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Sanskrit sound vibrations inspired creation January 8, 2021, 7:29 AM IST
Sanskrit is called deva bhasha, language of gods. It is regarded as a divine language. Sanskrit letters are called akshara, imperishable. They are neither created nor destroyed. When they are pronounced, they are not created; they become manifest. According to the Bhagavata Purana, the Sanskrit letters manifested from the mouth of Brahma with divisions such as svaras, vowels, and vyanjanas, consonants, according to the pronunciation.
It is from the sound of these letters that the world was created. There are 33 vyanjanas, which represent the 33 devas, namely, 12 Adityas, 11 Rudras, eight Vasus, and two Ashvini Kumaras. The first 25 vyanjanas beginning with ‘k’ are grouped in five sets, each having five vyanjanas. They represent the five sets of mahabhutas, material elements; five karmendriyas, working senses; five jnanendriyas, cognitive senses; five tanmatras, subtle elements, and five