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Vedic mantras, for it is a representation of Lord Krsna, understanding of whom is
the ultimate goal of the Vedas, as stated in Bhagavad-gita (vedais ca sarvair aham eva
vedyah). Mayavadi philosophers cannot understand these simple facts explained
in Bhagavad-gita, and yet they are very proud of being Vedantis. Sometimes, there-
fore, we refer to the Vedanti philosophers as having no teeth (danta means ‘“‘teeth,”
and ve means “‘without”). The statements of the Sankara philosophy, which are the
teeth of the Mayavadi philosopher, are always broken by the strong arguments of
Vaisnava philosophers such as the great dcaryas, especially Ramanujacarya. Sripada
Ramanujacarya and Madhvacarya break the teeth of the Mayavadi philosophers,
who can therefore be called Vedantis in the sense of ‘‘toothless.”’
The transcendental vibration omkara is explained in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter
Eight, verse thirteen:
om ity ekaksaram brahma
vyaharan mam anusmaran
yah prayati tyajan deharn
sa yati paramam gatim
“After being situated in the yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable om, the
supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of God-
head and quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets.” If one actually
understands that omkara is the sound representation of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, whether he chants omkara or the Hare Krsna mantra, the result is certain-
ly the same.
The transcendental vibration of omkara is further explained in Bhagavad-gita,
Chapter Nine, verse seventeen:
pitaham asya jagato
mata dhata pitamahah
vedyam pavitram omkara
rk sama yajur eva ca
“|_am the father of this universe, the mother, the support, and the grandsire. | am
the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. | am also the Rg-veda,
Sama-veda and Yajur-veda.”’
Similarly, the transcendental sound om is further explained in Bhagavad-gita,
Chapter Seventeen, verse twenty-three:
orh-tat-sad iti nirdeso
brahmanas tri-vidhah smrtah
brahmanas tena vedas ca
yajhas ca vihitah pura
“From the beginning of creation, the three syllables om tat sat have been used to
indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth [Brahman]. They were uttered by brahmanas
while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices for the satisfaction of the
Supreme.”
