Lent Vrat - Week 6 - Word

An important concept in the Old Testament is a fundamental principle of Vedic dharmas.

Vedic traditions speak of  'Naadha Brahmam', 'Shabda Brahmam'.

Contention of the Vedic traditions is, that Naadha or Shabda (Sound) was the first manifestation of the Divine. Only later, did physical universe come to be.

Vyakarana Shastras include 'Shabda Brahma waadha'.
And Pranava or 'AUM-kara' is known as the 'Beginningless' or Anaadhi.
Upanishads and the Gita speak of oneness of  'AUM-kara and eternal self, the Param-atman.

This is echoed in lines of the Old Testament too.
" In the beginning was the Word; the Word was with God; and the Word was God."
Later, when Semitic based dharmas lost contact with Vedic roots, the 'Word' also lost its context of  'Nadha Brahma, Shabda Brahma or AUM-kara'.

-Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Kanchi