xii Gaudapada-Karika अ is all-pervading विश्व can be equated with अ; as be also experiences all out-side world. [ So by meditating upon अ as resembling विश्व or as identical with विश्व, the साधक secures pre-eminence and all his desires ]. (3) उ represents उत्कृष्टता and (3) Similarly तैजस also is उत्कृष्ट links अ with म् as he is able to perceive the सूक्ष्म, and is also the link between the waking state and the state of deep sleep. [ By meditating upon उ as resembling तैजस or as equated with तैजस, the साधक secures excess and equanimity - (4) म्represents' measur- ( 4 ) प्राज्ञ similarly lays down the ing' and 'merging limits of विश्व and तेजस, For,म् represents the and after सुषुप्ति comes again limit of ओम् and म् merges the जाग्रत state. into अ and उ to give a complete idea of ओम् . [ By meditating upon म् as resembling प्राज्ञ or as equated with प्राज्ञ, the साधक secures omniscience and the idea about merg ing into the highest ] The meditation on the three मात्राs of ओम् the three quarters of thë परमात्मन् however does not lead to the highest knowledge which is to realise तुर्य or the अत्मन् as without any quarters. This would correspond to the ओम् known as one unit (the नादब्रह्मात्मक ओम् ). The meditation on the Matra-less ओम् makes the साधक free from fear, for he is nothing but the immutable Brahman which is the beginning, middle and end of all, all-pervading, and All- Controller, auspicious and non-dual. One who has known ओम् in this way is alone Muni par excellence; other Munis are called as by courtesy
