The Origins of OM or Omkar - A Hypothesis

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA]

At 02:15 AM 4/1/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear List Members,
>
>Given below is an extract from my webpage on Symbols and Symbolisms
>from Ancient India. I seek the feedback of Indologists on this
>hypothesis.
>
>Regards
>
>Sudheer Birodkar
>____________________________________
>

yazchandasAmRSabhO vizvarUpaH
chandObhyO~dhyamRtAthsaMbabhUva
samEndrO mEdhayA spRNOtu
amRtasya dEva dhAraNO bhUyAsaM
zarIraM mE vicarSaNam
jihvA mE madhumattamA
karNAbhyAM bhUrivizruvam
brahmaNaH kOzOsi mEdhayA pihitaH
Zrutam mE gOpAya.                          taittirIyOpaniSad  1-7

Om is called the BULL (best) of the mantrAs.

regards,

sarma.