounds of the alphabet
a-kāra-ādyāḥ
—
beginning with the letter a
bhṛgu-udvaha
—
O most eminent of the descendants of Bhṛgu
dhāryante
—
are sustained
yaiḥ
—
by which three sounds
trayaḥ
—
the threefold
bhāvāḥ
—
states of existence
guṇa
—
the qualities of nature
nāma
—
names
artha
—
goals
vṛttayaḥ
—
and states of consciousness.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya hy āsaṁs trayo varṇā
tasya
of that oṁkāra
hi
indeed
āsan
came into being
trayaḥ
three
varṇāḥ
sounds of the alphabet
a-kāra-ādyāḥ
beginning with the letter a
a-kārādyā bhṛgūdvaha
bhṛgu-udvaha
O most eminent of the descendants of Bhṛgu
dhāryante yais trayo bhāvā
dhāryante
are sustained
yaiḥ
by which three sounds
trayaḥ
the threefold
bhāvāḥ
states of existence
guṇa-nāmārtha-vṛttayaḥ
guṇa
the qualities of nature
nāma
names
artha
goals
vṛttayaḥ
and states of consciousness.
Oṁkāra exhibited the three original sounds of the alphabet — A, U and M. These three, O most eminent descendant of Bhṛgu, sustain all the different threefold aspects of material existence, including the three modes of nature, the names of the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Vedas, the goals known as the Bhūr, Bhuvar and Svar planetary systems, and the three functional platforms called waking consciousness, sleep and deep sleep.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O eminent descendant of Bhṛgu! Oṁ has the three syllables by which the three Vedas are sustained. The three Vedas sustain the qualities, words, gender and meaning of words.
This verse shows how oṁ is the cause. Oṁ has three syllables a, u and m by which the three Vedas are sustained. By the three Vedas, qualities, names, gender and meaning are manifested. Guṇa refers things like the power or clarity of sound. Nāma refers to words. Artha refers to indications of gender of words. Vṛtti refers to the meaning of words. Oṁ is like a seed. The banyan tree comes from the seed, and the trunk, branches, flowers and fruit come from the banyan tree.
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