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			{{Short description\|Transcendental sound of the Vedas}}
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	'''Shabda Brahman''' or ''Sabda-~~brahman~~'' or '''Nada ~~brahman~~''' means transcendental sound ([[Shatapatha Brahmana]] III.12.48) or sound vibration (Shatpatha Brahmana Vi.16.51) or the transcendental sound of the [[Vedas]] (Shatpatha Brahmana Xi.21.36) or of Vedic scriptures (Shatpatha Brahmana X.20.43).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sabda\|url=http://vedabase.net/s/sabda}}</ref> ~~[[File:Nada Brahmins tradition.jpg\|thumb\|Nada Brahmin Tradition]]~~		'''Shabda Brahman''' or '''Sabda-Brahman''' or '''Nada Brahman''' means transcendental sound ([[Shatapatha Brahmana]] III.12.48) or sound vibration (Shatpatha Brahmana Vi.16.51) or the transcendental sound of the [[Vedas]] (Shatpatha Brahmana Xi.21.36) or of Vedic scriptures (Shatpatha Brahmana X.20.43).<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sabda\|url=http://vedabase.net/s/sabda}}</ref>

	''[[Shabda]]'' or ''sabda'' stands for word manifested by sound ('verbal') and such a word has innate power to convey a particular sense or meaning (''[[Artha]]''). According to the [[Nyaya]] and the [[Vaisheshika]] schools, ''Shabda'' means verbal testimony; to the [[Sanskrit]] grammarians, [[Yaska]], [[Pāṇini\|Panini]] and [[Katyayana]] it meant a unit of language or speech or ''vac''. In the philosophical terms this word appears for the first time in the [[Maitrayaniya Upanishad\|Maitri Upanishad]] (Sloka VI.22) that speaks of two kinds of [[Brahman]] - ''Shabda Brahman'' ('Brahman with sound') and ''Ashabda Brahman'' ('soundless Brahman'). [[Sphota\|Bhartrhari]] speaks about the creative power of ''shabda'', the manifold universe is a creation of ''Shabda Brahman'' ([[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] IV.i.2). [[Speech]] is equated with Brahman (Shatpatha Brahmana 2.1.4.10).The [[Rig Veda]] states that Brahman extends as far as [[Vāc]] (R.V.X.114.8), and has hymns in praise of Speech as the Creator (R.V.X.71.7) and as the final abode of Brahman (R.V.I.164.37). Time is the creative power of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought\|author=Richard King\|year=1999\|publisher=Edinburgh University Press\|page=49\|isbn=9780748609543\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uca8R72W8iQC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA49}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies\|author=William Albert Graham\|year=2010\|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd.\|page=253\|isbn=9781409400257\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIZl_kA0g84C&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA253}}</ref>		''[[Shabda]]'' or ''sabda'' stands for word manifested by sound ('verbal') and such a word has innate power to convey a particular sense or meaning (''[[Artha]]'').

	[[~~Mimamsa\|Purva Mimamsa~~]] ~~deals with~~ ''Shabda ~~Brahman~~'' ('~~cosmic sound or~~ word~~') which is endowed with names and forms and is projected~~ in ~~vedic revelations~~ (~~the mantras, hymns, prayers etc~~.). [[~~Vedanta~~]] ~~deals with~~ ''~~Parama~~ Brahman'' ('~~the Ultimate Reality~~') ~~which is transcendent and devoid of material names~~ and ~~material forms. One has to become well established in~~ ''~~Shabda~~ Brahman'' ~~before realizing '~~'~~Parama~~ Brahman''. ~~Vedas are not the product of conventional language but~~ the ~~emanation of reality in form~~ of ''~~Shabda~~'' ~~(sound~~, ~~word) which~~ is ~~the sole cause of~~ creation ~~and is eternal. ''Purva Mimamsa'', an esoteric discipline, from the point of view~~ of ~~spiritual growth aims at attaining the heavenly happiness by realizing~~ ''Shabda Brahman'' (~~cosmic sound~~) ~~by conducting ''~~[[~~yajna~~]]~~s''~~ that ~~help control the senses~~ and the ~~mind; when the mind~~ and the ~~senses are subdued~~ the ~~inner subtle sound is realized as~~ ''Shabda Brahman''. <ref>{{cite book\|title=~~Yoga~~: ~~the Ultimate Spiritual Path~~\|author=~~Rajarshi~~\|year=~~2001~~\|publisher=~~Llewellyn Worldwide~~\|page=~~32-33~~\|isbn=~~9781567184419~~\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=~~3XXxnxn8K8sC~~&q=~~shabda~~+brahman&pg=~~PA33~~}}</ref>		==In Hindu philosophy==
			According to the [[Nyaya]] and the [[Vaisheshika]] schools, ''Shabda'' means verbal testimony; to the [[Sanskrit]] grammarians, [[Yaska]], [[Pāṇini\|Panini]] and [[Katyayana]] it meant a unit of language or speech or ''vac''. In the philosophical terms this word appears for the first time in the [[Maitrayaniya Upanishad\|Maitri Upanishad]] (Sloka VI.22) that speaks of two kinds of [[Brahman]] - ''Shabda Brahman'' ('Brahman with sound') and ''Ashabda Brahman'' ('soundless Brahman'). [[Sphota\|Bhartrhari]] speaks about the creative power of ''shabda'', the manifold universe is a creation of ''Shabda Brahman'' ([[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] IV.i.2). [[Speech]] is equated with Brahman (Shatpatha Brahmana 2.1.4.10).The [[Rig Veda]] states that Brahman extends as far as [[Vāc]] (R.V.X.114.8), and has hymns in praise of Speech as the Creator (R.V.X.71.7) and as the final abode of Brahman (R.V.I.164.37). Time is the creative power of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought\|author=Richard King\|year=1999\|publisher=Edinburgh University Press\|page=49\|isbn=9780748609543\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uca8R72W8iQC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA49}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies\|author=William Albert Graham\|year=2010\|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd.\|page=253\|isbn=9781409400257\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIZl_kA0g84C&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA253}}</ref>

			[[Mimamsa\|Purva Mimamsa]] deals with ''Shabda Brahman'' ('cosmic sound or word') which is endowed with names and forms and is projected in vedic revelations (the mantras, hymns, prayers etc.). [[Vedanta]] deals with ''Parama Brahman'' ('the Ultimate Reality') which is transcendent and devoid of material names and material forms. One has to become well established in ''Shabda Brahman'' before realizing ''Parama Brahman''. Vedas are not the product of conventional language but the emanation of reality in form of ''Shabda'' (sound, word) which is the sole cause of creation and is eternal. ''Purva Mimamsa'', an esoteric discipline, from the point of view of spiritual growth aims at attaining the heavenly happiness by realizing ''Shabda Brahman'' (cosmic sound) by conducting ''[[yajna]]s'' that help control the senses and the mind; when the mind and the senses are subdued the inner subtle sound is realized as ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Yoga: the Ultimate Spiritual Path\|author=Rajarshi\|year=2001\|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide\|pages=32–33\|isbn=9781567184419\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XXxnxn8K8sC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA33}}</ref>

			==In Indian classical arts==
	The fundamental theory of Indian classical music, art and poetry is grounded in the theory of ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman'', and is linked with the Vedic religion.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Arts of Transitional India\|author=Vinayak Purohit\|year=1988\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|page=856\|isbn=9780861321384\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ae1Zrmz6ETwC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA856}}</ref> The ''Apara Brahman'' mentioned by [[Mandukya Upanishad]] is ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Shiva Samhita]] states that whenever and wherever there is causal stress or Divine action, there is vibration (''spandan'' or ''kampan''), and wherever there is vibration or movement there sound (''Shabda'') is inevitable. "M" of ''[[Om\|Aum]]'', the primordial ''vac'' represents ''[[shabda]]'' which is the root and essence of everything; it is ''[[Om\|Pranava]]'' and ''Pranava'' is ''[[Vedas]]'', ''Vedas'' are ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Consciousness]] in all beings is ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Quest for Music Divine\|author=Suresh C. Dey\|year=1990\|publisher=APH Publishing\|page=267\|isbn=9788170243014\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__R04X3cSfoC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA267}}</ref>		The fundamental theory of Indian classical music, art and poetry is grounded in the theory of ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman'', and is linked with the Vedic religion.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Arts of Transitional India\|author=Vinayak Purohit\|year=1988\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|page=856\|isbn=9780861321384\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ae1Zrmz6ETwC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA856}}</ref> The ''Apara Brahman'' mentioned by [[Mandukya Upanishad]] is ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Shiva Samhita]] states that whenever and wherever there is causal stress or Divine action, there is vibration (''spandan'' or ''kampan''), and wherever there is vibration or movement there sound (''Shabda'') is inevitable. "M" of ''[[Om\|Aum]]'', the primordial ''vac'' represents ''[[shabda]]'' which is the root and essence of everything; it is ''[[Om\|Pranava]]'' and ''Pranava'' is ''[[Vedas]]'', ''Vedas'' are ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Consciousness]] in all beings is ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=The Quest for Music Divine\|author=Suresh C. Dey\|year=1990\|publisher=APH Publishing\|page=267\|isbn=9788170243014\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__R04X3cSfoC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA267}}</ref>

	When the necessity of directing the ''[[Mantra]]'' (identical to ''Ishta'') internally and to objects externally is transcended then one gains ''Mantra chaitanya'' which then awakens ''Atman chaitanya'', the Divine Consciousness, and unites with it. The ''Mantra'' is ''Shabda Brahman'' and ''Ishta'' is the light of Consciousness. The ''[[prana]]'', ''[[Human body\|body]]'' and ''[[mind]]'' along with the entire universe, are all expressions of ''Mantra chaitanya''. At the ultimate level of ''Shabda Brahman'' transcendental words (Nama-Brahman, Holy name) become materially wordless, transcendental forms become materially formless (rise from lower gunas to higher and transformed from material sattva to transcendental shuddha-sattva) and all multiplicity unified in Consciousness residing in that transcendent glory extends beyond mind and speech.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Seeing God Everywhere\|author=Swami Shraddhananda\|year=1996\|publisher=Vedanta Press\|page=174\|isbn=9780874810523\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJqcrf6voZsC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PT174}}</ref>		When the necessity of directing the ''[[Mantra]]'' (identical to ''Ishta'') internally and to objects externally is transcended then one gains ''Mantra chaitanya'' which then awakens ''Atman chaitanya'', the Divine Consciousness, and unites with it. The ''Mantra'' is ''Shabda Brahman'' and ''Ishta'' is the light of Consciousness. The ''[[prana]]'', ''[[Human body\|body]]'' and ''[[mind]]'' along with the entire universe, are all expressions of ''Mantra chaitanya''. At the ultimate level of ''Shabda Brahman'' transcendental words (Nama-Brahman, Holy name) become materially wordless, transcendental forms become materially formless (rise from lower gunas to higher and transformed from material sattva to transcendental shuddha-sattva) and all multiplicity unified in Consciousness residing in that transcendent glory extends beyond mind and speech.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Seeing God Everywhere\|author=Swami Shraddhananda\|year=1996\|publisher=Vedanta Press\|page=174\|isbn=9780874810523\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJqcrf6voZsC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PT174}}</ref>

	In the [[Bhagavad Gita]] (Sloka VI.44) the term ''Shabda Brahman'' has been used to mean [[Vedic]] injunctions. [[Adi Shankara]] explains that the Yogic impressions do not perish even when held up for a long period, even he who seeks to comprehend the essence of [[Yoga]] and begins to tread the path of Yoga goes beyond the spheres of the fruits of Vedic works, he sets them aside. <ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad Gita Shankara Bhasya\|page=249\|url= https://www.scribd.com/doc/17299929/Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita-Shankara-Bhashya-English }}</ref> In this context [[Srimad Bhagavatam]] (Sloka III.33.7) has also been relied upon to high-light the disregard of Vedic rituals by the advanced transcendentalists. <ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad-Gita As It Is\|author=Swami Prabhupada\|publisher=The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust\|page=315\|url=http://www.asitis.com/6/44.html}}</ref> [[Gaudapada]] clarifies that the letter "a" of [[Om\|Aum]] leads to ''Visva'', the letter "u"" leads to ''[[Taijasa]]'' and the letter "m" leads to ''[[Prajna (Vedic)\|Prajna]]''. With regard to one freed from letters, there remains no attainment (Mandkya Karika I.23). ''Aum'' is ''Shabda Brahman'', ''Aum'' is the Root Sound of which creation is a series of permutations.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad Gita Commentary Full\|author=IslamKotob\|publisher=Islamic Books\|page=216\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b387bE4Ok0oC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA216}}</ref>		==In the Bhagavad Gita==
			In the [[Bhagavad Gita]] (Sloka VI.44) the term ''Shabda Brahman'' has been used to mean [[Vedic]] injunctions. [[Adi Shankara]] explains that the Yogic impressions do not perish even when held up for a long period, even he who seeks to comprehend the essence of [[Yoga]] and begins to tread the path of Yoga goes beyond the spheres of the fruits of Vedic works, he sets them aside.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad Gita Shankara Bhasya\|page=249\|url= https://www.scribd.com/doc/17299929/Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita-Shankara-Bhashya-English }}</ref> In this context [[Srimad Bhagavatam]] (Sloka III.33.7) has also been relied upon to high-light the disregard of Vedic rituals by the advanced transcendentalists.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad-Gita As It Is\|author=Swami Prabhupada\|publisher=The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust\|page=315\|url=http://www.asitis.com/6/44.html}}</ref> [[Gaudapada]] clarifies that the letter "a" of [[Om\|Aum]] leads to ''Visva'', the letter "u"" leads to ''[[Taijasa]]'' and the letter "m" leads to ''[[Prajna (Vedic)\|Prajna]]''. With regard to one freed from letters, there remains no attainment (Mandkya Karika I.23). ''Aum'' is ''Shabda Brahman'', ''Aum'' is the Root Sound of which creation is a series of permutations.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Bhagavad Gita Commentary Full\|author=IslamKotob\|publisher=Islamic Books\|page=216\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b387bE4Ok0oC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA216}}</ref>

	~~According to the Tantric concept~~, [[Sound]] is the first manifestation of ''Parama Shiva''; in its primary stage it is a psychic wave. Its very existence entails the presence of ''spandan'' or movement ('vibration') without which there cannot be sound; ''spandan'' is the quality of [[Saguna ~~brahman~~]] and the world is the thought-projection of Saguna Shiva. The first sutra of ''Sarada Tilaka'' explains the significance and hidden meaning of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Tantra:Its Mystic and Scientific Basis\|author=Lalan Prasad Singh\|year=2010\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|page=98\|isbn=9788180696404\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1pz28mw2zywC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA98}}</ref>		==In Tantra==
			In [[Tantra]], [[Sound]] is the first manifestation of ''Parama Shiva''; in its primary stage it is a psychic wave. Its very existence entails the presence of ''spandan'' or movement ('vibration') without which there cannot be sound; ''spandan'' is the quality of [[Saguna Brahman]] and the world is the thought-projection of Saguna Shiva. The first sutra of ''Sarada Tilaka'' explains the significance and hidden meaning of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Tantra:Its Mystic and Scientific Basis\|author=Lalan Prasad Singh\|year=2010\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|page=98\|isbn=9788180696404\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1pz28mw2zywC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA98}}</ref>
	~~==Related Castes==~~
	* [[Nayi brahmin]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{Indian philosophy\|state=collapsed}}		{{Indian philosophy\|state=collapsed}}

	[[Category:Vedanta]]		[[Category:Vedanta]]

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{{Hinduism}}
'''Shabda Brahman''' or ''Sabda-brahman'' or '''Nada brahman''' means transcendental sound ([[Shatapatha Brahmana]] III.12.48) or sound vibration (Shatpatha Brahmana Vi.16.51) or the transcendental sound of the [[Vedas]] (Shatpatha Brahmana Xi.21.36) or of Vedic scriptures (Shatpatha Brahmana X.20.43).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sabda|url=http://vedabase.net/s/sabda}}</ref> [[File:Nada Brahmins tradition.jpg|thumb|Nada Brahmin Tradition]]

''[[Shabda]]'' or ''sabda'' stands for word manifested by sound ('verbal') and such a word has innate power to convey a particular sense or meaning (''[[Artha]]''). According to the [[Nyaya]] and the [[Vaisheshika]] schools, ''Shabda'' means verbal testimony; to the [[Sanskrit]] grammarians, [[Yaska]], [[Pāṇini|Panini]] and [[Katyayana]] it meant a unit of language or speech or ''vac''. In the philosophical terms this word appears for the first time in the [[Maitrayaniya Upanishad|Maitri Upanishad]] (Sloka VI.22) that speaks of two kinds of [[Brahman]] - ''Shabda Brahman'' ('Brahman with sound') and ''Ashabda Brahman'' ('soundless Brahman'). [[Sphota|Bhartrhari]] speaks about the creative power of ''shabda'', the manifold universe is a creation of ''Shabda Brahman'' ([[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]] IV.i.2). [[Speech]] is equated with Brahman (Shatpatha Brahmana 2.1.4.10).The [[Rig Veda]] states that Brahman extends as far as [[Vāc]] (R.V.X.114.8), and has hymns in praise of Speech as the Creator (R.V.X.71.7) and as the final abode of Brahman (R.V.I.164.37). Time is the creative power of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought|author=Richard King|year=1999|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|page=49|isbn=9780748609543|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uca8R72W8iQC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA49}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Islamic and Comparative Religious Studies|author=William Albert Graham|year=2010|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd.|page=253|isbn=9781409400257|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dIZl_kA0g84C&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA253}}</ref>

[[Mimamsa|Purva Mimamsa]] deals with ''Shabda Brahman'' ('cosmic sound or word') which is endowed with names and forms and is projected in vedic revelations (the mantras, hymns, prayers etc.). [[Vedanta]] deals with ''Parama Brahman'' ('the Ultimate Reality') which is transcendent and devoid of material names and material forms. One has to become well established in ''Shabda Brahman'' before realizing ''Parama Brahman''. Vedas are not the product of conventional language but the emanation of reality in form of ''Shabda'' (sound, word) which is the sole cause of creation and is eternal. ''Purva Mimamsa'', an esoteric discipline, from the point of view of spiritual growth aims at attaining the heavenly happiness by realizing ''Shabda Brahman'' (cosmic sound) by conducting ''[[yajna]]s'' that help control the senses and the mind; when the mind and the senses are subdued the inner subtle sound is realized as ''Shabda Brahman''. <ref>{{cite book|title=Yoga: the Ultimate Spiritual Path|author=Rajarshi|year=2001|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|page=32-33|isbn=9781567184419|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XXxnxn8K8sC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA33}}</ref>

The fundamental theory of Indian classical music, art and poetry is grounded in the theory of ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman'', and is linked with the Vedic religion.<ref>{{cite book|title=Arts of Transitional India|author=Vinayak Purohit|year=1988|publisher=Popular Prakashan|page=856|isbn=9780861321384|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ae1Zrmz6ETwC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA856}}</ref> The ''Apara Brahman'' mentioned by [[Mandukya Upanishad]] is ''Nada Brahman'' or ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Shiva Samhita]] states that whenever and wherever there is causal stress or Divine action, there is vibration (''spandan'' or ''kampan''), and wherever there is vibration or movement there sound (''Shabda'') is inevitable. "M" of ''[[Om|Aum]]'', the primordial ''vac'' represents ''[[shabda]]'' which is the root and essence of everything; it is ''[[Om|Pranava]]'' and ''Pranava'' is ''[[Vedas]]'', ''Vedas'' are ''Shabda Brahman''. [[Consciousness]] in all beings is ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Quest for Music Divine|author=Suresh C. Dey|year=1990|publisher=APH Publishing|page=267|isbn=9788170243014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__R04X3cSfoC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA267}}</ref>

When the necessity of directing the ''[[Mantra]]'' (identical to ''Ishta'') internally and to objects externally is transcended then one gains ''Mantra chaitanya'' which then awakens ''Atman chaitanya'', the Divine Consciousness, and unites with it. The ''Mantra'' is ''Shabda Brahman'' and ''Ishta'' is the light of Consciousness. The ''[[prana]]'', ''[[Human body|body]]'' and ''[[mind]]'' along with the entire universe, are all expressions of ''Mantra chaitanya''. At the ultimate level of ''Shabda Brahman'' transcendental words (Nama-Brahman, Holy name) become materially wordless, transcendental forms become materially formless (rise from lower gunas to higher and transformed from material sattva to transcendental shuddha-sattva) and all multiplicity unified in Consciousness residing in that transcendent glory extends beyond mind and speech.<ref>{{cite book|title=Seeing God Everywhere|author=Swami Shraddhananda|year=1996|publisher=Vedanta Press|page=174|isbn=9780874810523|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pJqcrf6voZsC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PT174}}</ref>

In the [[Bhagavad Gita]] (Sloka VI.44) the term ''Shabda Brahman'' has been used to mean [[Vedic]] injunctions. [[Adi Shankara]] explains that the Yogic impressions do not perish even when held up for a long period, even he who seeks to comprehend the essence of [[Yoga]] and begins to tread the path of Yoga goes beyond the spheres of the fruits of Vedic works, he sets them aside. <ref>{{cite book|title=Bhagavad Gita Shankara Bhasya|page=249|url= https://www.scribd.com/doc/17299929/Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita-Shankara-Bhashya-English }}</ref> In this context [[Srimad Bhagavatam]] (Sloka III.33.7) has also been relied upon to high-light the disregard of Vedic rituals by the advanced transcendentalists. <ref>{{cite book|title=Bhagavad-Gita As It Is|author=Swami Prabhupada|publisher=The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust|page=315|url=http://www.asitis.com/6/44.html}}</ref> [[Gaudapada]] clarifies that the letter "a" of [[Om|Aum]] leads to ''Visva'', the letter "u"" leads to ''[[Taijasa]]'' and the letter "m" leads to ''[[Prajna (Vedic)|Prajna]]''. With regard to one freed from letters, there remains no attainment (Mandkya Karika I.23). ''Aum'' is ''Shabda Brahman'', ''Aum'' is the Root Sound of which creation is a series of permutations.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhagavad Gita Commentary Full|author=IslamKotob|publisher=Islamic Books|page=216|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b387bE4Ok0oC&q=shabda+brahman&pg=PA216}}</ref>

According to the Tantric concept, [[Sound]] is the first manifestation of ''Parama Shiva''; in its primary stage it is a psychic wave. Its very existence entails the presence of ''spandan'' or movement ('vibration') without which there cannot be sound; ''spandan'' is the quality of [[Saguna brahman]] and the world is the thought-projection of Saguna Shiva. The first sutra of ''Sarada Tilaka'' explains the significance and hidden meaning of ''Shabda Brahman''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Tantra:Its Mystic and Scientific Basis|author=Lalan Prasad Singh|year=2010|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|page=98|isbn=9788180696404|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1pz28mw2zywC&q=sabda+brahman&pg=PA98}}</ref>

==Related Castes==
* [[Nayi brahmin]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian philosophy|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Vedanta]]