24. Pranavopaasana
Hearken to the Pranava that emanates from the heart of the Cosmos!
Fill your ears earnestly with Its reverberations
Know that It is the wish-fulfilling Tree that fulfills all desires
Forget not these wise words of good counsel.
Vedaanaam Saama Vedosmi ("Among the Vedas, I am the Sama Veda---) proclaimed the Gitacharya Sri Krishna. Saamnaa Udgitho Rasah ("The essence of the Sama hymns is Udgitha") declares the Chandogya Upanishad. Udgitha means the Pranava. The essence of the Sama Veda is the Pranava (Om). Pranava is the very life-breath. Omkaaram Sarva Vedaanaam---the scriptures have also declared that Omkaara (the sacred syllable Om) is the supreme mantra in the Vedas. From this it will be realised how supremely important the Omkaara is in the eyes of the seers and what great significance is attached to It. The single syllable "Om" is pre-eminent among the letters of the alphabet. It symbolises the Paramatma (Supreme Omni-Self). The Sama Veda is the embodiment of Pranava. Music in Sama Veda The sage Vyasa first taught the Sama Veda to Maharishi Jaimini. From Jaimini, it was taught to a succession of disciples and in the process 'it developed many saakhas (branches). Out of the one thousand branches which stemmed from the Veda, today only three have survived among its practioners. The others have been lost by the ravages of time. These three branches are: Kouthuma, which is followed by Nagar Brahmanas in Gujarat; Raanaayani, with its adherents in Maharashtra; Jaimini, followed by a section in Karnataka. There are no big differences between the Kouthuma and Raanayani saakhas. "Haa", "Hoo.", "Raa", "Ni" are important syllables for the Kouthuma and Raanayani saakhas. For the Raanayani saakha, the main syllables are "Aa Aa", "Oo-Oo", "Raa" and "Nee", the sounds being lengthened during recitation.
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